Conan to Behead MMOs
Funcom Announces Age of Conan
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Funcom has announced Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures, an Online Action RPG scheduled for Windows in the first half of 2006. Funcom promises that Age of Conan will have "a mix of a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game." Players will be placed in a dark, lush, violent and sinful universe with "fantastic graphics and stunning 7.1 surround audio" to boot. The world will be filled with everything expected from the movies and novels of Conan including cruel gods, mythical creatures, lost civilizations, dark magics, brutal combat and a struggling human race.
The game is to use a "Real Combat" engine, allowing players to swing their weapons where they direct them, all in real time. Along with the "Real Combat" for solo missions players will be able to form ranks and control various NPCs in battle, a first for an MMO.
"I have always been a huge fan of Conan and his Hyborian universe, and to direct this game is a dream come true" said Game Director Gaute Godager, one of Funcom’s founders and Game Director of ‘Anarchy Online’ and the heralded masterpiece ‘Anarchy Online – Shadowlands’. "We are truly trying to make this the ultimate representation of Conan’s world, and we are filling it with features never before seen in an online game. Have you not felt the urge when a great single-player RPG ends to have your character live on and interact with other fellow travelers? To enter an even greater world? This is that opportunity, to have a detailed RPG all about you, your choices and your character, and if you win – to share that victory at an even greater stage."
Funcom hopes that a blitz of "Conan" related items including action figures, the current comic book from Dark Horse comics and a new movie and TV show will help push Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures to a must have item by its release. Stay tuned for more information on Conan coming out during E3 in May.
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The game is to use a "Real Combat" engine, allowing players to swing their weapons where they direct them, all in real time. Along with the "Real Combat" for solo missions players will be able to form ranks and control various NPCs in battle, a first for an MMO.
"I have always been a huge fan of Conan and his Hyborian universe, and to direct this game is a dream come true" said Game Director Gaute Godager, one of Funcom’s founders and Game Director of ‘Anarchy Online’ and the heralded masterpiece ‘Anarchy Online – Shadowlands’. "We are truly trying to make this the ultimate representation of Conan’s world, and we are filling it with features never before seen in an online game. Have you not felt the urge when a great single-player RPG ends to have your character live on and interact with other fellow travelers? To enter an even greater world? This is that opportunity, to have a detailed RPG all about you, your choices and your character, and if you win – to share that victory at an even greater stage."
Funcom hopes that a blitz of "Conan" related items including action figures, the current comic book from Dark Horse comics and a new movie and TV show will help push Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures to a must have item by its release. Stay tuned for more information on Conan coming out during E3 in May.
Press Release