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EIDOS DATES AGE
OF CONAN ADVENTURE
Copyright 2007 Eidos plc Press Release
[ February 1st 2007 ]
Funcom
and Eidos
announce a new release date for the hugely anticipated
MMO 'Age
of Conan - Hyborian Adventures'. Widely heralded
as one of the most innovative and best looking
games in development, co-publishers Funcom and
Eidos have now decided to further hone the qualities
of the game. The new release date is set to the
30th of October 2007 and will further ensure an
online experience with truly stunning impact.
"Age
of Conan" brings something brand new and highly
innovative to the MMO genre' says CEO Trond Arne
Aas. "Age of Conan" today looks and plays fantastically,
as countless press previews and industry feedback
attest to. Even so, we believe that by spending
even more time and effort into polishing and enhancing
the game we will ensure that the game reaches
its full potential in terms of quality and subscriber
base. We are confident that our fan base will
appreciate this commitment to quality. The prolonged
development time reflects our ambition to meet
and exceed the expectations of our fans for this
game.'
"Age
of Conan is truly a labor of love for Funcom and
I am proud and amazed at the accomplishments of
our world class development team. The extra development
time on Age of Conan will enable us to deliver
a truly awesome MMO gaming experience - with next
generation MMO-combat and a lush and vibrant world
to live in, said Gaute Godager, founder of Funcom
and Game Director on 'Age of Conan'. "Now we can
pack even more punch into the brutal world of
Conan, and, by Crom, I feel certain that we will
deliver a game that will appeal to a broad range
of players as we introduce new features to the
genre.'
'Age
of Conan' is currently in closed beta. Funcom
will soon announce a unique chance to secure a
spot in the open beta of the game. If you are,
or will shortly become, a part of the 'Age of
Conan' community you will have a unique chance
to influence and impact the 'Age of Conan" game
as it approaches its last stages of development.
'Age
of Conan - Hyborian Adventures' is one of the
most anticipated PC games in development, and
is a key title among the Games for Windows lineup
for Windows Vista. The game won 'Best MMO of E3'
awards from IGN, GameSpot, GameSpy and Yahoo.
More information, newsletter sign-up, forums and
a welcoming community portal can be found on the
official website www.ageofconan.com . Following
the release of the PC version a dedicated console
version will be released for the Xbox 360. The
game is co-published with Eidos.
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