Matthew Handrahan for GamesIndustry International:

According to a report in the Providence Journal, Lincoln Chaffee, Governor of Rhode Island, has been meeting with representatives from the 38 Studios over the last few days in an effort to “protect” the $75 million incentive the state offered to lure the company away from its Massachusetts headquarters.Precise details of the meetings are still secret, though Chaffee has admitted that he is working under a “tight time-frame” to “keep 38 Studios solvent.”

38 Studios was created by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, and had been headquartered in Massachusetts until it was lured away by incentives offered by neighboring Rhode Island. It’s been in business for six years, but the company’s first game was only released earlier this year: “Kingdoms of Amalur” is an action RPG for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.