Funcom To Expand Conan's Adventures News

Having celebrated one of the most successful MMO launches since World of Warcraft, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' developer Funcom, has today revealed a selection of new features heading to the new title in the coming months.

Not content with the standard gory-heavy PvP gameplay already enjoyed by subscribers, the first major update for the game will be 'To The Death', which expands PvP combat with consequences. For instance, killing lower level opponents will increase the chance for others to hunt you down, forming a new 'Fugitive' system. To the Death is on track to launch before the end of June.

A couple of other 'MASSIVE' (the all-Caps is Funcom, not us!) updates are also in the works, including Guild Alliance Warfare, allowing guilds from across Hyboria to forge new alliances and Battlekeeps - not to mention enhancements to village building. The Autumn will also see the launch of a 'Powerpoints' system, which enhances player characters through 'active in-game behaviours' such as owning Battlekeeps, reaching Level 80, and winning PvP matches.

Additional areas, dungeons, and quests are also being planned in the coming months.

"While we have enjoyed the initial success for Age of Conan, we know that a solid launch is but the start when it comes to the MMO genre," said Gaute Godager, Game Director on Age of Conan. "As we look ahead we are preparing a huge amount of new content, and what we are presenting today will evolve Age of Conan even further. It's naturally an incredibly ambitious update plan for a live MMO game, but we are certain our players would want nothing less."