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.

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?

We are very excited to work with SCi/Eidos on the publishing of Age of Conan," said Trond Arne Aas, CEO of Funcom. "SCi/Eidos has proven their strength in PR, marketing and distribution with series like Hitman and Tomb Raider, and we couldn't be more pleased with our co-publishing partner.

However, the Eidos-Funcom deal does have some good news for those unable to buy a PC capable of handling Age of Conan's high-end graphics. The announcement promises that "Funcom and SCi/Eidos will also cooperate to bring the game to the console market."

"We have worked hard on 'Age of Conan' for more than two years, and it's great to see that our collective effort has led us to this point", said Trond Arne Aas, CEO of Funcom. "The game already looks stunning and it's a lot of fun to play. We are looking forward to include our community, partners and press once we move into the later stages of the Beta."

Crafting is one of the "must have" features in MMORPGs today as it allows players to further customize their gear even further and create gear that compliments their build. Needless to say, crafting is in Funcom's upcoming Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.

So it looks like gamers will have to wait a bit to fully explore the lands of Hyboria. Hopefully, this delay will be enough for Funcom to provide us with a good if not the best MMORPG experience. Keep checking back here for more updates on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.

Having many abilities which hit multiple targets, become more effective when more enemies are around, and also having the ability to become empowered by being at low health means that Barbarians will always be a really useful class for any group to have around in a pinch-in addition to being fast-paced and enjoyable to play.

Earlier this month, GameSpot editors named Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures the best massively multiplayer game of E3 2006. Today, its developer, Funcom, announced that it has struck a deal to make sure the game will be the only massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the legendary fantasy figure Conan.

We concluded our tour of the world of Hyboria with an example of the game's large-scale "massive combat" system, which will include elements of real-time strategy. Apparently, one of the more-advanced character classes that players can aspire to will be the "commander" class, which can lead large-scale battles against enemy armies and even enemy towns.