Today Funcom opened the new Savage Coast of Turan adventure pack on Age of Conan, for those that purchased the early access (while those that got the normal package will be able to visit the new locations on September the 8th), introducing quite a lot of new content to the game.
German Development Studio NUKKLEAR Partners with Funcom on Upcoming Dune Survival Game.
Funcom has announced that they have bought Cabinet Group and now own Conan, although that comes with numerous other properties as well.
"Norwegian game publisher Funcom and Swedish game developer The Outsiders have been working closely together for a while, with the upcoming rhythm FPS "Metal: Hellsinger" being developed by The Outsiders and published by Funcom. Now the bonds are strengthened further by Funcom’s acquisition of the Stockholm based studio." - Funcom
Age of Conan *looks* good, but I've never found myself attracted to it like I am to other MMOs (yes, World of Warcraft). But, after looking at a couple of videos and this Savage Coast of Turan pack, I must say that it looks pretty good.
Before I make that jump, though, I need feedback from some of you guys as to whether or not Age of Conan is something that a hardcore MMO player would enjoy?
I really enjoyed this game back when I was playing it. And since it is now free to play, I may just have to come back to it. I'll also have to say that watching the Conan movie last night made me want to play it as well.
I did try it just after it went free to play and there were quite a few visual bugs that weren't in the game previously. I know they did a visual engine overhaul from one of their other games (dreamfall) but is the game solid yet? Anyone know?