AoC Guides

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  • Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Updated Impressions - Drunken Brawling, Spell Weaving, and More

    According to Godager, Funcom has spent about three years in development on the game, and the good news is that all the pieces are finally falling into place. Because Age of Conan is a showcase game for Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, it will also ship with support for DirectX 10.


  • Funcom and NVIDIA Collaborating on Age of Conan

    As a part of the agreement 'Age of Conan' enters NVIDIA's 'The Way It's Meant To Be Played' program, which ensures smooth compatibility with NVIDIA products as well as engineering and marketing support. As the developer of a key MMO title in the program, Funcom has received extensive onsite aid ever since the first hand-built prototypes of the DX10 enabled graphics cards came around, all to give 'Age of Conan' players the best graphical experience possible.


  • Age of Conan Updated Impressions: More Than Just Swordplay

    Age of Conan developer Funcom probably could have gone the easy way with Hyborian Adventures and created a simple hack-and-slash affair with little depth. However, it seems like the team has grander ideas in mind for the game, and we're intrigued to see how all these seemingly disparate parts fit together in the final build.


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  • Funcom lead designer on Age of Conan's development process

    It certainly doesn't sound like an easy job at the end of the day. We're just glad that we, as gamers, get to enjoy the fruits of their labor and don't have to bother with all the technical hullabaloo. Either way, everyone wins since we all get to see what a great game Age of Conan is turning out to be.


  • Age of Conan E3 2007 trailer: not for kids

    Age of Conan's offering for the party, an undeniably sweet trailer, is nothing short of eye candy and gore fest in one package. Right, we've seen half-naked barbarians ripping each other's heads off before, but this title from Funcom is still amazing.


  • The Man Behind Conan The Barbarian: Roy Thomas

    And some tips from Roy Thomas about playing in the MMORPG? If you want to be seated next to the great king, ensure you've got the following attributes: loyalty, honesty, and bravery. Pray to Crom that you get on the good side of this guy, eh?


  • EVE Online Character Creation Tips

    Creating the right kind of character in EVE Online is essential if you want to do well. While any character can do anything, each race has special characteristics and specialties which make them right for certain areas, and wrong for others.


  • Eve Online Mission Running Tips

    Making ISK in EVE can be tough. Fortunately, one of the easiest ways to make a little spare cash is available to everyone: Agents. You were exposed to several agents in the course of your tutorial, and probably ran a mission or two.


  • Need Some Extra ISK? - Here's Your EVE Online Fix

    So, you are flying around in EVE Online, having fun enjoying the beautiful space environments and basking in the warm glow of a distant red dwarf. Yes, all seems perfect as you relax in your cruiser.


  • Eve Online Pirate Hunting Guide - How To Make ISK By Killing Rats

    You want danger. From danger comes the possibility of pirate attacks, and it will be your job to kill those scurvy devils. Argh!


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