Get ready for a Hyborian Adventure!

So be sure to tune in on Friday, May 23 at 6 p.m. PT to watch Kevin VanOrd hack, slash, and decapitate his way through the Hyborian kingdoms.

Video of Age of Conan running on DirectX 10

Age of Conan is presently in closed beta and is slated for release on both PC and Xbox 360. While the PC version will be running on DirectX 10, the Xbox 369 version will be utilizing DirectX 9.

Shippin' Out May 19-23: Wii Fit, Age of Conan, Haze

On the downloadable front, Hothead Games' Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One lands on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday for 1,600 Microsoft points.

Age of Conan Collector's Edition Completely Sold Out

The DirectX 10 version will be premiered at the German Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, August 20 - 24, 2008. A special preview showing off the advanced graphics made possible by DirectX 10 technology will be unveiled this summer at nVidia's NVISION event in San Jose, California, August 25 - 27, 2008.

NPD U.S. PC Charts: Age of Conan claims top billing

It would appear that King Conan not only sits on the throne of Aquilonia but the NPD PC video game charts as well. According to the NPD group, the standard edition of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has taken the top slot in the sales charts for the week ending on May 24.

Age of Conan In Action At GC 2006

The game is slated to be released on May, 2007 and has received various critic awards at E3 2005 and E3 2006. Here are more of the images of Age of Conan in action at GC 2006.

Age of Conan dev walkthrough on Siege PvP gameplay

You'll have to watch the video itself to see how violent it gets - fountains of blood and all that jazz. The video is around 25 minutes long and goes deep into the PvP aspect (and much deeper into the Black Rig Citadel dungeon too).

Age of Conan fans plunder Collector's Edition

Gamers have been waiting a long time for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Originally slated to be released in the first half of 2006, the game has finally gone gold after repeated delays, and is now due in stores on May 20 in the US and May 23 in Europe.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Updated Hands-On - Early Experience Before Launch

From what we can tell, the early-game experience in Age of Conan seems to work just fine, which bodes well for a game that has been some years in development and has seen a lengthy beta test that has featured numerous patches and additions, practically daily, to resolve various issues and improve the game.

Funcom: Everything going 'according to plan'

According to Funcom, "four playfields are well underway towards completion." The company adds that some of the staff from Age of Conan will be moving over to the project once the game has been released. There are also plans for a series of casual MMOs, which are in the "technology development phase."