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Conan: Hyborian Adventures -- say it five times fast and it will kind of sound like you're saying "Conan's high boring adventures". Hopefully this will not be the case, although I'd have no problem dropping $50 to experience the world's first stoned barbarian MMO. The game is presently in closed beta on the PC but will also see a PC release; presumably when the Vista Live service is in full swing so console and PC players can duke it out in PvP. 

Look to give up life as you know it to become a warrior, thief, or mage this summer ... and make Robert E. Howard a very rich man. Unless he's already dead; then do it for the little Conan trust fund babies. Hopefully there's some Boris Vallejo influence in this game, and what I mean by that is breasts and big dragons (in that order). Are you looking forward to burninating thatched roof cottages?

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Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 16:53
Snaileb
Is Fronz developing a virtual reality skyscraper simulator to help people over come their fear of heights?????
xtofuconsumerx's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 16:57
xtofuconsumerx
DX10 is going to make me cry at its beauty. I cannot wait to see what they do with it.
JoeyBuckets's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:00
JoeyBuckets
I saw those screenshots in the Enquirer like a decade ago. Batboy LIVES!
mettlepoop's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:06
mettlepoop
how is it also going to have a pc release... what else is it on?
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:12
Justice
Kotaku had a youtube video of it, and let me tell you, the characters were CHOPPY! Maybe it was just youtube
Cruds's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:12
Cruds
Nice but its no Fist of the Northstar MMO
tehuberone's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:19
tehuberone
Pretty.
Matthew Mac's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:24
Matthew Mac
@mettlepoop:
Xbox 360
mettlepoop's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:25
mettlepoop
oh, thanks
arikhan's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:28
arikhan
I personally have been following Age of Conan for over a year and am stoked for its release. I have a lot of respect for FunCom and think they are one of the better MMO companies out there. I know a bunch of people who still play AO after four years and enjoy it.
Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:36
Buster
meh, i remember seeing a video of this, didnt look that great, and the person that was speaking to the reporter(or whatever you would call him) foilage instead of foliage,... i laughed at him >_>
Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:37
Buster
this looks better imo
http://www.unleashthefury.com/default.php
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:48
Darren Nakamura
If it weren't an MMO, my roommate would be all over it. Since it is... not so much.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 17:53
ArrestedDeveloper
not very excited about this, all i've heard about it is that it uses DX10, that makes me think there is nothing overly interesting about the game itself
FatBologna's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 18:11
FatBologna
I reeeally hope this is a good game. There's never been a good Conan title (except the one I used to have on my apple2E when I was like 6). I could care less about the graphics, really. As long as the gameplay isn't shit. I hear (from the devs mouth of course) they've created a pretty robust action-oriented fighting system. I also heard that you can work your way up in the ranks to warlord, and that when you do there's some RTS elements thrown in.

oh yeah, Robert E Howard's been dead since 1936, when he commited suicide. He only left behind an ex-girlfriend so who knows who's nabbin royalties off this one...
Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 18:19
Mabec
This is not DX10 in my book.
SP420's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 19:24
SP420
Can't wait for this gem. Already canceled my WoW account in preparation to surrender myself to this behemoth. It's all Conan, baby!! ARRGHGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!
nightmareci's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 19:44
nightmareci
"Conan's high boring adventures" is on every night at 12:30 AM. No need for a new game.
kevinski's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2007 21:34
kevinski
Erm...the graphics are pretty bland-looking. Check out that terrain...
sunscream's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2007 15:22
sunscream
Howard died in 1936 genius :)
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