Age of Conan Beta Nears
announces open beta testing for Age of Conan will commence through IGN
beginning May 1:Durham, USA – April 17th, 2008 – Funcom, Eidos and IGN
are proud to announce that Open Beta for Age of Conan will start on May 1. The
Open Beta will be hosted exclusively by IGN’s popular game download site,
FilePlanet.com, as well as being offered through partner IGN sites such as
Gamespy.com, Tentonhammer.com and Warcry.com. The application pages at
FilePlanet.com are now open for registrations, and gamers from across the world
can sign up. As 50.000 gamers prepare their Hyborian assault, rivers of blood
are about to flow, and it’s exclusively available through FilePlanet and IGN
partner sites.
“When we started development of Age of Conan four and a half years ago we truly
wanted to move away from the standards of the MMO genre. We wanted to bring
something new, exciting and fresh to the gamers,” said Gaute Godager, Game
Director on Age of Conan. “As we get ready to show everyone what Conan’s savage
world is all about, we need final stress testing. Teaming up with the Beta
Masters at IGN was a perfect opportunity for us! We simply couldn’t ask for a
better partner for this crucial stage of our Beta.” “The IGN and FilePlanet
audience has consistently told us that Age of Conan is one of their most
anticipated games of the year, and we are very pleased to partner with Funcom
and Eidos on the Open Beta,” says Senior Vice President of Consumer Products at
IGN, Jamie Berger. “The Funcom team has developed a truly unique, visceral
gaming experience that players will have to see to believe.”
Funcom would like to point out that the primary function of the Open Beta is to
stress test Age of Conan prior to launch. This means that Funcom will not make
the entire game available to the Open Beta testers, and a level 13 cap will be
applied. The Beta experience will still give hours and hours of entertainment,
and complete class and culture variety, while at the same time giving Funcom the
needed focus for an Open Beta.
You are required to be a FilePlanet member in order to sign up for the Open
Beta. Preloading of the client will start prior to the launch of the Open Beta,
and applicants will receive more information should they receive a beta key. The
Open Beta will start on the 1st of May at 1500 GMT / 0900 EST.
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