April 22, 2008
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Goes Gold
The Most Savage, Sexy and Brutal MMO
Ever Created Hits The Store Shelves Soon – After four years of development
co-publishers Funcom and Eidos are proud to announce that Age of Conan: Hyborian
Adventures has gone gold. One of the most highly anticipated MMO games in
history is about to hit the store shelves, and the gates to the world of the
mighty barbarian will soon be open to the millions of gamers around the world.
“Even though it feels like this
great adventure is coming to an end, it’s really not at all. The launch is just
the beginning” says Game Director/Producer Gaute Godager. “I believe we have
created a game that will stand the test of time by its own accord, but we are
already busy planning future features and expansions. We want to continue
expanding Conan’s world for many years to come, and we have great ideas on what
to do!”
After years of development and
testing Age of Conan is now finally ready for prime time! To prepare for launch,
tens of thousands of players have tested the Beta, enabling Funcom to polish the
game prior to going live. While the game gets closer to release the anticipation
for the title is also building steadily. Just last week 475.000 unique visitors
went to the official Age of Conan websites, and the pre-order numbers in some
important retail chains track as among the highest for any MMO launched.
“Age of Conan has been in
development for a long time, as with all MMOs, but we have spent that time well
and ended up with a game we are incredibly proud of,” says Funcom CEO Trond Arne
Aas. “Creating a game of such epic proportions is an ambitious and challenging
task, but we believe we have truly succeeded in realizing the vision of the
game. We simply can’t wait to let the players in and let them experience the
amazing adventures we have created.
Age of Conan is consistently
mentioned as one of the most anticipated PC games in development. At launch the
game will have received more than thirty covers on high-profile gaming magazines
across the globe and more than fifteen major awards, including numerous "Best
MMO of E3" awards and the official "Best Online Game" award at the Games
Convention 2007. Age of Conan is a key title in Microsoft’s Games for Windows
line-up, and a showcase title for nVidia. Age of Conan launches 20th of May in
North America / Oceania and 23rd of May in Europe
For more information or to pre-order
Age of Conan – either in English, German, French or Spanish – visit the official
website at
www.ageofconan.com where you also can access the respective community
websites.
