21, 2008 - It's been about three months since Funcom's Age of Conan Gold game launched, and according to product manager Erling Ellingson, the game has around 400,000 active players. At a booth on GC 2008's show floor the company was showing off some of the upcoming content in the game, including new dungeons, DirectX10 graphical features, and confirmation that an expansion pack is in development, though no real details were available.

Using a 360 controller with the SwtichBlade software, players can experience Age of Conan Gold game 's unique real-time fighting system, which features devastating combos and brutal fatalities, without ever touching a keyboard, giving players complete control and a more natural hands-on experience.

August 15, 2008 - Conan is invading this year's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Funcom and Eidos invites everyone to come join the festivities at his majesty's outpost located at stand B10 in Hall 5. Behind the tall walls of the King's fortress press and gamers alike can play the game, meet and chat with the developers, collect amazing give-aways and observe live stage shows where Funcom will reveal and demonstrate brand new and never-before-seen locations, content and features that will be put into the recently launched massively multiplayer online game Age of Conan Gold game: Hyborian Adventures in the months ahead.

July 31, 2008 - Funcom and 1C Company announce the signing of a Service Partnership Agreement for a Russian version of Age of Conan Gold game: Hyborian Adventures. According to the agreement 1C will fully localize voice and text and operate local customer service, communities, websites and in-game support for Age of Conan Gold game in Russian, while Funcom takes care of back-end technology, server infrastructure and continuous development of the game.

July 23, 2008 - Funcom has released patch plans to Age of Conan Gold game, the company's popular fantasy MMO. While Funcom said this week's patch is a minor one, players should expect a bigger update sometime next week.

About the Author of this article: Hunter Crowell is a researcher, marketer, and an avid online gamer, including World of Warcraft and also the creator of the Buy World of Warcraft Gold Price List Guide, a web site setup to help World of Warcraft players find the cheapest place to buy their gold

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