Age of Conan dawning on 360

Funcom to bring sword-and-sorcery PC MMORPG to Microsoft's console next year.

The world of Conan the Cimmerian, the fantasy barbarian of legend created by Robert E. Howard, portrayed in films by Arnold Schwarzenegger and re-created in several games, is returning to consoles. Funcom today announced that the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has been approved for the Xbox 360 by Microsoft.

While this is good news for 360 fans who yearn to crush their enemies, see them driven before them, and hear the lamentations of their women, it isn't especially surprising. In April, rumors first began circulating that the developers had been working on a version of the game for Microsoft's next-gen console. Those rumors were further fueled in July, when Funcom announced a publishing deal for the PC version of the game with Eidos that also noted that the companies wanted to bring the game to the console market.

No release date was named for the Xbox 360 edition of the game, but a Funcom representative said it will definitely be after the PC version launches (currently expected between March and May of next year). And while the representative said Funcom has been pleased with its partnership with Eidos so far, the publisher has not been signed yet to handle Age of Conan for the Xbox 360. Funcom said it would have more information about the game, including "potential console-specific features," at a later date.

Combining action RPG elements with the MMORPG genre, Age of Conan was named GameSpot's Best Massively Multiplayer Game of E3 2006, beating out competition including EA Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

139 Comments

  • REVENGEotSITH

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 12:14 pm PT

    Krom!!!!

  • gertish

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 12:13 pm PT

    Hmmm...nice I guess.

  • strahd01

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 12:12 pm PT

    as long as u have silver u can play mmorpgs because ur not using xbl servers

  • EPaul

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 12:07 pm PT

    YAWN

  • URUCAN

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:52 am PT

    If they do charge a montly fee ,,,, it will be funcom . and not microsoft.
    And they are not making us pay . If you chose to pay then do it .
    Not like PS3 (Pay $ 3 time more).Microsoft give us a choise to buy a hd player or not to . Not forsing a new media player on us

  • URUCAN

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:50 am PT

    Vyse86
    Is there a monthly fee or is Xbox Live Gold and the increased price of the game enough to satisfy their greed? JahRoc876
    just more money MS is making you 360 guys pay...... If they do charge a montly fee ,,,, it will be funcom . and not microsoft.
    And they are not making us pay . If you chose to pay then do it .
    Not like PS3 (Pay $ 3 time more).Microsoft give us a choise to buy a hd player or not to . Not forsing a new media player on us

  • makemeweak

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:49 am PT

    ftjx
    "I wonder why it had to take more than a year for an mmorpg to emerge on the X360? they make a lot of money and are all about the 'INTERNET'."

    FFXI has been on the 360 for a long while now.

  • minos30

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:47 am PT

    hope there's no monthly fee, i'm already paying for online gameplay on the 360

  • makemeweak

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:39 am PT

    AWESOME! This game sounds like an mmo I might actually be interested in.

    jomoyA
    "If you look the trailer closely, there is a Games for Windows logo. Microsoft is backing this game in some way. Do you think they would let the game slip to ps3? Btw, I don't mind if the game came to PS3 or whatever. But, your comment is very inaccurate."

    As a point of clarification the "Games for Windows" endorsement just means that the game meets certain specifications/guidlines that were created by Microsoft to encourage PC gaming and establish industry standards. All PC games will most likely begin to have this endorsement, but it does not indicate involvement from MS in development or publishing. I'm surprised GS hasn't done an article on this yet.

  • kindredmachine

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:35 am PT

    AWSOME!! I loved Anarchy Online and a new Funcom MMO for the 360 is a must buy!!

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:33 am PT

    Krom

  • Agulf

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:31 am PT

    ... Anyone actually serious about playing Conan? Personally, I would have liked it if they would just fix their current MMO before making a new one... Could have snatched that updated engine for Anarchy Online instead - would have made better use of it IMO. At least that game COULD compete... I mean... What chance does conan have against Warhammer or WoW? Not that AO is anywhere neer those games but [insert witty reason here ]. At least it feels like it will boil down to those two games (when it comes to player population). Hmm... Meh. Multiplatform... Think I'll pass for now, and I'll save my excitement for later.

  • zeecorner

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:30 am PT

    Yes! More achievemnets!

  • jomoyA

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:30 am PT

    "Wow , this is good news for MS fanboys , but if it will have succses it will hit the PS3 to , just like Oblivion And before you start bashing me , I dont care , I cant buy it anyways , except if it comes out for the PSP ( ok , maybe il check the PC version ) ."

    If you look the trailer closely, there is a Games for Windows logo. Microsoft is backing this game in some way. Do you think they would let the game slip to ps3? Btw, I don't mind if the game came to PS3 or whatever. But, your comment is very inaccurate.

  • axes03

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:29 am PT

    360 just gets better and better

  • aRcad33

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:25 am PT

    i love my 360 ... keep producing those quality games!

  • kai_311

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:24 am PT

    Its good to have a X360...

  • earlthecannibal

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:24 am PT

    This better not delay the Pc release...

  • dukerav

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:23 am PT

    Awesome news indeed, hope it the game pans out.

  • Vyse86

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:22 am PT

    Is there a monthly fee or is Xbox Live Gold and the increased price of the game enough to satisfy their greed?

  • JahRoc876

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:20 am PT

    just more money MS is making you 360 guys pay......

  • Digital-Devil

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:19 am PT

    I hate Conan...but sure ok

  • xEviLLyAMuSeDx

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:17 am PT

    Could be interesting. Tough luck not having to pay a subscription fee though, it would be nice if they made it cheaper for xbox360 users however. Some sort of partnership deal between the two companies?

  • Alaris83

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:17 am PT

    Crom!

  • icym

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:08 am PT

    ah.. the things best in life!!

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 11:04 am PT

    could be good i guess....time will only tell

  • Pastehunter

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:58 am PT

    Wow , this is good news for MS fanboys , but if it will have succses it will hit the PS3 to , just like Oblivion And before you start bashing me , I dont care , I cant buy it anyways , except if it comes out for the PSP ( ok , maybe il check the PC version ) .

  • axillia

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:57 am PT

    Let's hope there are no subscription prices since we already have to pay for XBL while Sony and Nintendo users (both inferior) don't have to pay any service fees.

  • ftjx

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:57 am PT

    I wonder why it had to take more than a year for an mmorpg to emerge on the X360? they make a lot of money and are all about the "INTERNET"

  • gerardinsito

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:57 am PT

    My only hope is.... Please make it a good game.. not another crap.. like Superman Returns

  • dhjohns

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:54 am PT

    Looks sweet. Wondeer what the subscription price would be, if any?

  • twoism

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:51 am PT

    This news doesn't come as a surprise, they were even demoing the game at E3 with emphasis on using a 360 controller. This is pretty exciting nonetheless, I'll probably be playing it on PC until the 360 version is out. IMO this is gonna be the next biggest MMO next to WoW.

  • veracity024

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:48 am PT

    is it an rpg then...hmmmm

  • NorwegianWinter

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:47 am PT

    Doesn't suprise me. Microsoft has been organizing a impressive lineup of upcoming games for the Xbox 360. This is one to add to it

  • joedellamorte

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:38 am PT

    Certainly makes Xbox 360 more interesting...

  • OtterX

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:38 am PT

    excellent! This game has looked great since they first announced it in 2005.

  • Batman_Begins

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:37 am PT

    ok

  • Lee2000

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:37 am PT

    Looking foward to this.

  • TheJuggla17

    Posted Dec 12, 2006 10:37 am PT

    Interesting...

    ~fin~

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