38 Studios announces plans to release a demo on January 17th to support Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, their new RPG that's due for release next month. The sample of upcoming RPG will unlock items in the full game, and those who play both this and the upcoming demo for Mass Effect 3 will unlock items for the full versions of each game. The announcement also has word on what the demo will offer:

The Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo features the introduction to the game, allowing players to experience the game’s Tutorial Mode and a portion of its large, open world. Players will create and customize their hero and drop right into the action. Once players master the basics, they will have 45 minutes to explore the vast world of Amalur and begin to embark upon a quest that could redefine their character’s destiny forever.