Official Site: Age of Conan (Age of Conan: Unchained)
Studio: Funcom
Launch Date: May 20, 2008
Genre: Dark Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Battle Bards Episode 177: Gone with the wind
As the weather howls and gusts around us, the Battle Bards stand in the middle of it all with their heads lifted up, listening...
Tencent now completely owns Funcom, purveyor of Conan Exiles and Secret World Legends
Dune, Conan Exiles, Secret World Legends, Age of Conan... all of these properties and more are now directly under the thumb of China's Tencent.
Funcom...
The MOP Up: Niantic halts plan to discontinue Pokemon Go on old mobile devices
This month, Pokemon Go announced that it was discontinuing support for 32-bit Android mobile devices, mostly devices released prior to 2015, including the 1st-gen...
The MOP Up: COVID-19’s digital silver lining
While the COVID-19 epidemic has been nine types of awful over the last half-year, video game studios and publishers aren't complaining quite as loud...
The MOP Up: Granado Espada got a brand-new server
Have you completely forgotten that Granado Espada -- also called Sword of the New World -- still exists? It does, and in fact, the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is most in need of a major quality-of-life overhaul?
MOP reader Ashfyn recently made an offhand comment about quality-of-life upgrades in MMOs that caught my attention. " was a my favorite game back...
The Stream Team: Age of Conan turns 12
What are you, a twelve-year old? "Why yes, yes I am," Age of Conan proudly declares! And all of Hyboria is celebrating the milestone....
Age of Conan’s 12th birthday is splattered with prizes and challenges
Twelve years ago in 2008, Age of Conan launched to great acclaim, bringing a mature-themed fantasy MMORPG to market. Now in 2020, the title...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 270: Words of Warcraft
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, Defiance, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, and COVID-19 delays, with adventures in SWG Legends, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, and mailbag topics on Blizzard and freeform character building.
Age of Conan’s Onslaught is live, the Funcom MMO’s ‘biggest update in years’
Back in 2018 and 2019, Funcom's Age of Conan MMORPG - soon turning 12 years old, if you can believe it - ran the...
PSA: Funcom is having a week-long sale on games and DLC on Steam
Funcom's execs are driving prices so low, you'd think they're giving away the house. They're not, though. They're giving away most of the house....
Age of Conan announces a test for the new Onslaught group scenario
Age of Conan needs your help to test out an upcoming new group scenario. This group content, called Kuthchemes Temple Onslaught, is inspired by...
Funcom Q4 2019: DUNE takes priority, Conan Exiles confirms paid expansion, Tencent buyout continues
It's been an interesting financial period for Funcom, what with the Tencent buyout and investors pushing for accelerated production on the DUNE survivalbox. The...
Tencent wants to buy out the rest of Funcom as board recommends focusing on DUNE
My inbox this morning had half a dozen tips and press releases on this Funcom story, so you know we're doing it first thing:...
Winter events kick off in Anarchy Online and Age of Conan, Conan Exiles launches a holiday contest
It seems like a lot of MMOs and multiplayer games are starting to realize that Christmas is arriving in less than a week. Case...
One Shots: Rubbing shoulders with greatness
It is hard not to feel a little awestruck when you encounter a famous face, even if it takes place inside of a game....
The Game Archaeologist: Funcom’s long-abandoned Midgard MMO
There used to be a time that Funcom was deeply into the MMORPG business, bringing us titles such as Anarchy Online, Age of Conan,...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
Funcom’s running a free-play weekend for Conan Exiles, Conan Unconquered, and Age of Conan
Conan fans, this unlikely weekend is your moment to shine, as Funcom's making all the things free free free.
First up is Conan Exiles, normally...
Funcom is still working on co-op shooter and multiplayer Dune game, according to Q2 2019 financials
Buried under all the WoW Classic news at the end of August was Funcom's second quarter financial report. Let's rectify our oversight with a...
