At the Gamescom 2011 EA press conference today, the company announced a release date for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. The stage presentation mentioned a European release date of February 10, 2012 -- an EA rep also dropped mention of the North American release date, February 7.

Amalur is an effort from Big Huge Games to craft an actual big, huge game. It's the most ambitious title from the studio, after having been picked up by 38 Studios. We saw a lengthy demo in May, so check out our preview for more details.