Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

Age of Conan Launches Second Re-Evaluation Period - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:37:26 -0500

Go back to Age of Conan, play for free, and level up twice as fast!

Funcom announced that Age of Conan is free once again to returning
players to try it out. More bonuses, and more play time is included.
Thrown into the deal are a few incentives if players...

Play Age of Conan Free in November and Get Special Subscription Offers - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:27:05 -0500

Re-evaluation period returns to AoC with new subscription offers.

Funcom is offering players a chance to return to their flagship MMORPG Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures for free and level up twice as fast while doing it. Not only that, Funcom is sweetening the...

Behind the Scenes with Funcom - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:14:16 -0500

Find out what goes on behind the scenes.

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes with an MMORPG developer? Now is your chance to find out. This week MMORPG got the chance to go behind the scenes with Age of Conan: Hyborian...

Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison Talks Combat Balance - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:08:33 -0500

Combat balance can be a bit tricky.

Game Director Craig Morrison recently spoke with MMORPG about combat balancing in Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. Craig talks about what Funcom is doing to to bring the right balance to the game...

An MMO Evolution: Connecting Players to the Story - Ten Ton Hammer

Dalmarus — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:37:13 -0500

Exploring the importance of story in today’s MMOGs

The importance of story in an MMOG is different for every gamer. Some like feeling as though tales within a game have been custom crafted for them, while others are content with an overall...

Loading... Expansion Month? - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:32:00 -0500

#1,199 - November used to be the month of expacs... what changed?

November used to be the month of MMO expansions, now it seems like every developer is angling for their own spot on a crowded release date calendar. What's behind a mostly expac-less month this...

AoC: Letter from the Game Director - October 2009 - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:23:23 -0500

Craig Morrison talks about community promotions and Rise of the Godslayer.

Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures' Game Director Craig Morrison has released a new letter to the community this week. The latest update is mostly about community related stuff and how community ...

Night of the Lost Souls - A Guide to Age of Conan's Newest Seasonal Event - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:34:52 -0400

The dead have returned and they are not happy.

The nights have grown darker across the skies of Hyboria. People are dead, but that isn’t going to stop them from trying to kill you during the ‘Night of the Lost Souls’ seasonal event in...

Age of Conan Update 1.5.6 Has Arrived - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:30:03 -0400

New update brings more content and reward points.

Funcom has released Update 1.5.6 for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and with it comes a host of new content, Veteran Rewards, a new Halloween event ‘Nights of Lost Souls’, and more. The new...

Funcom Offers Bigger Discounts for Longer Subscriptions to Age of Conan - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:32:39 -0400

Subscibe longer and pay less.

Funcom is offering a bigger discount to those who choose to purchase longer subscription plans for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The newly adjusted rates offer a 20% discount to 3 month...

AoC Nights of Lost Souls Seasonal Event - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:26:09 -0400

New seasonal event coming to AoC.

Funcom has announced a new seasonal event for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. Night of the Lost Souls will go live with Update 5.6 and will provide players with the chance to earn rewards and...

AoC Tunes Available on AoCVault - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:36:46 -0400

Enjoy AoC tunes from your PC.

The popular Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures soundtrack now has songs available on IGN's AOCVault. If you're a fan of composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen, you can now enjoy some of his tunes from...

7-day Free Trials Return to Age of Conan - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:36:18 -0400

Free trials return to Age of Conan.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is once again offering 7-day free trials for players. If you've been wanting to give the game a first or even second look, now is your chance. Head over to

Craig Morrison Talks Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:06:55 -0400

Craig Morrison offers more insight into Rise of the Godslayer.

Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer will offer content for both lower level and higher level players to enjoy. According to Game Director Craig Morrison, between levels 20-40 players can explore...

Funcom to Cut 20% of Workforce - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:12:19 -0400

Funcom initiates plan for cost reductions.

Funcom is reducing its work force by about 20%. The planned launch for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures in Korea will continue as planned, but the development of The Secret World has been...

Letter from the Game Director - September 2009 - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:06:16 -0400

Craig Morrison talks about the next update for AoC.

Game Director Craig Morrison is updating the Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures community about the coming Veteran Rewards program and a new level 80 instance set to release with the next update...

Direct2Drive Offers $5 MMOGs to Celebrate 5th Year Anniversary - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:21:02 -0400

Direct2Drive offers cheap games for 5th anniversary.

Direct2Drive is celebrating its 5th anniversary and to kick off the festivities they are offering several game downloads for $5. There are several MMOGs on the list as well such as Age of...

Loading... Sardu's PAX Journal (Part 2) - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:48:31 -0400

#1,160 - Reuben Waters continues his ground-level look at the premier fan event.

Ten Ton Hammer's Reuben "Sardu" Waters, especially valued by us not
only for his knowledable nice-guyness, love of MMOs, and his complete inability to turn off his gamer side (as you'll see),...

AoC "Rise of the Godslayer" Video Overview from PAX 2009 - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:48:53 -0400

Why Godslayer might breathe new life into Age of Conan's post-Tortage experience.

Age of Conan Game Director Craig Morrison takes us on a stunning visual tour of Khitai, the Far Eastern styled setting for Rise of the Godslayer. Players will begin their Khitai experience in the...

New AoC 'Developer's Blog' and a Changing of the Guards at Funcom - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:35:38 -0400

Funcom makes event plans for PAX and Dragon*Con.

PAX and Dragon*Con are this week and Funcom will be on hand at both to present the latest information on the 'Rise of the Godslayer' expansion for Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures. In his latest...