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First Wow, Now Age of Conan: Russian Faints From Excitement
Posted by Brian Crecente at 1:00 AM on August 1, 2008
If Russia were a 5-year-old boy wearing overalls he'd be jumping up and down right now laughing hysterically, waving his over-sized lollipop about in glee. (Yes, that's how I picture Russia)
Funcom just announced that they have signed an agreement with 1C to fully localize the voice and text for a Russian version of Age of Conana: Hyborian Adventures. 1C will also operate local customer service, which I believe requires a gun licence, deal with the community websites and in-game support for Age of Conan in Russian. Funcom still plans to take care of the back-end tech and server infrastructure as well as handling all future development for the game.
The companies plan to build a dedicated Russian realm to allow the Russian community the chance to stick together and communicate with each other in their native language. Didn't Czar Nicholas II try to create a Russian realm once? I'm pretty sure it didn't end well.
"1C Company is a clear leader in the Russian speaking regions, and we are confident we have found the perfect partner," said Trond Arne Aas, CEO of Funcom. "We have already shipped a substantial amount of English boxes into Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, but we know that the real key to success is achieved through localised servers and services. Together with 1C Company we will do our uttermost to make Age of Conan a success for many years to come."
"We are happy working together with Funcom on bringing Age of Conan to Russia. The game has already gained success here, reaching top places in many retail charts. With an already established fan base in Russia I'm sure it will become even bigger after the localised version appears on the market," said Nikolay Baryshnikov, International Sales Director of 1C Company. "Age of Conan is a great mix of action, RPG elements and adventure. I believe that the game has potential to become a big hit in Russia."
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DaPress
Posted 1:40 AM 1/8/08
"1C will also operate local customer service, which I believe requires a gun license.."
Uh...that's a shame.
DaPress
Ettie
Posted 1:36 AM 1/8/08
I wanted to love it...really. I'm sure the Russians will want to love it too.
Ettie
Silverbackne
Posted 1:29 AM 1/8/08
Shit rolls downhill, across continents.
Silverbackne
The Rage
Posted 1:25 AM 1/8/08
For me it was more like;
'Age of Canceled Subscription'
But hey that's just me.
The Rage
Ajh
Posted 1:20 AM 1/8/08
@NorthernAvengeR: Nice.
Ajh
NorthernAvengeR
Posted 1:16 AM 1/8/08
In Soviet Russia, Conan adventures you.
Eugh!
NorthernAvengeR
KaneRobot
Posted 1:15 AM 1/8/08
...I used that Conan cover in a music video I made with my crappy metal band back in high school. Kotaku brings the personal nostalgia.
KaneRobot
whitepawn
Posted 1:13 AM 1/8/08
Hahaha, and, there it is.@Johnny_Under:
whitepawn
Johnny_Under
Posted 1:12 AM 1/8/08
@Brian Crecente:
In soviet russia, Conan... ages... you?
Johnny_Under
ChunkOFunk
Posted 1:09 AM 1/8/08
@Brian Crecente: Yourself obviously!
[kotaku.com]
=D
ChunkOFunk
whitepawn
Posted 1:08 AM 1/8/08
So if both WoW and AoC are coming out with new Russian servers for the Russian masses around the same period of time, it will be interesting to see how the competition between the two games does in terms of new people signing up. Maybe AoC will have a chance to become the largest MMORPG in Russia.
whitepawn
half-beast
Posted 1:06 AM 1/8/08
@NorthernAvengeR: +1
half-beast
Brian Crecente
Posted 1:06 AM 1/8/08
@ChunkOFunk: Oh come on. If you can't poke fun at the russians, who can you poke fun at.
Brian Crecente
ChunkOFunk
Posted 1:06 AM 1/8/08
@NorthernAvengeR: Be honest, how long have you been saving that pun for?
I chuckled.
ChunkOFunk
ChunkOFunk
Posted 1:05 AM 1/8/08
1C will also operate local customer service, which I believe requires a gun license
Got something against the Russians Crecente? Yeesh.
ChunkOFunk
NorthernAvengeR
Posted 1:04 AM 1/8/08
Next stop; polished Polish version in with Polish voices, but still unpolished gameplay.
NorthernAvengeR
Johnny_Under
Posted 1:04 AM 1/8/08
Nobody is buying Age of Conan!
Quick! Push it off on the Russians!
Johnny_Under
Servant_of_Jashin
Posted 1:02 AM 1/8/08
When i heard that Aoc was going to Russian i was so excited that i passed out.
Servant_of_Jashin
Deuce
Posted 2:17 AM 1/8/08
Wow, not bad.
Now, when will they get some actual games?
Deuce
zaagis
Posted 2:53 AM 1/8/08
@Deuce:
Thats a good question
zaagis
magictroll
Posted 3:21 AM 1/8/08
@Brian Crecente: The Polish apparently :P
magictroll
ThisCharmingMan
Posted 3:54 AM 1/8/08
I was seriously shocked when I saw the little "by Brian Crecente" at the bottom of that article. I bet you stole that Russian imagery from Fahey, haha.
ThisCharmingMan
Segal
Posted 4:37 AM 1/8/08
Well, that's good news for everyone, actually.
I heard a lot of european people complaining about those crazy Russians, so cleaning European servers of them will surely help calm things down.
On other hand most Russian MMO players still enjoy pirated Lineage II and various free-to-play MMOs, so big subscription based titles like WOW and AOC will be appreciated by local gamers.
Segal
brodie123
Posted 4:36 AM 1/8/08
Voice localization? oh, that should only take about 3 days to do..being as that the first 20 levels are the only voice acting you'll hear.. just when you get to use to it and start to admire the quality of the game... your greated with silence..
brodie123