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When it was launched last year, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures stirred things up quite a little, and, as a result, Funcom saw a nice income boost. It proved to be an interesting massively multiplayer online role-playing title, with quite a few new ideas and it featured some pretty impressive graphics as well that ... |
19 November 2009
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The two massively multiplayer online role-playing games to have been released in 2008 were Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Last year, the MMORPG market also saw the launch of the Wrath of the Lich King, the expansion for World of Warc... |
12 November 2009
05:23 GMT |
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It seems that trouble related to Age of Conan is finally catching up with developer and publisher Funcom, which, last year, released the MMO based on the Hyperborian world so vividly brought to life by Arnold “The Governor” Schwarzenegger. There are reports that the company will be forced to cut off 20% o... |
2 October 2009
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There are certainly a lot of MMORPGs out there, many struggling to find a story universe in which all of the classes and characters make sense. One game that managed such a thing is Funcom's Age of Conan, which has its background in the universe of the famous warrior. After registering quite a lot of acclaim fr... |
19 August 2009
11:11 GMT |
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Funcom is launching yet another campaign designed to bring back players who have left its MMO, Age of Conan. The company is saying that all those who have had an active account in the game can now log in and reactivate it in order to get two weeks worth of free play time, during which they can enjoy the title and wit... |
10 July 2009
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Funcom is announcing that it has released Gangs of Tarantia, a new content update for the Age of Conan MMO. It adds one fresh area, called Tarantia Commons, with a new storyline, enemies and, of course, enticing rewards. Funcom is saying that high level players will get the most out of this.Craig Morrison, who is the... |
26 June 2009
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Funcom has been mainly associated with its big budget Age of Conan MMO lately but, as the project exposes its limits, the company has sought to also develop other projects that can complement it. Funcom is seeing a lot of growth in the market of the free to play MMO and it has at least two projects in development at ... |
19 May 2009
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Funcom is ready to move on past Age of Conan. While support of the 2008 MMO will continue, the weight of the company's development power is shifting towards the creation of another MMO, called The Secret World. And the biggest thing the game has going for it at the moment is the promise that it will feature no c... |
9 April 2009
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PC gaming is definitely not dying, as a lot of developers and publishers in the industry might say, largely due to the fact that MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games), like World of Warcraft or Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, still make a lot of money from people who own a PC platform.Another ... |
3 April 2009
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Funcom, the developer and the publisher of the Age of Conan MMO, has presented its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008 and they aren't good at all. The company says that it has lost no less than 23.3 million dollars, with the main reason being pointed out as the less than stellar performance of Age ... |
25 February 2009
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Age of Conan was one of the three big MMO launches of 2008, together with Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and the Wrath of the Lich King expansion for World of Warcraft. The game sold very well at retail initially and most players rather enjoyed the first part, which was more like a single player action adven... |
26 January 2009
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Age of Conan is a pretty popular MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), having sold a million copies in just three weeks after its launch. It won over fans with its clever and user friendly interface, which offered support for any type of player, from the hardcore to the casual one. It made quite a lo... |
3 December 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Funcom is planning to make some significant updates to its Age of Conan MMO in an effort to bring back players, amongst which the most important is introducing support for Direct X 10.Since its well received but buggy launch, Age of Conan has got significant improvements. The Player versus Player element of the ... |
20 November 2008
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The MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) market is a huge one, with a large number of players delving every day into a mythical adventure against different types of monsters with individual goals.World of Warcraft currently dominates the market with over 11 million subscribers, a number that will sur... |
17 November 2008
03:55 GMT |
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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is currently a pretty popular MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) largely due to the fact that it brings to life such a great universe like that of Conan. The game won over quite a lot of experienced users from other online titles because it offered such an innovati... |
14 November 2008
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Craig Morrison, the game director for Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, hopes that the game will get the Player versus Players consequences system as soon as it's done, which probably means this week.While talking to Eurogamer, Morrison stated that “It's very, very soon. It's been ... |
28 October 2008
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Age of Conan is a very popular MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) set in the world of, you guessed it, Conan the Barbarian. Developed by the Norwegian studio Funcom it was released at the beginning of this spring to PC with an Xbox 360 version also announced but without a firm release date. Recen... |
8 October 2008
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Funcom is working hard to make sure that its Age of Conan players stay with the game while also trying to attract new gamers to its MMO title. Part of the effort is a fresh overall direction for the Player versus Players aspect of the game and a new crafting system which should be coming via a patch.All the recipes r... |
6 October 2008
05:30 GMT |
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You know one MMO has hit trouble when it announces that it plans to merge servers. Funcom, the developer and operator of Age of Conan: Hyperborian Adventures announces that it plans to merge some of its game servers in an effort to create “healthy” player populations required to make the game progress in ... |
30 September 2008
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Funcom announces that it is releasing its Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures MMO on Steam for the price of 44.99 $. The game will also continue to be available through brick and mortar retailers and as a digital download offered through Funcom's own servers.EVE Online from CCP was the first MMO to be released on ... |
11 September 2008
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The Leipzig Games Convention is a great place to announce new stuff when it comes to MMOs, so it should be no surprise that Funcom, the people behind Age of Conan, have chosen this venue to talk a bit about their plans to expand the game in 2009. Apart from the usual balancing which is an ongoing process, it appears ... |
25 August 2008
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The biggest MMO launch of the year so far has been, without question, Funcom's Age of Conan, a game that takes the barbarian setting and turns it into a backdrop for players vs. environment and players vs. player combat.But now Funcom, despite the launch, has seen its share value drop from 54 dollars on launch d... |
29 July 2008
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When Age of Conan was launched, after the release of a sold out Collector's Edition and with initial impressive sales, the developers at Funcom declared that they planned to offer the best support ever seen in a MMO.At least, until now they have kept up with the self imposed schedule, releasing minor fixes twice... |
2 July 2008
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It is no longer a surprise for high quality game releases to offer their soundtracks, posters, covers and soul for money. Any extra bit of cash is welcome - and that's exactly the same thing Funcom, Age of Conan's parents, seem to believe, since they have announced the release of the soundtrack for their ga... |
13 June 2008
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Now that all the excitement and the buzz of the launch of Age of Conan have faded, Funcom knows that it still has to do a lot of work to create a very good MMO experience. The game attracted a lot of attention up until now, because of the interesting setting and the PvP focus of the game. The pre-orders alone maxed o... |
6 June 2008
09:32 GMT |
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After it maxed out on its pre-orders for Collector's Edition and after it also maxed out on the hype counter that's sitting on my desk, here at Softpedia, Age of Conan has finally reached gamers. And, after a weekend of playing, most people seem content with the game, even if the occasional bug is still to ... |
27 May 2008
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This happens every now and then to just-released games: patching. Of course, after so many delays and beta tests, nobody would've believed that Age of Conan: Hyborian adventures, the game that has been getting so many great reviews and considered the only one able to win the throne held for so long by World of W... |
26 May 2008
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Funcom is stating that around 250 hours of hard gaming are required to get to the level 80 cap that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures currently has. It's not too much by MMO standards and it might mean that we're set to see some pretty quick levelers as the game progresses.Gaute Godager, who is game directo... |
21 May 2008
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Just as the game went live and Funcom released data showing that the Collector's Edition of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures was sold out, it seems that there's some bad news in store for those gamers who wanted to experience the MMO in full DirectX 10 glory on their tricked out Vista systems. The develope... |
20 May 2008
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There are many voices claiming that Ago of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is the title that could take the throne of best MMORPG from World of Warcraft. Although a few years behind and with a different, more "mature" approach to the game, Age of Conan really is a competitor to the throne. It will probably remain like tha... |
19 May 2008
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The hype surrounding the highly anticipated release of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures keeps growing as the latest release date announced by Funcom (the 20th of May) is getting closer and closer, and it seems that no delay is in sight. However, before the release of the MMORPG, Funcom has posted the financial resul... |
13 May 2008
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The much delayed barbarian-themed MMO is finally entering the home stretch. Funcom has recently released the pricing details regarding the game, a fact that is a pretty good indicator the release date is not too far down the pike.Age of Conan is going to feature a straight subscription business model, with no micro-t... |
6 May 2008
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Xbox Originals is one of the most interesting moves that Microsoft has launched as part of its Xbox Marketplace initiative. Launched in December 2007, the service promises to offer those games that really changed gaming at lower prices for direct download to the hard drive by Xbox users. The initial line-up consisted... |
25 March 2008
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With the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures release date getting closer, Funcom has decided not to keep their next project, The Secret World so secret, so they gave a few details regarding the next MMO that will be available for the PC systems and Xbox 360 consoles. And there are some great things to hear, trust me!Fi... |
29 January 2008
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Yes, it's Funcom and Eidos' upcoming massively multiplayer online game, 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' that has been awarded the prestigious "Best Online Game of the Show" award, at this year's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. According to an official report, the award was won in co... |
27 August 2007
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Tired of games that have constantly repeated storyline, endless foes to kill for God knows what reason and short campaigns that make you wonder why the heck you even bought the game in the first place? If so, how about switching to a game inspired by history and mythology, modern conspiracy theories and ancient myste... |
11 May 2007
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