The game looks fantastic and after reviewing some of the developer comments we are hopefull that this game will be a good one. If you are unaware of Conan and his quests, there are over 70 years worth of stories and comics which have allowed the devs to create "a realm tgat is a very deep and meaningful place to set an online Action-RPG in.

While the visuals did display a little slowdown in some intensive scenes, the demo averaged more than 35 frames per second, and Tharaldsen said that there was still plenty that Funcom could do to optimize and improve the frame rate.

The groundbreaking new DirectX 10 technology brings a wide range of improvements for PC games, and it has several highly positive implications on the performance and looks of 'Age of Conan'. Amongst other things it gives Funcom a chance to increase the overall performance, as well as enabling better view distance, more realistic-looking characters, more special effects, better and more detailed environments as well as better light models.

"We believe that by spending even more time and effort into polishing and enhancing the game we will ensure that the game reaches its full potential in terms of quality and subscriber base," said Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. "