Recent Headlines for Age of Conan

• Video Interview with AoC Composer

  While attending a launch event in Oslo, Norway, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to speak with Knut Avenstroup Haugen, the composer of the Age of Conan soundtrack.

  Reported on May 16, 2008

• New Conan Images

  The folks at Funcom have provided us with new screenshots from Age of Conan, the highly anticipated new MMO that will open its doors on May 20th.

  Reported on May 15, 2008

• One Million Sign Up for Beta

  Funcom has announced that more than one million people have signed up for the Age of Conan beta and that there have been over five million visitors to the Age of Conan official site.

  Reported on May 13, 2008

• Building a Guild City

  The folks at Age of Conan have provided us with this new developer journal on the guild cities system.

  Reported on May 12, 2008

• Clan of Conan

  The latest Clan of Conan, the official Age of Conan Newsletter is now available, with looks at city building, player made structures, Conan comics, and more.

  Reported on May 09, 2008

• Developer Profile - Per Storløkkenn

  Every month, the folks from Funcom provide us with a new developer profile Q&A, telling us just a little bit more about the people behind Age of Conan. This time around, it's Per Storløkkenn, a Gameplay Designer.

  Reported on May 08, 2008

• Conan Launch Event in Oslo

  Funcom will be holding an Age of Conan launch event in Oslo on May 13th, and they have mentioned that there may be a few seats left at the event for Conan fans in Oslo that day.

  Reported on May 08, 2008

• Beta Concerns Q&A

  Last week, we spoke to Funcom’s Age of Conan Product Director Jorgen Tharaldsen about the company’s decision to hold an Open Beta through the subscription-based website Fileplanet. Now that the Fileplanet Beta is underway, a number of player concerns have arisen about the game’s performance and potential launch problems. This week, Tharaldsen speaks once more with MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood, Speaking to some of the concerns that have been raised by our readers.

  Reported on May 07, 2008

• Beta Finale PvP Event

  Funcom has announced that they will be holding a special event full of PvP madness to celebrate the end of the Age of Conan Beta as the game prepares to launch.

  Reported on May 07, 2008

• Early Access Registration Opens for EU

  Funcom has announced that registration for early access to play Age of Conan on the EU servers is now open.

  Reported on May 06, 2008

• Rules for Role-Playing

  Funcom has published preliminary rules for role-playing servers in Age of Conan.

  Reported on May 05, 2008

• Hyborian Leveling Contest

  Funcom has announced that US Conan fans that are currently playing in the Fileplanet beta for Age of Conan can take part in a leveling contest for the chance to win prizes.

  Reported on May 02, 2008

• Beta Preview... Preview

  On this first day of un-embargoed goodness for Funcom's Age of Conan, Managing Editor Jon Wood shares his initial impressions of the very early stages of the game.

  Reported on May 01, 2008

• Slight Beta Time Delay

  Funcom has announced that in order to get a new patch out for the Fileplanet Beta tey are delaying the launch until 20:00 GMT

  Reported on May 01, 2008

• Enter To Win 1 of 300 Beta Keys!

  MMORPG.com and FunCom bring you an exciting new contest! From now until May 4 we will take entries into a contest where we will give out 300 direct access beta keys!

  Reported on May 01, 2008

• Pricing Revealed

  Funcom has released full details on the various pricing schemes for Age of Conan in the various regions that the game will be released.

  Reported on Apr 30, 2008

• Director Speaks on Fileplanet Open Beta

  Funcom Product Director Jorgen Tharaldsen speaks to MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood about the Fileplanet Open Beta. In this interview, Tharaldsen addresses a number of the rumors that have circulated since the Open Beta announcement.

  Reported on Apr 29, 2008

• Hyborian Insider #2 Video

  This particular installment is all about PVP, covering the minigames, PVP experience, levels, and items, a couple of the playfields, and even a brief glance of siege PVP. Hosted by Funcom's own Erling Ellingsen, this video also features some exciting new footage (some might even say overpowering new footage!) of some of the PVP Minigames in action.

  Reported on Apr 25, 2008

• Win 1 of 100 Beta Accounts

  MMORPG.com has teamed up with FilePlanet to bring you a contest for a chance to win 1 of 100 FilePlanet premier accounts - which in turn will get you into the Age of Conan beta test!

  Reported on Apr 24, 2008

• Polish Version to Launch 2nd Half 2008

  Funcom has announced that they have entered into a partnership with CD Projekt to prepare the Polish version of Age of Conan for launch in the second half of 2008.

  Reported on Apr 24, 2008

• Game Goes Gold

  Funcom announced today that their upcoming MMORPG Age of Conan has gone gold.

  Reported on Apr 22, 2008

• Ask Kalanthes

  In this week's Friday Update from Funcom, Kalanthes returns to answer fan questions and enlighten us on all things relating to Age of Conan.

  Reported on Apr 19, 2008

• Open Beta May 1st

  Funcom has announced that the population of Hyboria will grow by 50,000 starting May first as that is the date that the open beta for Age of Conan will begin.

  Reported on Apr 17, 2008

• Ideazon making AoC Keyset

  Ideazon has announced plans to launch an Age of Conan Limited Edition Keyset. Check out what they had to say in their rpess release below:

  Reported on Apr 16, 2008

• Pre-Order Program in Full Swing

  Funcom announced today that their Pre-Order program is now in full swing with availability in all of their western markets.

  Reported on Apr 16, 2008

• Character Selection Screen Video

  Funcom has posted a video peak at the character selection screen for Age of Conan.

  Reported on Apr 14, 2008

• April 18 - 20 PvPstravaganza

  Funcom, Eidos adn Gamespot have announced that on the weekend of April 18-20, 15,000 players will be testing a limited part of the Age of Conan PvP functionality.

  Reported on Apr 10, 2008

• Sorcerer Screenshots

  Funcom has released several new screenshots from Age of Conan which show off the might of Sorcerers.

  Reported on Apr 04, 2008

• PvP Info

  Funcom has released new info for players looking forward to PvPing in Age of Conan. This short info piece tells us about PvP mini games, siege PvP and more.

  Reported on Mar 28, 2008

• The Hyborian Insider #1

  Funcom has produced the first Hyborian Insider, a video dev diary which looks at the game-play and features of Age of Conan. In the first video, Erling Ellingsen shows us the game's combat system.

  Reported on Mar 24, 2008

• Answers from Kalanthes

  In today's Age of Conan Friday Update, they provide a heaping helping of answers to player questions in their Ask Kalanthes column.

  Reported on Mar 21, 2008

• New Developers Diary

  Funcom and Eidos have released the latest video in a series of behind-the-scenes "Developer Diaries" for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.

  Reported on Mar 20, 2008

• FAQ Update

  Funcom has braved the horrors of the FAQ to steal the treasures locked within. And by treasures I mean they've decided to answer some of your questions about Age of Conan.

  Reported on Mar 07, 2008

• Meet the King in London

  Funcom is offering Conan fans in the UK the chance to attend a press event in London later in March. The winning fans will be the ones who best finish the sentence “I want to meet King Conan because…”

  Reported on Mar 04, 2008

• Area: Tortage Island Travel Guide

  The folks from Funcom's Age of Conan have been kind enough to provide us with this interesting and entertaining non-exclusive Tortage Island Travel Guide.

  Reported on Mar 03, 2008

• Vengeful Mummy and Scaleskin Lizard

  The folks from Age of Conan have provided us with these two beastiary entries which originally appeared in an AoC newsletter.

  Reported on Feb 29, 2008

• New Clan of Conan

  Funcom has released a new edition of their monthly Age of Conan Newsletter which brings word of the new community site design, screenshots, video, and an overview of the Onyx Chamber, a dev profile, the beastiary, comics, and more.

  Reported on Feb 29, 2008

• GDC Screenshots

  While at the Game Developer's Conference, the guys from Funcom provided us with these thirteen new screenshots of their upcoming MMORPG, Age of Conan.

  Reported on Feb 28, 2008

• Developer Profile - Helene Johnsen

  Every month, we profile a different member of the Funcom development team. This month, Helene Johnsen answers our questions. Helene is a Content designer on Age of Conan.

  Reported on Feb 28, 2008

• Prayers to the Hyborian Beta Gods

  Wish you were in the Age of Conan Beta? Think you haven't got a prayer? Funcom thinks you do. Funcom is running a contest where those who post the best beta prayers to the Hyborian gods could win access to the AoC beta. Just remember, Crom doesn't love you.

  Reported on Feb 27, 2008

• Friday Update

  This week's Friday Update on the Age of Conan official site focuses on the site's new look and the sort of game information that's coming down the pipe.

  Reported on Feb 22, 2008

• Ask Kalanthes: Conan Community Questions

  Questions about Conan? Why not ask Kalanthes.

  Reported on Feb 22, 2008