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EIDOS CELEBRATES
AGE OF CONAN BETA
Copyright 2007 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ April 11th 2007 ]
Funcom
and Eidos
announce that more than 100.000 gamers signed
up for the Age
of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Beta test over
the Easter holiday. Just within the first 24 hours
of the announcement more than 50.000 gamers signed
up to test the game. Despite a demanding sign-up
process the initial numbers bodes very well for
the future of the most savage, sexy and action-packed
MMO ever created.
"We’re
naturally very pleased to see that so many dedicated
gamers are signing up for the Age of Conan Beta
at such a rapid pace," says Trond Arne Aas,
CEO of Funcom. "With more than 100,000 gamers
signed up in such a short time-frame our confidence
in the game’s potential and its ability to be
a major contender in the MMO genre continues to
be strengthened."
To avoid
gamers that were simply looking for a free trial
of the game already at this stage, Funcom launched
a Beta sign-up process which involved filling
out detailed personal information, as well as
providing detailed technical information about
the PC system. As such, the sign-up process has
been created to ensure that those signing up would
be dedicated to the testing of the game. As the
game moves into more open Beta stages closer to
the launch, further initiatives will be unveiled
to expand the base of Beta testers.
"We’ve
been developing this incredible world for years
now and today more than 150 people are working
hard on achieving the ambitious goals we set out
for the game," says Gaute Godager, founder
of Funcom and Game Director on Age of Conan. "The
team is very excited about the number of gamers
who have signed up for the Beta so far, and we
can’t wait to see them charging into the brutal
battlefields of Hyboria!"
Age of
Conan will release on the 30th of October. The
game is consistently listed as one of the most
anticipated PC games of 2007, and won 'Best MMO
of E3' awards from IGN, GameSpot, GameSpy and
Yahoo. Age of Conan is a key title in Microsoft's
Games for Windows line-up, as well as being a
showcase DirectX 10 title for nVidia. More information,
Beta sign-up, forums and a welcoming community
portal can be found on www.ageofconan.com.
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