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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

"Age Of Conan": Barbarians At The Gate

From BigGameHunter, comes word that Funcom has included new content from the upcoming "Conan The Barbarian" feature film, that will tie into the 'massively multiplayer online' game "Age of Conan".

Set 20 years after the film, with Conan now the 'King Of Aquilonia', the new game pack "The Savage Coast Of Turan", will launch players on quests to help 'Artus' unravel conspiracies surrounding the city of 'Ardashir' in Turan.

"We have worked closely with the Funcom creative team since 2003 and carefully crafted a unique look and feel for Conan's world," said "Conan the Barbarian" producer, Paradox CEO Fredrik Malmberg.

"Many of the concepts, locations and designs from the game development were utilized by the film team for consistency, and we are thrilled that many elements of the film, will feel familiar to the 'Age of Conan' players."


"Being able to draw upon the characters, storylines, weapons, and monsters from the movie is tremendously exciting," said Age of Conan executive producer Craig Morrison. "It will compliment the wealth of content that already exists within the 'Age of Conan' game world."

To date, "Age of Conan" has sold over 1.4 million copies, since launching in 2008.

Director Marcus Nispel's "Conan the Barbarian", written by Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer and Sean Hood. will be released in 3D August 2011, starring Jason Momoa, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, Bob Sapp and Rachel Nichols :

"A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce 'Cimmerian' warrior 'Conan', soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realises he is the only hope of saving the great nations of 'Hyboria' from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil..."

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