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In addition to his novels, Salvatore wrote the story for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] and [[Personal computer|PC]] video game ''[[Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone]]'' (2004), working with the design team at [[Stormfront Studios]]. The game was published by [[Atari]] and was nominated for awards by the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] and [[BAFTA]]. CDS books commissioned him to edit a four book series based on the interactive online ''[[EverQuest]]'' game.<ref>Raugust, Karen. "*[http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA417883.html The Expanding World of EverQuest]". Publishers Weekly. May 17, 2004, Vol. 251 Issue 20, p23</ref> He also wrote the bot chat lines for the ''[[quake3|Quake III]]'' bots.
Salvatore was hired as creative director for upstart game developer [[38 Studios]], which was owned by former baseball player [[Curt Schilling]]. He wrote the dialogue and created a backstory spanning ten thousand years for the fantasy game ''[[Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning]]'', which was released in February 2012,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1218070p1.html | title=Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Review | date=February 3, 2012 }}</ref> and sold over one million units.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.shacknews.com/article/73968/kingdoms-of-amalur-needed-3-million-sales-to-break-even/ | title = ''Kingdoms of Amalur'' needed 3 million sales 'to break even,' RI governor says | work = [[Shacknews]] | first = Andrew | last = Yoon | date = May 24, 2012|access-date=January 20, 2016}}</ref> However, three months later 38 Studios declared bankruptcy and ceased operations. The company laid off its entire staff, including Salvatore, with the $2 million fee for his services having never been paid.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/business/curt-schilling-rhode-island-and-the-fall-of-38-studios.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Thrown for a Curve in Rhode Island|first=Matt|last=Bai|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 20, 2013|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> Salvatore claimed he harbored no ill will toward Schilling in a 2014 interview with ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]''. "Why would I sue Curt [for the $2 million]? Maybe he made a couple of bad business decisions ... [but] he didn't do anything nefarious, and he got wiped out. He's lying in the gutter and you want me to kick him in the head? Why would anyone do that?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/interviews/12450-Curt-Schilling-Did-Nothing-Wrong-at-38-Studios-Salvatore-Says |title=The Fall of 38 Studios, and DemonWars: More From R.A. Salvatore |first=David|last=Craddock|work=The Escapist|date=October 15, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2015}}</ref>
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