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Age of Conan wins Best MMO of E3 awards
Durham, USA — May 22, 2006 – Funcom is proud to announce that ‘Age of
Conan’ received multiple E3 awards as the ‘Best Game of Show’ in the
MMO genre. The game went on to win awards from the three world leading
gaming websites IGN, Gamespot and Gamespy.
Gamespot awarded the game ‘Best Massively Multiplayer Game’ of E3 and
said “based on what we saw it’s the most promising massively
multiplayer game in development today”. Gamespy awarded the game ‘Best
MMO’ of E3, and stated “every time we see it, it manages to look better
and better.” IGN handed out two awards for Conan, both as the best
overall MMO as well as the best PC MMO, and reasoned “When you talk
about the greatest fantasy writers of the 20th century, there's no
disputing the two names at the top of the list: J.R.R. Tolkien and
Robert E. Howard …We've been waiting for an authentic Conan game for a
long time and Funcom's certainly on track to deliver an experience
worthy of the license.”
“The MMO genre is one of the most competitive in gaming today, and
earning an award as the ‘Best MMO of E3’ from the three major gaming
websites is a great achievement for Funcom” said Trond Arne Aas, CEO of
Funcom. “These awards are a testament to the quality of our game. They
show that ‘Age of Conan’ is seen by the world’s leading gaming sites as
the best MMO currently in development.”
More information, screenshots, forums and a welcoming community portal
can be found on the official website http://www.ageofconan.com .
‘Age of Conan’ is a Showcase Game for Windows Vista, and is scheduled for release in Q4 2006.
Links to award pages:
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6151435/p-13.html (Winner- Best Massively Multiplayer Game)
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/709/709100p19.html (Winner- Best MMO)
http://games.ign.com/articles/709/709355p2.html (Winner- Best Persistent World Online Game)
http://pc.ign.com/articles/709/709220p2.html (Winner- Best PC Persistent World Online Game)
http://pc.ign.com/articles/709/709220p4.html (Nominee- Best PC Game of show)
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ABOUT AGE OF CONAN – HYBORIAN ADVENTURES – In ‘Conan’ the players will
encounter a dark, lush, brutal and sinful universe, presented in
fantastic graphics and stunning 7.1 surround audio. In a world filled
with cruel gods, mythical creatures, lost civilizations and a
struggling human race, the mighty barbarian has finally seized the
throne as king of Aquilonia. But Conan’s rule is on the brink of chaos,
spiraling towards the doom of ancient evils. In this twisted fantasy
world, dark magic and brutal combat lurks around every corner, and each
man and woman must carve their own unique destiny under Conan’s reign.
In the true vision of Robert E. Howard’s dark universe it’s now time
for you to become a messenger of death.
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