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Wednesday, Nov 4
Funcom receives grant to create extreme sports MMO
In between navigating the sometimes-choppy waters of Age of Conan and working toward the launch of The Secret World, Funcom is having a busy year, but it looks like they are adding one more project to the pile as well. Work on the project is expected to begin in January 2010, and we can expect m...
Friday, Oct 30
Massively wishes you a happy Halloween
Filed under: Age of Conan, Aion, City of Heroes, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Fallen Earth, Final Fantasy XI, Guild Wars, Lineage, Lineage 2, Warhammer Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Exteel, Free Realms, Champions Online, Runes of Magic, Legends of Norrath
Official Age of Conan database offers easy info
MMOs see updates quite frequently, and with games that have developers actively posting on forums an attentive community member can absorb plenty of useful information. However, not everyone is up to the task of tracking all news, dev posts and dev blogs on every little topic. This is wher...
Thursday, Oct 29
More Age of Conan subscription incentives coming
Funcom's Erling Ellingsen recently informed Eurogamer about future Age of Conan subscription "initiatives" being planned, which are to follow the new price reduction of multi-month subscriptions . It's of particular interest that Funcom is planning further pricing specials, as th...
Wednesday, Oct 28
AoC patch adds veteran points, new dungeon, plastic surgery
Even still, there is a lot of cool free stuff coming for the game. Just be aware that, well, this is still Age of Conan in spirit and so, yeah, breast enlargements.AoC patch adds veteran points, new dungeon, plastic surgery originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST. Ple...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Rock the jailhouse with Age of Conan's Iron Tower
For whatever reason, MMO gamers have a low opinion of prisons. We always seem to assume that rather than being filled with fuming criminals kept under strict control, every one you venture through will be full of escaped criminals staging an elaborate prison break. Then again, it does have...
Sunday, Oct 11
Age of Conan's PvP developer interview
Age of Conan didn't have the smoothest launch, and its first year has been spent in no small part dealing with the aftershocks. Now, however, the game is cleaning up quite nicely, and it's focusing on core areas that keep people in the game and engrossed. The strength of the game's PvP was alwa...
Saturday, Sep 26
Age of Conan director's letter unveils veteran rewards and level 80 instance
Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Age of Conan, Game mechanics, Patches, Endgame, News items The September edition of the Age of Conan director's letter is offering some exciting developments for dedicated players in the form of a new level 80 dungeon, the Iron Tower, and the implement...
Wednesday, Sep 23
Direct2Drive offering $5 MMO downloads for their birthday
What are you waiting for? Go! Get some inexpensive MMOs! Oh, also - happy birthday Direct2Drive! (And thanks for that $5 copy of Bioshock!)Direct2Drive offering $5 MMO downloads for their birthday originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms fo...
Wednesday, Sep 9
PAX 2009: We travel east with Rise of the Godslayer
This expansion is taking players far into the eastern lands of Khitai, which is essentially a retelling of our own ancient eastern worlds. Something we were told right away is that Funcom wanted to avoid Japanese influences, as they're fairly over-saturated in videogames. Instead, they...
Tuesday, Sep 1
Funcom to open Montréal studio
Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas made a statement on Funcom's reasons for establishing a Québec studio: "We are excited about the opportunity that Montréal represents to our company, not only because of the great incentives offered by Québec, but also the authorities' strong commitment to tr...
Monday, Aug 31
Age of Conan devs release their August newsletter
The devs over at Age of Conan have just posted their August newsletter on the game's official website. In it they look back over the last month and the announcement of the new AoC expansion, Rise of the Godslayer, as well as clarifying some titbits about the new expansion. This includes thank...
Monday, Aug 24
The Digital Continuum: Expanding horizontally
Lucky for us, Funcom and Blizzard recently both asked themselves this very question. While the latter may be doing something much more grandiose than the former, both deserve our praise for finally turning around and swimming upstream in a current of same old grind goals. Plus, it doesn't...
The Digital Continuum: Expanding horizontally part 2
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, Expansions, Opinion, The Digital Continuum Continue reading The Digital Continuum: Expanding horizontally part 2 originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Wednesday, Aug 19
The Daily Grind: Do you play the MMO stock market?
Funcom (NO:FUNCOM) - Age of Conan, The Secret World, etc.NCsoft (OTC:NCSCF) - Guild Wars, Aion, etc. Based on that list, who do you think is the best investment and why?The Daily Grind: Do you play the MMO stock market? originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please...
Tuesday, Aug 18
Funcom announces Rise of the Godslayer expansion for Age of Conan
Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Age of Conan, Expansions, MMO industry, New titles, News items With GamesCom has come the announcement of a brand new boxed expansion for Age of Conan -- Rise of the Godslayer. Age of Conan fans rejoice, you have been loved.
Friday, Aug 14
One Shots: Fine barbarian fashion
When it comes to MMO fashion, shades of woody brown seem to be all the rage in the lands of Hyboria. While some opt for fur or feather, others like today's One Shots contributor Amana, opt for fine hand-tooled leather instead. She writes in: Sometimes, amongst all the bad press, it's easy to fo...
Friday, Aug 7
"Where Am I?" screenshot contest results
Yesterday's "Where Am I?" screenshot contest marked another successful week with several players throwing out that correct answer. What was that correct answer? If you're one of the few who answered Brandoc Village in Lacheish Plains, not only are you a dedicated Age of Conan player, bu...
Wednesday, Aug 5
One Shots: The moon watches over
Have you found an amazing view on your travels? We love to see all MMOs from large to small, but we need you to send them in. It's very easy to do - just mail them to oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and a quick description. We'll post them here for everyone to e...
Thursday, Jul 9
Craig Morrison discusses Age of Conan's improvements and future
Craig Morrison spoke with Eurogamer recently about the state that Age of Conan; what's been going on over the last year and where the game is headed in the future. This is of course one of many interviews you can expect to see regarding Age of Conan as Funcom is in the middle of their summer blit...
Friday, Jun 26
Age of Conan video walks players through new Tarantia Commons zone
If you're on the fence about returning to Age of Conan to see the new content, this Tarantia Commons walkthrough might just be the tipping point. We've got a video embed for you after the jump:Continue reading Age of Conan video walks players through new Tarantia Commons zone
Wednesday, Jun 24
Age of Conan's Update 5 goes live, game director hints at future improvements
The fifth major update to Age of Conan,"Gangs of Tarantia", has gone live. The update adds the Tarantia Commons District, a high level area with both single player and group dungeons, as well as a revamped RPG system. There are substantial system changes that have gone into effect in Update...
Sunday, May 17
Analyzing Mortal Online: Is it for you?
In a recent feature article at IncGamers, they take an in-depth look at what the game has to offer, thanks to a recent presentation by Star Vault, Mortal Online's developer. "We would like you to please forget your preconceptions of MMORPGs." Star Vault begins the presentation by saying. "M...
Thursday, Apr 30
AoC's April game director letter: roll a new level 50 in the next patch
Morrison explained that the re-roll is being offered so that people can try out a new class with updated 1.05 feats and skills, without enduring the first 50 levels again. Some form of concession on feat re-training will also be given so that players can decide how to tackle the new options av...
Wednesday, Mar 4
Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 45
Speaking Episode 45 returns this week as a one-on-one interview with Glen "Famine" Swan, Funcom's Community Manager for Anarchy Online and Age of Conan. Shawn and Glen chat about the newest content patch introduced recently for AoC, as well as community management in general.
Tuesday, Feb 3
Player review of Runes of Magic open beta looks promising
You may not have heard, but Runewalker's Runes of Magic is a free-to-play/free-to-download fantasy MMORPG that features a large world, avatar appearance customization, dual-class specialization, interesting combat mechanics, player housing, crafting, high-end PvE raiding, a...
Wednesday, Jan 7
Podcast: 1UP layoffs and the ripples therein
When half of the staff leave/are laid off from a gaming site as notable as 1UP, it affects essentially everyone within the industry -- as does the closure of EGM, one of the very best gaming magazines around. Their excellent coverage of games like Final Fantasy XI, Warhammer Online and Worl...
Thursday, Oct 30
Patch: City of Heroes to get Mac Special Edition - Massively
City of Heroes to get Mac Special Edition · Murderers and criminals arrive as Patch 3 comes to Age of Conan Murderers and criminals arrive as Patch 3 comes to Age of Conan · Warhammer Online patch 1.0.4 hits the live servers ...
Wednesday, Oct 1
'Shady camps' and more in latest Age of Conan Testlive patch
But the most interesting new feature is the addition of Shady Camps as a complement to the new Age of Conan PvP notoriety system, as promised by Craig Morrison recently. There are several other new tweaks to the system that had us eager ...
Thursday, Sep 4
Podcast: PAX08: GamerDNA interview focuses on subscription numbers
Filed under: Business models, Culture, Events, real-world, InterviewsDuring our time at PAX08 this year, we got together with Jon Radoff, Founder and CEO of GamerDNA, a company that focuses on the community aspect of today's online games. Radoff was kind enough to give us an overview of...
Thursday, Jul 17
Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 14
Filed under: Culture, Massively Event Coverage, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 14 is a another special episode! Two in a row! This week we're in Los Angeles for E3, and the minds behind the site's direction sat down for some jawwing about what we've seen. Alongside Leads K...
Monday, Jun 23
AoC 23/06 patch notes: ToS and Necro AoE nerfs steal the headlines
Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Classes, Game mechanics, PatchesThe delayed notes for today's Age of Conan patch have now hit, and there are some significant changes in store for a couple of classes. The headline of this post pretty much spoils the suspense as to which two classes they...
Thursday, Jun 19
Patch: No scheduled update for AoC today
Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Patches, Server downtimeMost players are already well accustomed to Age of Conan's scheduled updates, (especially those of us that get them during prime time), but you will still be able to log in today. According to a post on the official European foru...
Wednesday, Jun 11
First glimpse of Age of Conan PvP gear!
Reticent at first, AoC developer LordOrion has confirmed (in the midst of a coughing fit) that this is PvP gear. Along with the announcement some days ago concerning an imminent PvP consequence system, this whoops-how-clumsy-of-me 'leak' further confirms that the PvP system is seeing...
Monday, Jun 9
AoC mount bug fixes and speed boosts on the way
If you already own a horse mount in Age of Conan, you are probably extremely unimpressed with your new companion's speed -- it almost seems like you don't move any faster at all. According to this post at AoC's official forums, this is in fact the case. One of the game's designers has confirmed...
Monday, Jun 2
Podcast: Age of Conan proclaims death to false metal
To the delight of the Age of Conan development and community support team, a German metal band by the name of Linkin Purpz has produced a song all about, well, how much they love playing Age of Conan. Entitled Gods of War, it appears to be a melodic rant about the three principal deities of AoC,...
Friday, May 16
All the best AoC pre-launch info in one spot
Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Forums, Game mechanics, Guides, New titles, Education
Wednesday, May 14
Naming your AoC characters
So there you are, sitting at the AoC character creation screen. You've just installed the game, created your perfect character that you will be playing for the next few months or years, but now you stare blankly at the little box with the blinking cursor asking for your character name. Argh!
Thursday, Apr 24
Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 2
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, Podcasts, Age of Conan, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Lord of the Rings Online, Culture, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, PvP, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 2 runs down news and features from Massively.com for the week of...
Friday, Apr 18
Opinion: The Daily Grind: AoC collectors or regular edition?
Filed under: Age of Conan, New titles, The Daily Grind We've asked if you were a collector or not, but now we're curious about one specific title. Namely, are you going to buy the CE for Age of Conan or will you be settling for the regular edition?
Thursday, Apr 17
Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 1
Massively Speaking" episode one sees co-leads Krystalle Voecks and Michael Zenke, writer Kyle Horner, and accomplished podcasting veteran Shawn Schuster setting down to a banquet of MMO news. Check out our commentary on the Lich King alpha announcement, LOTRO Book 13, and City of Hero...
Tuesday, Feb 19
Podcast: GDC08: A preview of Age of Conan's wild and wooly mounted combat
had the chance to sit with the Age of Conan developers yesterday, to take in a brand-new preview of the blood-and-guts gameplay due out later this year. One of the highlights of that demo was the chance to see mounted combat in action. We traveled to the desolate landscape of Khopshef provinc...
Friday, Jan 25
Player posts an abundance of AoC videos from Norway press event
A lucky player by the name of Avery, from Age of Conan guild The Acolytes, won a trip to attend Funcom's press event in Norway and has uploaded a huge amount of footage. There are videos on questing, raiding, mounts, music and more from AoC. Heck, there's even a video of the real-life mounted fi...
Monday, Jan 21
The Daily Grind: On waiting for new MMOs
With the announcement this morning that Age of Conan: Hyborean Adventures has been delayed, we can't help but be torn about it. We covet the shiny precious, yes we do -- and we're sure we're not the only ones who are really wanting to see more of this title. But on the flip side, we've all seen tru...
Thursday, Jan 17
Hands-on with Age of Conan's Barbarian class
Last week at CES, I was able to do a hands on with Age of Conan's Dark Templar class. I also spent a good couple of hours ignoring the dirty looks of conventioneers as I hogged the Barbarian class demo machine as well. I was able to take a couple of shaky videos of gameplay (I blame the excitement) a...
Wednesday, Jan 9
To pay or not to pay ... is that really the question?
There's an editorial over at WarCry that's part opinion piece, part year-in-review, making the case that 2007 saw the demise of the subscription model -- paying a monthly fee for your favorite MMO. There is some sound reasoning in the piece, and it's a good read. However, I don't believe tha...
