Update 6 to Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures wil have to tide you over ’til the expansion, Rise of the Godslayer, comes out next year. Luckily, they’ve got Conan’s number one nemesis to do the job. More »
It’s been a year of big changes for Age of Conan, and developer Funcom thinks it’s time that everyone who fled the game comes back and see how the renovations have gone. More »
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.
Yes, yes, we know we’re getting the increased XP ring and some pretty coins in the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Collector’s Edition – but what about that sexy mount all the US preorders will receive? From Atari Australia:
As far as I’m aware the in-game item you will receive is the Ring as mentioned … I will hopefully have more information for you as we get a little closer to the release date.
Sorry folks, I couldn’t nail anything down on this. I will let you know when I do hear something. More »
After chasing up a concerned reader’s doubts regarding the Limited Edition of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and its release in Australia, I have good news. Two bits of good news actually.
Firstly, the Limited Edition will be released in Australia. So you can all start breathing again.
Secondly, the Limited Edition will be, for the most part, identical to the US Limited Edition, with a few changes. Before we do comparisons, here’s what Atari Australia says the LE is looking like at the moment:
- Age of Conan mini guide “The ultimate guide to the world’s most savage barbarian” (6″ x 7″) - Map of Hyboria (16″ x 20″) - Exclusive coin set (x3) produced by Dark Horse - Bonus DVD - Soundtrack - Book of AoC art / concept art - Leather bound manual - Game - In-game item – Ring: Gives the player increased XP points
Now, we do miss out on the Drinking Cape, but in its place we’ll be getting a coin set made by comic studio Dark Horse. A fair trade, if you ask me.
Thanks to Atari for helping us clear this up. More »
I can’t say I’ve sat in silent, bare-chested vigil of the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures website while steadily mashing the F5 key with my mighty index finger, but tipster Bradley is convinced Funcom has put up a sexy new portal in place of what I’m guessing was the old one.
It’s in Flash, so it’s all interact-y, and there looks to be new screenshots and info, so if you’re a fan I’d recommend stopping by.
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures [Official site, thanks Bradley] More »
