Project Copernicus unveiled in new fly-by video

In the wake of its financial troubles, 38 Studios releases a new fly-by video giving gamers a glimpse into their upcoming MMO Project Copernicus.

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It has been an up and down day so far for embattled developer 38 Studios. First, they make a late $1.125 million loan payment to the state of Rhode Island, then the state's governor outs the proposed release date for the company's upcoming MMO.

To help smooth over the negative financial publicity, a new Project Copernicus video has been released, showing off Amalur in its MMO setting for the first time in a series of fly-by cuts. There is no narration, just several landscape scenes showing what appears to be several different beautiful, yet unpopulated, zones.

No other information was released, but the timing appears to be a goodwill gesture of sorts to gamers, showing that the studio has something to show for all the money invested in the as yet unveiled project. There had been no hint of a release date until, at a press conference announcing that the studio's late loan payment had cleared the bank, Gov. Lincoln Chafee let drop that the game was supposed to be released in June 2013.

Here's the video. Enjoy the ambiance.

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    May 18, 2012 3:15 PM

    John Keefer posted a new article, Project Copernicus unveiled in new fly-by video.

    In the wake of its financial troubles, 38 Studios releases a new fly-by video giving gamers a glimpse into their upcoming MMO Project Copernicus.

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      May 18, 2012 3:23 PM

      Very sexy.

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      May 18, 2012 3:27 PM

      Grasping at straws now. Shame this game will never come out.

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        May 19, 2012 5:45 AM

        what happens to all the assets shown in the video ?

        there seems to be quite a lot of cities / buildings / environments...

        do they get canned and never used again? or sold to some chinese software house who will launch a f2p game later this year?

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      May 18, 2012 5:20 PM

      The world of Amalur looks amazing.

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      May 18, 2012 5:41 PM

      Man...me want.

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      May 18, 2012 6:08 PM

      I'd say more of a goodwill gesture to the State of Rhode Island, who would be stuck owning the IP if 38 Studios collapses, and turns into the first state-run video game studio (which I'm guessing would be a situation that wouldn't last long).

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      May 19, 2012 5:32 AM

      I thoroughly enjoyed Reckoning despite its flaws and this video really looks great, too bad i`m just not into mmo's anymore.

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