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Curt Schilling set to launch first video game

Role-playing fantasy faces tough rivals

By Hiawatha Bray

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 31, 2012

Former Red Sox pitching ace Curt Schilling is about to make the biggest pitch of his life, as his video game company 38 Studios prepares for next Tuesday’s launch of its first game. “Now we’re seven days away from the magic,” said Schilling in a telephone interview today. “This is our lead-off hitter. This is our introduction to the gaming world.” “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” is a fantasy role-playing game. Players control characters with special powers and weapons.

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