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from mmorpg.com: aoc begins beta - July 1st, 2006 by moui

Durham, USA — June 30, 2006 – Funcom announces that ‘Age of Conan’ is entering the first phase of beta testing. The ‘Age of Conan’ Beta will evolve gradually with more and more external testers being added as the game moves closer to launch. The first stage of Beta will include people from Funcom’s Quality Assurance Department and selected, experienced Beta testers under NDA. During the fall more external testers will be included in the Beta. Beta signs-up will be announced broadly when Funcom is ready to process applications.

“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.”

‘Age of Conan’ is a Showcase title for Windows Vista, and the game recently won the “Best MMO of Show” E3 awards from IGN, Gamespot, Gamespy and Yahoo Games. More information about the MMO ‘Age of Conan’, screenshots, forums, newsletter sign-up and a welcoming community portal can be found on the official website http://www.ageofconan.com.

Funcom would like to remind interested Beta testers that signing up for the Conan newsletter as well as registering on the official forums will increase the chance of getting a Beta spot.

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Hopefully not true - June 2nd, 2006 by Albedo

Someone posted a link from the AoC forum concerning Funcom taking out decapitations and gore. I can’t check it out from where I’m at, but if true is pretty sad.

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Not much to update… - May 26th, 2006 by Albedo

We haven’t posted on our news much this week. Haven’t had too much news to actually post, really. A lot of the same ol’, same ol’. Cheggelund’s AoC Blog has been steadily updated. Take a look there for some bits and pieces from around the net.

The AoC community site has been updated with a contest. Those who possess creative writing skills should look into it. That’s what I really like about Funcom: Fan interaction. I might check it out.

Also, if you are in the Atlanta area, Funcom will be at Dragoncon.

As an aside, why does the AoC community site use such long URLs?

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