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It was revealed yesterday that Funcom would be cutting 20 per cent of its workforce, which resulted in a delay for its upcoming MMO The Secret World, leaving us with a thought about what it would mean for Age of Conan. For those of you worried, don't be. A Funcom spokesperson told us that it will have little effect on Age of Conan and its expansion: "What I can tell you is that this will have little to no effect on Conan and the expansion. The Secret World will be delayed with a few months."

Developer Funcom have enabled newcomers to the Age of Conan MMO to sample its wares completely free, albeit with "some restrictions" like no trading with others. The trial accounts also can only use public chat channels, you can't post on the forums or send in-game mail either. Upgrading to a full account slays these pestering restrictions dead.

Funcom has announced the launch of a new free update for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The update 5.6 is named "Nights of Lost Souls" and introduces new in-game seasonal content, new quests and rewards, a new high-level dungeon and the Veteran Points system.

If you partake of Funcom's Holiday offer for Age of Conan then you could play a trail version, limiting the player to level 20, without ever paying. That means Age of Conan playable for free, no subscriptions, no time limits, but just a level cap. The offer expires on January 1st, 2010.

Funcom is thrilled to be able to invite both active and inactive players to try out the critically acclaimed 'Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer' expansion for free for 10 days. For inactive players, this offer also includes 10 days of free access to the core game. This is a great opportunity for everyone to try out the first ever expansion to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'.

Age of Conan executive producer Craig Morrison has offered his thoughts of the MMO genre, noting it's "very progression focused" for a reason. Some players just want to fight, explore, socialise, and be told a story and so on. People have "reservations" about BioWare's story-focused MMO.

Conan the Barbarian will be exercising his sword arm as Paradox Entertainment, the IP holder, has teamed up with Digital Development Management. Together they're pitching a new Conan videogame to publishers and developers, and note it won't necessarily be based on 2011's reboot of Conan.

Players exploring Funcom's MMORPG Age of Conan are excited by some teasing words from the developer, especially as they believe new lands are on the way. The studio "can't quite talk about" what's coming yet. Turan and Ardashir are thought to be the new dirt slabs in the pipeline - they appear in the player search tab.

Funcom's Age of Conan MMO has been involved in the making of the new 'Conan the Barbarian' feature film, a reboot, as the two have shared assets. A new adventure pack 'The Savage Coast of Turan' will be added to the game which lets fans visit Conan's old ally Artus from the movie, which debuts August.

Funcom doesn't see the Conan the Barbarian film as "saving" Age of Conan but as an "opportunity to grow and get customers back" this year. They're "not sure we need saving," says executive producer Craig Morrison. It's already "perfectly viable" but they won't miss this chance to strut.

Funcom has announced this morning that the massively multiplayer online game Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures will receive a digital re-launch this summer under the new name Age of Conan: Unrated. This re-launch will also feature a hybrid business model allowing anyone to freely roam the lands of Hyboria either as free players or premium subscribers with access to extra content.

Funcom has admitted that it has "no concrete plans" for the Xbox 360 version of their MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, which was announced years ago but has slipped into the status of vaporware.

Age of Conan is now officially a free-to-play MMO as Funcom flips on the changeover, and reveals it's called Age of Conan: Unchained with a trailer. New solo instances Forgotten City and The Breach have debuted alongside the F2P launch. Funcom want old and new blood. A cash shop will be opening.

Funcom calls Age of Conan the "best-looking" MMO, but game director Craig Morrison says that the graphics comes at a cost: reduced subscribership and game crashes.

The hybrid business model for MMORPG Age of Conan has been "very successful so far," says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. Revenue is more than double. Since launching itself as free-to-play, the user count has increased "fourfold" with a "positive development" in monthly subscribers. Will celebrate the film release.

Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley strongly believes that EA and BioWare's Star Wars MMO will be the last giant to use full subscriptions. SOE is busy developing Planetside 2 which features free-to-play elements, possibly using an auction house system. F2P is a business model 'here to stay'. UPDATE: John Smedley has clarified what he told a Chinese website about Planetside 2 in an interview as there was some "really bad translation going on". There will be no "RMT auction house" in SOE's Planetside 2, and its beta isn't locked down yet.

Funcom has announced that the Age of Conan DLC "The Savage Coast of Turan" adventure pack is now available for purchase to all Age of Conan players. The DLC ties into the Conan the Barbarian film that was just released. The DLC costs 1300 Funcom points (around $10 USD), and increases the level game from 50 to 80.

Age of Conan went free-to-play as Age of Conan: Unchained last July, and has enjoyed so much success that the MMO has hit the 600K user mark. To celebrate, publisher FunCom is giving away a gift to every player who checks in before the 21st November.

The 3.1 update to Age of Conan has been released, and according to developer Funcom, it "includes many improvements and updates to the Dreamworld Technology which also should improve both server and client performance on various levels." Namely, the graphic engine will be overhauled using nVidia's PhysX physics engine, as well as streamlining the netcode.

Funcom announced today the launch of 'House of Crom', a free update for massively multiplayer online game Age of Conan: Unchained. This content update offers the chance to explore the ancient halls of The House of Crom, a location that stretches over two vast in-game dungeons. It will be available to both free-to-play and premium players. "We are very excited to see such a great reaction from the players," says Game Director Craig Morrison.