Check Out The First Sample Of Conan Exiles Soundtrack

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Funcom today announced that a famous name in the universe of Age of Conan will be making a return with Conan Exiles. The legendary, award-winning composer, Knut Avenstroup Haugen, will once again return to the Conan universe to provide an exhilarating new soundtrack for the upcoming survival game. [quote cite=”Creative Director at Funcom, Joel Bylos”]“We … Read more

Conan Exiles Trailer Hints At Brand New Mechanics For The Survival Genre

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Funcom’s upcoming open-world survival game, Conan Exiles, today got a brand new trailer showcasing some of the games more defining features including huge amounts of destruction caused by massive deities summoned by the players. The new trailer is accompanied by news that Conan Exiles will launch on Xbox One under the Xbox One Game Preview … Read more

Funcom To Bring 360 Degree Screenshot Ability To Conan Exiles

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We’re less than 3 months away from Funcom’s upcoming Early Access launch of Conan Exiles, an open-world survival game based in the iconic Conan universe, and today the developers have announced an exciting partnership with Nvidia. The announcement is accompanied by a breathtaking gallery of brand new screenshots utilizing an exciting new technology that lets … Read more

Anarchy Online Coming To Steam

One of the longest running and most successful online science fiction MMORPG games, Anarchy Online, will soon be arriving on Steam as today the developers announced the upcoming release on Valve’s digital distribution platform. Anarchy Online originally released way back in June of 2001 and has gone from strength to strength since with a number … Read more

Funcom Security Breach – Emails, Usernames & Passwords Stolen

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A warning has been sent to players of Funcom’s top MMORPG games today as the developers announced via their corporate website that they have suffered a severe security breach across the vBulletin forum services for their games. The security breach occurred on multiple titles from Funcom including Age of Conan, Anarchy Online and The Secret … Read more

Membership Updates & New Loyalty Program Arrive In Age Of Conan: Unchained

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Funcom today released a huge new update for Age of Conan: Unchained, introducing a staggering list of changes to current Membership options while also launching a new loyalty system and improvements to matchmaking. Funcom, the developers of Age of Conan: Unchained, announced the changes that arrived today during recent celebratory events that saw the AoC … Read more

Conan Exiles Developers Funcom Reach New Level Of Financial Security

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The future of the recently announced upcoming title from Funcom, Conan Exiles, grew a little brighter today as the team have announced that they have secured $6.4M through private investment in the company. The new investment combined with other initiatives the team have taken to convert debt has seen the companies equity improve drastically from … Read more

Escape from Tarkov, Pantheon, Rising Waters, Motiga and more! | The XP 2.12.2016

What’s up Attackers! Kirk here with Attack Gaming, bringing you the latest and greatest in the world of MMO gaming news for the week ending February 12th, 2016. There was actually a ton of stuff going on this week, although most of it is pretty bland, or at least, not super interesting, like the revenue reports from companies like Neon, Activision/Blizzard, and NCSoft, or Hi-Rez opening up a new European Office in the UK, and Motiga layoffs. Actually, let’s hit on Motiga after the break. The XP starts now!

Motiga, the studio behind the yet unreleased Windows 10 and Xbox One multi-platform MOBA Gigantic has announced another round of layoffs. On Febuary 9, the studio said that it had to layoff a significant percentage of its staff. The official blog post claims the layoffs are “temporary” and can be reversed if ongoing talks with potential investors pan out. Which essentially means, give us more money please, with a shit-eating grin. Gigantic has been in development since 2010 and has only now started to open up to the public. The game’s NDA was lifted just this week, and of course we got a first impressions video up for it minutes after the NDA went way, GO US, but the Closed Beta remains invite-only. Its not surprising that Motiga has run into financial trouble after nearly six years of operation without a shipped product. What’s unfortunate is how close the studio was to the finish line when it stumbled. The MOBA market as matured since 2010, with many new entrants like Smite and Heroes of the Storm filling the cracks left by League of Legends and Dota 2. Even if the studio can’t raise additional funds, Gigantic is just too close to being finished to go dark. I’m hopeful that either Motiga or someone else will pick up the pieces, put them together, and finally ship Gigantic.

Been a bit since we’ve heard anything about Visionary Realms and Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. Actually, last time I remember filling my mouth with that game is when they closed their Kickstarter in February 2014 after not being able to meet it’s nearly $1 million goal. But I digress. Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has been promising to take us back to the days of old when teamwork was necessary at all times. That usually means that there must be a solid healer class somewhere in the mix. Enter the Cleric, which was announced and teased this week by the team. In the lore, the Clerics “bind themselves directly to the ancient directives of their Order, guided by the written wisdom of the Celestials of ages past.” Clerics are healers without equal. They can also buff the defense of allies by using “powerful signets, potent writs, and ethereal armors.” They wear heavy plate armor or “plate-woven raiment,” using “one-handed blunt” weapons. The use of staves has largely diminished so that they can “carry their large tomes into battle.” You can find more information about the Cleric on the official website, but the worst part is they only have one damn image of the Cleric, so I can’t even go in and make a 30 second video with cheesy music and some moving pictures to poach some YouTube views. Lame!

Escape From Tarkov made quite the entrance when it was first announced back in November. Created by Battlestate Games—the creators of Contract Wars—Escape From Tarkov is promising something different than the current shooter genre provides. In it, you complete missions for one of two warring military factions and ultimately aim to escape the city of Tarkov. There’s been only one problem as of yet—we don’t really know all that much about the game. The developers though re hoping to change that and are slowly tossing out a set of video developer diaries. The first diary covers the lengths the team has gone to to ensure realism in the handling and sound of guns, as well as motion capture, procedural animation, and several other features. It’s an interesting watch and it gets the point across that they are aiming for authenticity. You can watch the video below via the link below and check out the Beta sign-ups are ongoing on the official website, escape from tarkov dot com.

Blade and Soul’s first major content patch, Rising Waters, is now live. The expansion challenges players to face the Blackram pirates once again in the new 4-player Bloodshade Harbor instance. Players who want more of a challenge can take on the 24-player version of the instance, Nightshade Harbor. The first seven floors of another dungeon, Mushin’s Tower, are now available. This is a single-player Heroic Dungeon that will require players to face more difficult challenges floor after floor for a chance at increasingly better rewards. You begin the tower by choosing an opponent from six different opponents, each with their own fighting style. If successful, you must then pick another opponent to face before moving on to the next floor. The full list of challenges can be found on the Rising Waters mini-site. The first five Hongmoon Levels have also been added. These levels allow advancement beyond the current level cap of 45. Each Hongmoon Level will grant players more skill and stat points.

En Masse Entertainment announced today that they will be publishing C4M’s tactical, competitive RTS Battleplans on PC and mobile later this spring. Battleplans is a different kind of RTS that “splits offensive battles and defensive planning into two distinct phases of the game.” Players are tasked with laying siege to NPC or player-controlled territories that are then defended with “comprehensive defense strategies.” An assortment of heroes and units are available to aid in accomplishing this goal. The developers are already boasting “simple, intuitive controls” that allow ease of use and quick decision making. En Masse CEO Chris Lee stated that “Battleplans is a great strategy game for players interested in actually controlling the units they send into combat. It provides engaging gameplay but isn’t bogged down by micromanagement.” A Closed Beta for the PC version will be held later this month before launching on Android, iOS, and PC later this spring. You can sign up for access on the official website.

Funcom appears to be trying to usher in a new era of Anarchy Online. There’s the new rendering engine. There’s a new website. And now there’s the new Rubi-Ka region, The Reck. The Reck is part of a content update that went live this week. You can enter the region through Tir and Omni-1 Trade The primary purpose of the zone is to provide players with “camps and encounters” that help them level level their characters through “title levels 4 and 5.” The region will be accessible to anyone, but dailies will be restricted to characters in the level 90-170 range. Encounters in this region are built for players in the level 90-220 range. Many of the camps will require players to explore to find them.

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Funcom Obtain Rights To Future Console & PC Games Within Conan The Barbarian IP

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Funcom and Conan Properties today announced that the two have entered into a new agreement that will make Funcom the preferred partner for all future PC and console games based in the world of Hyboria and the Conan the Barbarian franchise. The two have enjoyed a successful relationship to-date with Funcom successfully publishing and marketing … Read more

LEGO: Minifigures Online Begins Anew

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Funcom today announced the highly anticipated release of LEGO: Minifigures Online on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and select Android devices under the new revenue buy-to-play revenue model following the lackluster response to the subscription-based approach the first time round. Fully supporting cross-platform play Funcom’s LEGO: Minifigures Online gives players the opportunity to share their passion … Read more

Petition To See New Engine Welcome A New Server In Anarchy Online

The long-running success of Funcom’s science-fiction MMORPG game Anarchy Online is set to continue following a recent update that provided the community with the option of downloading an new engine version of the game on the live servers. The installer itself is a little under 5 GB but the full installation size is a little … Read more

LEGO Minifigures Online Adopting New Financial Model After Pay-To-Play Fails To Impress

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The vibrant world of LEGO Minifigures Online is soon to undergo changes in its financial approach as developers Funcom announce that it will soon be adopting a buy-to-play revenue model on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android later this Summer – supporting full cross-platform play. The team thanked the community for their continued feedback and … Read more

667 Achievements Introduced To Age Of Conan: Unchained

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In the latest Letter from the Game Director Funcom released a staggering list of new achievements that arrived in the latest update for Age of Conan: Unchained, earlier today. Today marks the first release of multiple patches revolving around the huge and highly anticipated Achievement system. The initial rollout sees over 667 Achievements introduced to … Read more