Age of Conan, as you probably know, is a new MMORPG published the company Funcom which brought you Anarchy Online; which is pretty much their only title worth mentioning. Now before I go into a review of the game itself, I want to talk about my thoughts going into the game, before actually having played it. I am very weary of Funcom. It is not a company with much of a reputation, good or bad, but I am weary of their experience with, and ability to support, such a lofty endeavor. I have played
Trinkumhang - jetzt gibt es ihn! Wie AoC Gamona verlauten läßt verschickt Funcom nun Keys an Clan of Conan Member die sich ihren vor langer Zeit versprochenen Trinkumhang nun für ihren Account sichern können. Den Umhang gibt es für alle Charaktere eures Accounts. Hier gehts zur News bei AoC Gamona 21. Mai 2008 von Bjork in Kategorie Allgemein, Funcom | 0 Kommentare »
Well my opinions from launch day started off pretty negative with the preorder key debacle, but things quickly got better after I simply canceled my Gamestop preorder and just picked the game up at the Best Buy, yeah I should have known better. My overall impression of the launch though; smooth. I had an issue initially when I tried to login for the first time; but after about three times I got in and finally got to create Vanifae for the first time. Character creation allows for a great ma
Over the last few days, Age of Conan has been a breath of fresh air for me in the MMORPG genre. My original impressions have been amplified by the great experience of getting out of the Tortage starting area and seeing more of the real game. While I’ve been having a lot of fun with AoC, I wouldn’t be honest with myself if I didn’t observe and note some of the not so perfect elements of Age of Conan. Now AoC so far has been one of the best experiences I’ve had playing games so I feel like I mig
This is not a post about politics. I promise. Instead, it’s a brief post to note that if you’re starting out in Age of Conan this week (and rather a lot of people do seem to be), feel free to come along and say hi to my Cimmerian Guardian - Hachimaki, on the Crom server. (Yes, PvE - I’m not making the mistake of rolling on a PvP server like I did with World of Warcraft. I’ve regretted that particular decision for a long time, because all the fun, consensual parts of PvP are still on the PvE
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Revenue
USD 6.895 million (2007)
Operating income
â–¼ USD 7.462 million (2007)
Net income
USD 2.164 million (2007)
Employees
322
Website
www.funcom.com
Funcom Productions A/S (OSE: FUNCOM)is a Norwegian computer and video game developer and publisher. Besides its Oslo, Norway, headquarters, Funcom has offices in USA, China, and Switzerland.
History
Founded in 1993 by Erik Gloersen, Ian Neil, Andre Backen, Gaute Godager and Olav Mørkrid, the company is one of the leading European independent game developers and publishers. They focus mainly on PC games but has also released games on other consoles such as Super NES, Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis and Xbox.
In December 2005, Funcom was the first Norwegian game developer to be listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
On 14 March 2007, the company abandoned traditional "offline" product distribution (e.g. on optical discs) in favor of digital distribution completely. The main reason for this decision was admittedly the financial losses due to software piracy.
Well-known games
The Longest Journey was produced by Ragnar Tørnquist and was very well received both by critics and users. The game was published in 8 languages: English, Norwegian, French, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Russian and Spanish. The game was also released in other countries, but mainly in English-speaking ones.
Anarchy Online is a critically acclaimed online game, more specifically a MMORPG, with 20 international awards; including several from RPG Vault. Funcom issued several expansions; The Notum Wars, Alien Invasion, Shadowlands and Lost Eden. Founder Gaute Godager was the first Game Director, before Marius Enge released Alien Invasion and took over at the release of Shadowlands. However, shortly after the release of Alien Invasion, Morten Byom took over. Later, near the release of the Lost Eden expansion, Byom moved on to the Age of Conan team, and was succeeded as Game Director by Craig Morrison, also known as "Silirrion". Following the game, a book has been written about the pre-history about the planet and also a CD with music from the game has been released.
In the spring of 2006, the company released the sequel to The Longest Journey for the Xbox and PC, entitled Dreamfall.
Funcom has also developed an online action RPG for PC and console entitled Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. This product utilizes the Conan the Cimmerian franchise license. The PC version of this game was released on May 20, 2008, and the Xbox 360 version is scheduled to be released in 2009.
The development of their next MMO (called The Secret World) was announced on November 5th, 2007.
List of games
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The Secret World — MMORPG (PC & Xbox 360), previously known as The World Online.
Dreamfall Chapters — (PC & Xbox 360 (?))
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures — MMORPG (PC & Xbox 360 - 2008)
Dreamfall — Adventure (PC & Xbox - 2006)
Midgard — MMORPG (PC - cancelled)
No Escape — Shooter (PC - 2000)
The Longest Journey — Adventure (PC - 2000)
Anarchy Online — MMORPG (PC - 2001)
Speed Freaks also known as Speed Punks — Racing (PlayStation)
Casper — Puzzle Adventure (Sega Saturn)
CMX — Racing (PlayStation)
Winter Gold — Sports (Super Nintendo)
Steel Rebellion — Strategy (PC - cancelled)
Daze Before Christmas — Action (Genesis/SNES)
Samurai Shodown — Fighting (Sega CD)
NBA Hangtime — Sports (Genesis)
Fatal Fury Special — Fighting (Sega CD)
Nightmare Circus — Action (Genesis)
Disney's Pocahontas — Adventure (Genesis)
A Dinosaur's Tale — Adventure (Genesis)
References
^ Hagerup, Eivind (2007-03-14). Funcom drops "offline" PC games. Adventure Gamers. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
^ Funcom Latest MMORPG announced for PC and Xbox 360
^ The Secret World is secret no more
^ Funcom awarded grant from Norwegian Film Fund. Funcom (2007-03-01). Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
External links
Funcom Official site
Funcom share information at the Oslo Stock Exchange
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Funcom
MMORPG
Anarchy Online (Shadowlands, Lost Eden) ·Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures ·The Secret World
Adventure
The Longest Journey ·Dreamfall: The Longest Journey ·Dreamfall Chapters
Action
Nightmare Circus ·Daze Before Christmas ·Dragonheart: Fire & Steel
Sports
NBA Hangtime ·Speed Freaks
People
Erik Gloersen · Ragnar Tørnquist · Marius Enge · Craig Morrison
