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In an interview on the Dennis & Callahan sports radio show on WEEI in Boston, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said that before his now-defunct videogame company 38 Studios LLC filed for bankruptcy, an investor pledged $15 million if Rhode Island agreed to renegotiate the loan - the state refused, according to The Boston Globe.
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(Updated, 6:30 p.m.)
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee on Wednesday said the apparent departure of two of 38 Studios’ top executives – CEO Jen MacLean and Senior Vice President of Product Development John Blakely – "is not good news" for the struggling video game company.
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By PBN Staff
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Michael Pachter, managing director of equity research at Los Angeles-based Wedbuch Securities told gaming-publication Joystiq that 38 Studios' intellectual property is worth only $20 million.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Brown University will use a $127.4 million bond sale to renovate downtown property after agreeing in May to almost double annual payments to the city.
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By Brian Chappatta and Gillian White |
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Assets from 38 Studios LLC’s Big Huge Games are being auctioned off today as part of the company’s bankruptcy.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has commissioned a forensic audit of 38 Studios LLC to learn how Curt Schilling’s beleaguered video game company ran out of money and how much the former pitcher has put into it.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Texas public pensions said moving away from traditional defined-benefit plans wouldn’t shrink their unfunded liabilities, in contrast to money-saving steps to end lifetime guarantees by states from Rhode Island to Kansas.
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By Kathy Warbelow |
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The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council will examine the current structure and operation of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation in light of the recent 38 Studios LLC loan guarantee debacle, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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A three-member “litigation subcommittee” was created by the R.I. Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Monday night to oversee legal efforts to recover taxpayer funds lost from the failure of 38 Studios LLC.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s defunct videogame company 38 Studios LLC begins liquidation Tuesday, news sources report.
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