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Monday, Nov 2
AoC: Letter from the Game Director - October 2009 - Ten Ton Hammer
Craig Morrison talks about community promotions and Rise of the Godslayer. Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures' Game Director Craig Morrison has released a new letter to the community this week. The latest update is mostly about community related stuff and how community ... read more
Tuesday, Oct 27
Age of Conan Update 1.5.6 Has Arrived - Ten Ton Hammer
New update brings more content and reward points.Funcom has released Update 1.5.6 for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and with it comes a host of new content, Veteran Rewards, a new Halloween event ‘Nights of Lost Souls’, and more. The new... read more
Monday, Oct 26
Funcom Offers Bigger Discounts for Longer Subscriptions to Age of Conan - Ten Ton Hammer
Subscibe longer and pay less.Funcom is offering a bigger discount to those who choose to purchase longer subscription plans for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The newly adjusted rates offer a 20% discount to 3 month... read more
Friday, Oct 16
AoC Nights of Lost Souls Seasonal Event - Ten Ton Hammer
New seasonal event coming to AoC.Funcom has announced a new seasonal event for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. Night of the Lost Souls will go live with Update 5.6 and will provide players with the chance to earn rewards and... read more
Thursday, Oct 15
AoC Tunes Available on AoCVault - Ten Ton Hammer
Enjoy AoC tunes from your PC.The popular Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures soundtrack now has songs available on IGN's AOCVault. If you're a fan of composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen, you can now enjoy some of his tunes from... read more
Monday, Oct 12
7-day Free Trials Return to Age of Conan - Ten Ton Hammer
Free trials return to Age of Conan.Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is once again offering 7-day free trials for players. If you've been wanting to give the game a first or even second look, now is your chance. Head over to read more
Friday, Oct 9
Craig Morrison Talks Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer - Ten Ton Hammer
Craig Morrison offers more insight into Rise of the Godslayer.Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer will offer content for both lower level and higher level players to enjoy. According to Game Director Craig Morrison, between levels 20-40 players can explore... read more
Monday, Sep 28
Funcom to Cut 20% of Workforce - Ten Ton Hammer
Funcom initiates plan for cost reductions. Funcom is reducing its work force by about 20%. The planned launch for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures in Korea will continue as planned, but the development of The Secret World has been... read more
Letter from the Game Director - September 2009 - Ten Ton Hammer
Craig Morrison talks about the next update for AoC.Game Director Craig Morrison is updating the Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures community about the coming Veteran Rewards program and a new level 80 instance set to release with the next update... read more
Wednesday, Sep 2
New AoC 'Developer's Blog' and a Changing of the Guards at Funcom
PAX and Dragon*Con are this week and Funcom will be on hand at both to present the latest information on the 'Rise of the Godslayer' expansion for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. In his latest... read more
Tuesday, Sep 1
Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer Interview with Craig Morrison
Funcom recently released details of the first expansion for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures titled 'Rise of the Godslayer'. Ten Ton Hammer got the chance to speak with Age of Conan Game Director,... read more
Monday, Aug 31
Age of Conan Joins Facebook
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures (AoC) has joined the many faces of Facebook. Now you can keep up with all the latest news and gossip about Age of Conan right on their Facebook page. Check...read more
Tuesday, Aug 11
Age of Conan Soon to Announce Expansion
Fans have been waiting for a very long time for some Age of Conan expansion news and we have found that you won't be waiting much longer! Funcom is making the rounds for this season's... read more
Age of Conan - A Year Later Part 2
Imagine a game that has innovative combat, amazing graphics, in depth PvP, and has had months of polish. This is what Age of Conan fans had been hoping for prior to the release of AoC and many... read more
Friday, Jul 24
AoC: New 'Letter from the Game Director Outlines Guild Renown and Veteran Rewards
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Game Director, Craig Morrison posted a new 'Letter from the Game Director' today detailing the coming veteran reward system and new guild changes. Veteran items,... read more
Thursday, Jul 9
Game Director Craig Morrison Talks About Age of Conan's Current and Future Content
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Game Director, Craig Morrison recently spoke with Gametrailers.com about the new update and improvements to Funcom's flagship MMORPG. With the new update and the... read more
Wednesday, Jul 8
Funcom Launches Re-evaluation Campaign for for Age of Conan
Today Funcom launched its first re-evaluation campaign for its flagship MMORPG, Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures (AoC). Players can return to Hyboria for two weeks of free playtime to... read more
Monday, May 18
'Age of Conan' Celebrates One Year Anniversary, Sees Significant Increase in Players - Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan population on the rise.In celebration of Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures one year anniversary, Funcom today announced that the game is now seeing an upturn in new subscribers and improved retention. Funcom cites... read more
AoC: Glen 'Famine' Swan Posts One Year Anniversary Blog - Ten Ton Hammer
What a difference a year makes.Funcom's US Community Manager, Glen Famine Swan has posted a new blog on MMORPG.com. In his latest blog Famine talks about Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures and how it has developed over the last... read more
Friday, May 15
Funcom's 1st Quarter Financial Report is Positive - Ten Ton Hammer
Crush your enemies and see their subs driven before you.Funcom's 1st Quarter Financial Report for 2009 is in and the company is showing positive signs of growth thanks to an increase in subscribers for their top MMORPG, Age of Conan: Hyborian... read more
Thursday, Apr 30
AoC Game Director: Start Out at Level 50! - Ten Ton Hammer
Skip the low level grind with this startling new AoC featureNo one likes the low level grind once you've worked your way through the content a time or two already and Funcom is doing something about it! As part of Age of Conan Game Director's letter to... read more
Thursday, Apr 16
AOC Offers Free Trial - Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Available to Anyone for a WeekFuncom appears to have joined a number of other popular MMO games by offering a 7 day free trial allowing anyone (over the age of 18) to check out the game. With violence, nudity, and PvP if you... read more
Tuesday, Mar 31
AoC's Letter From the Game Director - Ten Ton Hammer
Free trial campaign coming soon!With GDC coverage of Age of Conan still trickling out it is time once again to hear a few words from Game Director Craig Morrison. Craig talks a little about AoC's progress and what he shared at... read more
Thursday, Mar 19
Mortal Online Beta Sign-Ups Open! - Ten Ton Hammer
Want some open PvP action and getting tired of Darkfall? Had it with Ultima Online? Ready to kick Darkfall in the head? Age of Conan just not tickling your PvP funnybone? You may not have long to wait for your next PvP injection; Mortal Online has just... read more
Monday, Feb 9
Age of Conan is Hiring! - Ten Ton Hammer
Things must be looking up for Funcom!While other big name game developers are scaling back staff, Funcom is adding to their Age of Conan development team! Want a chance to join a team that works on one of the most unique titles? ... read more
Friday, Feb 6
Patch: AoC Major Content Update Gets ETA - Ten Ton Hammer
New dungeons and fixes coming soon!Age of Conan has some major pieces in the works but when can we hope to see these new dungeons and fixes on the live servers? Community Manager Famine gives players an idea of when Update 1.4 can... read more
Thursday, Jan 29
AoC's Craig Morrison Talks PvP and Server Merge - Ten Ton Hammer
With server merges in place Hyboria is seeing a revitalization in game and nothing makes this more obvious than Game Director Craig Morrison's zeal for moving forward. In a recent interview with GameSpy, Morrison had this to say: According to Morrison, as the company worked through its o...
Friday, Jan 23
AoC: Letter from the Game Director - Ten Ton Hammer
It's about that time again when we get an update from Game Director Craig Morrison. We get to hear details about the latest zones that are currently on test and what the future holds for Age of Conan. Now that the server merges are complete and the new communities start to come together, in some...
Tuesday, Jan 20
AoC: Gemcrafting - Tier 4 - Ten Ton Hammer
Gemcrafting in Age of Conan is the cheapest and easiest way to customize your gear in game but what gems do you choose? It's a trick to craft these little miracles, but once you get the hang of it, you can create the most amazing effects!
Tuesday, Dec 23
New Seasonal Event Competition - Ten Ton Hammer
That's it. The winners will receive the codekey by e-mail to activate all of the above mentioned in-game items for his/her Age of Conan gameaccount. The 2 months additional free game time will be activated by Funcom directly on the account.
Tuesday, Dec 16
AoC: Weaponsmith Recipes - Tier 4 - Ten Ton Hammer
Continuing the Age of Conan crafting guide frenzy, we've added tier 4 recipes for Weaponsmithing. If you're level 70+ and looking for the perfect weapon look here first! The Weaponsmith crafting profession can make a wide array of weapons for any class and we provide the materials list an...
Tuesday, Dec 9
Testlive 1.04 Patch Notes Preview - Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Update 1.04 will soon be making its way to the Testlive forums. Haven, a QA Tester for Funcom, recently posted a detailed preview of the coming update. While this means the update is still a good time away from being implemented on the Live servers, it does offe...
Tuesday, Dec 2
Server Merger Update - Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures (AoC) will be getting its long awaited server merger before Christmas. Funcom US Community Manager Glen "Famine" Swan laid out the plans in a recent post on the Official AoC forums. The future server mergers will include some free game time for players to co...
Monday, Nov 24
AoC Publisher Caught in Ratings Scandal - Ten Ton Hammer
While Funcom may be the well known developer of Age of Conan, Eidos is the actual publisher here in the United States. And recently, they've landed themselves in some hot water over a ratings scandal. Many gamers count on internet reviews and ratings, and as such they expect them to be true an...
Friday, Nov 14
Two Part Guild Interview at MMORPG.com - Ten Ton Hammer
We are a PvP guild, majority of the guild is made of players who played Anarchy Online (Funcom’s other MMO) for years, the members were on the same (and even opposite sides) of the war in AO, it was not a problem as "faction" differences were never really taken seriously by any of us (we are not...
Wednesday, Nov 12
Update Notes 11/12/2008 Ymir's Pass Now Live - Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures received another update today and players need to be aware that they will now be required to download the latest version DirectX before they can log in. During the Test server trial some people encountered a problem while trying to download the latest vers...
Wednesday, Oct 29
AoC's New Update - Notoriety is Now Live - Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures has received the next part of the long awaited PvP update today along with a slew of other changes and updates. The patch has introduced the new Notoriety system that will now punish players for killing those of a much lower level by flagging them as a crimina...
Monday, Oct 20
Game Director Craig 'Silirrion' Morrison's Update Preview - Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Game Director Craig 'Silirrion' Morrison in keeping with his promise to communicate periodically with the community did so again today. The latest message from the Game Director offers up some juicy tidbits on the next update for AoC that may be ready for...
Monday, Oct 13
Alchemy Resource Concerns Addressed on Testlive - Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures crafting system is in the process of getting its own update along with all the other changes. However, with any update there can sometimes be some controversy surrounding some necessary changes. This week the controversy is surrounding the choice to remo...
Wednesday, Oct 1
Latest Testlive Patch Brings Lots of Changes - Ten Ton Hammer
The latest update notes for the next big update for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures is now available on the Testlive server forums. The latest notes include a huge list of new items that are in part related to the upcoming notoriety system. Along with this system a slew of new content has been...
Wednesday, Sep 17
Patch notes 09/17/2008 at Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures first part of the PvP update is now live. This patch is the biggest one in a while and has a lot of changes and new features that are now live. CLASSES Assassin Barbarian Guardian Ranger COMBAT GUI ITEMS NPCS/MOBS GUILDS PVP/ MASSIVE PVP Massive PVP PvP
AoC Director/Producer Godager Steps Down at Ten Ton Hammer
Taking on Godager's role is Craig Morrison, previously producer and game director for Anarchy Online, and also an ex-Telegraph and IGN staff member. It is time to get new, fresh eyes on Age of Conan, and I wholeheartedly support the appointment of Craig," offered Godager.
Gaute Godager Resigns - AoC Gets New Game Director at Ten Ton Hammer
Gaute Godager the now former Producer and Game Director for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures (AoC) and one of the founding members of Funcom has resigned from the company. Gaute Godager cited some elements of dissatisfaction with AoC and that he felt it needed a pair of fresh eyes as his rea...
Monday, Sep 15
Role-playing Rules Announced at Ten Ton Hammer
Johannes 'Waldgeist' Rebhan recently posted Funcom's rules for Role-playing in Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. The list of rules include player name and guild name guidelines and the community code of conduct. This makes for a good read if you have been looking to learn how to Role-play...
Friday, Sep 5
Age of Conan Available on Steam at Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan is one of the latest games to jump on the Steam bandwagon. From Steam players can buy and download games directly to their PC. Digital downloads are not new, but I believe this is the first MMO available through Steam. Anyway, Age of Conan is now available through a much more green an...
Thursday, Aug 7
AoC: Border Kingdom Cryer - Mitra's Faithful at Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Priest of Mitra class has been a hot topic this week as Funcom US Community Coordinator Wayne 'Yakomo' Soong opened up a thread for feedback and known issues as Funcom works to tweak the class. This has not stopped several other threads from turning up as var...
AoC: Clan Interview and Showcase - PATb at Ten Ton Hammer
Romtim: Our guild was created by Finist, who is our current guild leader. I am a guild member, with the best knowledge of English, that’s why i am the representative to the community. Our guild is actually Russian-Speaking. It was created this way to afford an easy way to exchange information...
AoC Nominated for Golden Joystick Award at Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures has been nominated for the Golden Joystick award and if this MMORPG is top on your list you can help vote them in at number one. Just head over and cast your vote for Age of Conan in one of several categories from PC Game of the Year, Online Game of the Year, or Ulti...
Tuesday, Aug 5
How To: IGN Age of Conan Vault Mount Guide at Ten Ton Hammer
IGN's Age of Conan Vault has just posted a new guide to the mounts of Hyboria. Now you can learn where to find them, how to use them, and what kinds of different mounts there are. You can read the full guide here.
Wednesday, Jul 30
Patch Update - Going Live at Ten Ton Hammer
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures will be getting it's patch tomorrow. Funcom's Senior Community Manager, Oliver 'Tarib' Kunz made the announcement today as he stated the testing has been successful and the patch is moving forward after the brief delay it was given this week.
Thursday, Jul 17
AoC Patch Notes 07/17/2008 at Ten Ton Hammer
PvP Massive PvP: Mercenary players in a team with a guild member should no longer be hostile-flagged during battle. You will no longer be able to attack guild members on PvP servers. The Massive PVP gui will show up on a separate tab than Minigame PvP. If your pet does the most damage to a target i...
Friday, Jul 11
Letter from the Game Director 07/11/2008 at Ten Ton Hammer
Game Director, Gaute Godager addressed the Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures (AoC) community today in his "Letter from the Game Director." The new letter touches on what Funcom has planned for the future of AoC and what they have done since launch and will continue to do to improve gameplay.
Tradeskill and Resource Update at Ten Ton Hammer
The crafting mechanics have been getting a lot of attention by the Funcom developers as an anxious community has been waiting and asking for feedback on the coming changes and fixes for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. Today Glen "Famine" Swan posted an update from Twizer on the crafting...
Tuesday, Jul 8
Scheduled Patch Downtime at Ten Ton Hammer
We have been working on various fixes for the next update and they have been coming along nicely. During those tests our QA department however encountered an issue which needs to be addressed and corrected. In order to test those new changes (including making those available on our Testliv...
Thursday, Jul 3
AoC Screenshot Competition at Ten Ton Hammer
Do you have a good eye for taking screenshots? Well its time to put those talents to use. Funcom is holding a screenshot competition for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. If you have some funny or great looking screenies you can enter them into the contest set to take place over the next 7 days. I...
Thursday, Jun 26
AoC - June 26 Patch and Delays at Ten Ton Hammer
Today's patch notes for Age of Conan have been released, and you can see them here. However, it seems when the European servers updated it revealed a crashing bug in the patch which Funcom has worked furiously to fix. The patching for U.S. servers was delayed because of it today, but it looks lik...
Tuesday, Jun 24
Patch: Tradeskill Fixes in the Works at Ten Ton Hammer
One of the major concerns players of Age of Conan have been voicing is the current list of problems in regards to the player crafting in the game. Funcom has heard, and acknowledged the issues, and posted a plan yesterday to address these issues.
Thursday, Jun 19
Funcom Update on Mounts at Ten Ton Hammer
There have been some concerns about the mounts of Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. A while back Svein Erik "Sharum" Jenset addressed some of the concerns on the forums and updated players on some of the things in the works to make our trusty steeds a bit better. This week he has updated his pos...
Tuesday, Jun 17
Age of Conan Review
When Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures hit store shelves, there was a flurry by many MMOG gamers to pick up a copy and begin their journeys through the dark and bloody lands. For the past few weeks, Ten Ton Hammer's Cody "Micajah" Bye has been traversing those same hills and dales of Funcom's...
Tuesday, Jun 10
LotRO Class Tips Guide
If you're not so enchanted with decapitation, burly men in thongs and the low (cut) fantasy of Age of Conan, how about popping over to Middle Earth for a bit of posturing high fantasy? Following our two chats with producer Jeffrey Steefel, we've knocked up a few tips for the classes of Lord o...
Friday, May 30
Upcoming Demonologist and Necromancer Improvements
Jayde, Funcom's System Designer for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures has posted a list of upcoming changes for the necromancer and demonologist class. The post contains a lot of changes and updates that should make you finger wigglers very happy.
Thursday, May 15
AoC: Border Kingdom Cryer - 05/16/2008 - Launch Edition
With Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures poised for early access this weekend, the barbarians are at the gate--literally! Anticipation has peaked and new discussion is flooding the forums daily. The community has been heavily discussing new topics and old with countless new threads. With...
Wednesday, May 14
Official Early Access Server List Now Available
The gates to Age of Conan open in just a few days from now and legions of adventurers can hardly wait to set foot on Hyborian soil. Many want to chose their future home (also known as ‘Server’) beforehand and we know the list below has been eagerly awaited. Cimmeria European Aquilonia Stygia
Tuesday, May 13
Savanja Joins the Ten Ton Hammer: Age of Conan Community Staff
Like any dedicated gamer, she follows her passion to whatever game strikes her fancy and she has been successfully lured into Hyboria by the rich lore and stimulating gameplay found in the Age of Conan. She hopes to enjoy many long years being a part of the AoC community and looks forward to g...
Lost In Hyboria - "Skilled Warriors"
Lost In Hyboria, Ten Ton Hammer's very own Age of Conan comic, is back with its 9th incarnation! Our heroes now find themselves at the mercy of a mysterious female traveler who has kindly offered her assistance so long as they help her find her father first. But it seems might get dirty before...
Tuesday, May 6
Lost In Hyboria - "The Flashback"
Now in its 8th incarnation, Ten Ton Hammer's Age of Conan themed comic strip "Lost In Hyboria" is rife with Murphy's Law: whatever can go wrong will go wrong. Join Martuk, JoBildo, Machail, Gibbles the Demon, and a mysterious new adventurer of the female persuasion as they try to find their...
Monday, Apr 14
How To: GameSpot Posts Age of Conan Tutorial Video
In preparation of the upcoming PvP weekend, where 15,000 players will get a chance to try out player versus player combat in Age of Conan, GameSpot has posted a brief tutorial video explaining some elements of the user interface. Check it out here
Friday, Feb 22
Opinion: G4tv's MMO Report covers Age of Conan
G4Tv's Friday special called the MMO Report covered many of the games that came out of the Game Developers Convention, but more importantly they covered the good one, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventure. Once you get past the review of Hello Kitty and World of Warcraft, you are treated to seve...
