However, the Eidos-Funcom deal does have some good news for those unable to buy a PC capable of handling Age of Conan's high-end graphics. The announcement promises that "Funcom and SCi/Eidos will also cooperate to bring the game to the console market."
We are very excited to work with SCi/Eidos on the publishing of Age of Conan," said Trond Arne Aas, CEO of Funcom. "SCi/Eidos has proven their strength in PR, marketing and distribution with series like Hitman and Tomb Raider, and we couldn't be more pleased with our co-publishing partner.
And some tips from Roy Thomas about playing in the MMORPG? If you want to be seated next to the great king, ensure you've got the following attributes: loyalty, honesty, and bravery. Pray to Crom that you get on the good side of this guy, eh?
Age of Conan's offering for the party, an undeniably sweet trailer, is nothing short of eye candy and gore fest in one package. Right, we've seen half-naked barbarians ripping each other's heads off before, but this title from Funcom is still amazing.
It certainly doesn't sound like an easy job at the end of the day. We're just glad that we, as gamers, get to enjoy the fruits of their labor and don't have to bother with all the technical hullabaloo. Either way, everyone wins since we all get to see what a great game Age of Conan is turning out to be.
Age of Conan developer Funcom probably could have gone the easy way with Hyborian Adventures and created a simple hack-and-slash affair with little depth. However, it seems like the team has grander ideas in mind for the game, and we're intrigued to see how all these seemingly disparate parts fit together in the final build.
As a part of the agreement 'Age of Conan' enters NVIDIA's 'The Way It's Meant To Be Played' program, which ensures smooth compatibility with NVIDIA products as well as engineering and marketing support. As the developer of a key MMO title in the program, Funcom has received extensive onsite aid ever since the first hand-built prototypes of the DX10 enabled graphics cards came around, all to give 'Age of Conan' players the best graphical experience possible.
According to Godager, Funcom has spent about three years in development on the game, and the good news is that all the pieces are finally falling into place. Because Age of Conan is a showcase game for Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, it will also ship with support for DirectX 10.
The Guild PvP points are used to determine if groups or players have the right to siege battlekeeps. Players who participate in it will generate points for their respective guilds through the minigames and experience gained from PvP battles. These
Unlike servers, players will be given a chance to change the language used by the game. However, the default language on the install disc will be according to what server that copy of the game is attuned to. They are still currently deciding if they should include all the languages on the installer or to offer it as a download for players who want to change the language.