Age of Conan gets publisher and release date

Eidos, the British publisher behind franchises like Hitman and Tomb Raider has now set its sights on barbarians with Funcom's MMORPG, Age of Conan: ...

Avinash Bali|Jul 25, 2006, 15:30:53 IST

Eidos, the British publisher behind franchises like Hitman and Tomb Raider has now set its sights on barbarians with Funcom's MMORPG, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.According to Ian Livingstone, Product Acquisition Director for Eidos, "We have strong faith in the sales potential for Age of Conan, and by combining the knowledge and reach of both SCi/Eidos and Funcom we believe the game will become a great success." While the game does look promising, it's got colossal competition from two MMORPGs currently dominating the market - WoW and guild Wars.Both developer and publisher have agreed on a March 2007 date for Window's Vista and next-gen consoles as the game is currently in the beta phase of development. For more info, visit the game's official site.

By Avinash Bali

Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.