First-ever In-game Footage From “The Secret World” Released

Today, FunCom released the first-ever in-game footage from their new MMO, The Secret World. The video below features footage highlighting Kingsmouth, a small New England town that has developed a bit of a….shall we say, problem. This grainy, black-and-white footage is the culmination of an alternate reality game put together by FunCom which ultimately led over 250,000 FunCom community members to discover Kingsmouth, the small town in the video. Actual gameplay should be revealed at the Game Developers Conference in March.

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Age of Conan awarded “Most Improved Game of 2009″

MMORPG.com has announced Funcom’s ‘‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’’ their ‘Most Improved Game of 2009’ award for the work done to expand and enhance its massively multiplayer online game since launch. The website chose ‘Age of Conan’ over titles such as ‘World of Warcraft’ and ‘Lord of the Rings Online’, pointing to the additions of brand new content and features as reasons why the game received the prestigious award. Funcom has launched over five free updates to ‘Age of Conan’ since its launch in 2008. These updates have added new world regions, dungeons, features and technology enhancements. Through the free updates players have been able to explore legendary locations such as Ymir’s Pass and Tarantia Commons, not to mention dungeons such as Xibaluku, The Amphitheatre and The Iron Tower. Funcom also introduced a new item and RPG system, new PvP features. “Everyone on the team is very proud of how

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See who sent holiday cards to the GamingAngels!

It’s Christmas eve, and I’m sure most are with their families today, but to add in some extra holiday cheer we wanted to share with you some of the fun holiday cards that we received!  We’re very greatful for the holiday wishes, and hope that everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

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Play Age of Conan Free – Forever*

Funcom announced today that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures will be available to play for free for anyone that downloads and installs, and registers their game before January 1st, 2010.  Players will be able to enjoy all of the first 20 levels – the entire Island of Tortage experience – without ever having to upgrade to a paid account.  The Unlimited Free Trial is only going to be available as a special holiday offer until January 1st. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Age of Conan before, now is definitely your chance to take this unique MMO for a spin.

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Funcom hosting one-hour live event for upcoming Conan Expansion

Funcom announced they are teaming up with Xfire to give a live demonstration of the upcoming expansion for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Rise of the Godslayer is the new expansion that will air on Monday, December 7 at 12pm PST/3pm EST. The live demo will be streamed on Xfire.com website. “We have been working on the expansion for ‘Age of Conan’ for quite some time now, and everyone on the team is eager to lift the veil and include the public in what we are trying to bring to life,” says Game Director and Executive Producer Craig Morrison who will be hosting the live gameplay demonstration together with expansion Lead Designer Joel Bylos. “Development is coming together nicely, and we are really excited to see the empire of Khitai coming to life! Doing a live demo on Xfire is a brilliant way for us to reach out to a

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Age of Conan invites gamers to come back and play for free

Funcom is trying to entice gamers to come back and play “Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures”. Previously active players can come back and play free of charge for two weeks. They will also get a double exp boost during the free period. Allowing the player to level pretty quickly. Another incentive is that players that play past the free period can get guaranteed access to the beta test for The Secret World. They’ll also get a free copy of the expansion and more prizes. “We are very proud of what we have been able to do with the game since launch,” says Morten Larssen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Funcom. “The game has grown and improved at a remarkable pace, and we continue to introduce new content, new features and new improvements. We are introducing these fantastic rewards as we know that coming back to an MMO demands

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Halloween celebrations hit Age of Conan

Today Funcom released a new patch for Age of Conan entitled “Nights of Lost Souls.” This update brings some fun seasonal content to the game right in time for Halloween and also introduces the new Veteran Points system for long time players of AoC. “It being that time of year, we employed a few tricks to provide our players with some special treats,” says Craig Morrison, Game Director and Executive Producer on `Age of Conan’. “In this update we have added new seasonal in-game content where players will have to progress through three brand new quest lines and get to challenge the dark and mysterious ghosts of Hyboria’s fallen warriors in order to collect the seasonal rewards. We are also very excited about introducing the Veteran Points system, which allows us to reward those players who have been sticking with the game for longer periods of time.” The new Halloween

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New Screenshots from Funcom’s The Secret World and News from PAX

The Secret World’ is Funcom’s third MMO and features a unique modern-day setting. Players will be able to discover real world locations such as New York, London and Seoul as they battlethe forces of evil together with thousands of players from around the world. ‘The Secret World’ uses no classes or levels, thus giving theplayer complete freedom of choice when creating and developing his or her alter-ego. I got a chance to sit down with some of the nice guys from Funcom, and designers for The Secret World while I was at PAX this past weekend.  They showed shared some exciting new information, videos and screenshots about The Secret World, and I can now share what I know with you. First up, as Trina posted while I was gone, they’ve announced the three factions for The Secret World: Dragons, Templars and the Illuminati.  We now also know that the Dragons will be headquartered

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The Secret World trailer and art

Funcom has released a new trailer and beautiful artwork for their MMO “The Secret World”. The concept art is absolutely beautiful. The illustrations cover the three secret societies – the Illuminati, the Dragon, and the Templars. While the game is only available to media at PAX, we should be getting screenshots from the actual game soon. In the meantime you can take a personality test at www.darkdaysarecoming.com to see what secret society you are suited for. Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer

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Age of Conan expansion announced

Funcom has announced the first expansion for their popular MMO Age of Conan entitled Rise of the Godslayer. This new expansion, inspired the culture of eastern Asia, will send players on a journey to the Empire of Khitai with a new storyline, faction gameplay and an alternate advancement system. The new storyline tells the tale of the downward spiral of the Empire after the actions taken by a young Conan. As a player, you will explore this new land as your existing character or as a Khitan citizen and unravel the story. “Since the turn of the year the team has been working hard on bringing the Empire of Khitai to life,” says Craig Morrison, Game Director and Executive Producer on `Rise of the Godslayer’. “Our focus now is on expanding on the strengths of the game by providing massive new regions of the world to explore, and the Empire

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