Former 
Red Sox ace Curt Schilling’s bad luck in the video game industry didn’t end with the closure of his development studio. In fact, it could be about to get a lot worse.
The state of Rhode Island is suing the founder of 38 Studios — and several others — over the $75 million loan it made to the company, saying they “knew or should have known … that 38 Studios was destined to fail.”
Curt 
Schilling’s video game dreams are now the property of the state of Rhode Island.
A U.S. Bankruptcy judge has given The Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. the go-ahead to take 38 Studios’ assets — specifically, the IP for its games.
After 
remaining silent as his video game company collapsed around him, Curt Schilling is finally speaking out — and he’s not happy.
The former Red Sox pitcher responded to critics, pointing out that he stands to lose as much as $50 million dollars if his troubled 38 Studios can’t be saved. Specifically, he took aim at Rhode Island’s governor, saying Lincoln Chafee’s negative comments about the company “scared off” potential investors who could have saved the studio.
The 
sad saga of 38 Studios took an even more depressing turn Thursday afternoon.
The beleaguered game maker run by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling abruptly laid off all of its employees, effective immediately. Insiders at the company say they also learned their health insurance will run out at midnight.
Former 
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling shocked a lot of people when he launched a video game studio following his retirement from baseball. Today, he might be wishing that he hadn’t followed that dream.
38 Studios, who partnered with EA earlier this year to release its debut title, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, is in the midst of a severe financial crisis. The developer was unable to pay its 379 employees this week, and is behind in making repayments to the state of Rhode Island, which loaned the company $75 million in 2010.
Chris Morris: Journalist 