No in-game ads for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures according to Funcom

The idea of in-game advertising in a fantasy RPG setting was a rather far-fetched idea in the first place. What we can be sure, however, is that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is set to be released this May 20 (barring delays) and will come with all the unique features that Ellingsen previously mentioned in his recent interview.

Age of Conan site revamp and new content added

Age of Conan officially goes live this March 25 and players can expect the open beta of the game to be available some time before that.

Ole Herbjornsen: the man behind Age of Conan

Okay, let's take stock of what we have so far. Ole Herbjørnsen: cool name, cool job. What else do we know about this guy? Well, if your answer is along the lines of "not a whole lot," then you'll appreciate this peek into the life of the man behind Age of Conan.

Pray That You Get In The Age Of Conan Beta

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is a massively multiplayer online role playing game based on Robert E. Howard's story "Conan the Cimmeron." Players will be able to create or join guilds, conquer lands, and build cities.

Funcom Announces Official Age of Conan Fan Club

The first 'Clan of Conan' newsletter is being sent out today, and will appear on a monthly basis. Those who are already signed up for the existing newsletter are automatically transferred to the 'Clan of Conan' fan club.

Funcom and Eidos Announce Massive Evolution Plans for Age of Conan

By reading the community websites, official forums and the monthly Clan of Conan newsletter you can expect additional information about upcoming features and released updates, as well as an arena to give your feedback.

Funcom hosts Age of Conan beta prayer contest

Only one entry per contestant is allowed. Funcom has also noted that it will not announce the winners of the said contest. The best prayer writers will instead receive the beta invitations in their forum account e-mail address.

Age of Conan: The city of Khemi fly-through vid

People from other kingdoms are afraid to wage war with Stygia, especially from the sea, because of its connection with the dark god Set.

Conan to conquer your consoles!

Oh, oh, and Morrison also said that they will be holding contests to give users a chance to play Age of Conan's beta version! So if you wanna be one of the first people to try your hand at Conan (hmm...something about that didn't sound right..but anyway..), we suggest you keep checking Funcom's community portal for details. Or better yet, sign up in their forums and join the Clan of Conan club.

The Age Of Conan: Behind The Epic Score

Haugen began by doing lots of research early on, reading the original stories by Howard and listening to a great deal of related film music to help develop a style for the game. He also looked into what is currently known about ancient music, which apparently is fairly little. The musical notation that's used today didn't exist in ancient times, so much of the theorizing on what ancient music would have sounded like is based on instruments that have survived from that time.