http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-hyborian-adventures/articles/ Above: Follow the jump to see the rest of Xfire’s infographic Free-to-play is the future of the games industry, says Xfire in a recent report. The F2P titles supported by micro-transactions were once thought of as a niche market, but according to the numbers, mainstream monthly fee titles...http://www.gamesradar.com/xfire-free2play-is-the-future-league-of-legends-player-base-skyrockets-while-wows-declines/July 2, 2011, 1:45 a.m.We collect a lot of gaming merchandise at GamesRadar. While we buy some of it ourselves, one of the perks of working in the industry is that a week rarely goes by without some new item of promotional gaming paraphernalia finding its way to our desks. And generally it's a pretty even mix of awesome...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-very-best-and-worst-of-games-merchandise/Jan. 8, 2009, 11:24 a.m.You’re not supposed to like griefers. You’re supposed to look down on their childish pranks designed to frustrate and humiliate. You’re supposed to frown at the way they ruin it for everyone else. But we don’t care as long as it’s funny. That’s why we’ve...http://www.gamesradar.com/gamings-most-evil-pranks/Oct. 16, 2008, 12:55 p.m.After a week of eye-popping sexy lady types, we thought it was only fair that we should give some exposure to a few of God's burnt cookies. http://www.gamesradar.com/gamings-most-repellent-anti-babes/July 11, 2008, 6:47 a.m.Funcom has revealed what players can expect to see added to Age of Conan over the next couple of months, promising new content, gameplay and social mechanics that should fatten out the MMO.Top of the list is a PvP update, scheduled for later on this month.It will include ten PvP character levels,...http://www.gamesradar.com/funcom-reveals-new-age-of-conan-content-plan/June 13, 2008, 12:58 p.m.Age of Conan developer Funcom has apologised for accidentally reducing the breast size of all of the female characters in its MMO. The apology comes after many Age of Conan users spotted the breast reduction on their female game characters and complained on the official forums, even...http://www.gamesradar.com/conan-dev-sorry-for-shrinking-breasts/June 3, 2008, 4:43 p.m.If there's any game likely to remove GTA IV from the top of the German charts, it's a PC game, and Age of Conan has gone and done it.Funcom's Hyborian Adventures went and nabbed the number one chart slot from Rockstar in both Germany and Sweden, sending GTA IV to number two in the territories.In...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-tops-gta-iv-in-europe/June 2, 2008, 4:06 p.m.Over Memorial Day weekend my girlfriend decided the shower curtain rings in our bathroom were the wrong color, which meant a trip to our local Ikea. Yes, I went too; I’m not completely whipped (yet), but going on couple-y expeditions like this buys me points that can be redeemed for several...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-the-ikea-adventures/May 28, 2008, 4:51 p.m.Funcom released 111,000 copies of the Age of Conan Collectors Edition, and every last one has been sold. That’s a big enough deal as it is, but you really know a game’s got traction when it starts showing up on Craigslist. And that’s just one ad in Washington, D.C. - we found them...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-collectors-edition-unboxed/May 22, 2008, 3:50 p.m.Before there was Conan the Barbarian, there was Robert E. Howard. The prolific author practically invented the sword-and-sorcery genre of pulp fiction in the early 20th century, and Conan was his most famous creation. In 1932, inspired by the lush hill country of central Texas, Howard envisioned...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-hyborian-strongholds/May 16, 2008, 2:04 p.m.Like a medieval NCAA tournament, raiding in Age of Conan is about gradually making your way to the big showdown. Dungeons raids will be handled by groups of 24 (though 16 highly skilled players may get the job done) in three stages; completing each tier gets you access to the skills and equipment...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-week-day-4-monster-mash/May 15, 2008, 2:58 p.m.Tortage Island is "the jewel of the Barachan Isles," but it's a gem with some sharp edges. You'll spend all of Age of Conan's first 20 levels in, around, and in some cases under the island's many and varied environments, all of which are populated by flora, fauna, and folks who'd like to see you...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-tortage-island-guide/May 14, 2008, 12:40 p.m.Even the most solitary pre­-level 20 young warrior will eventually have to dive into Age of Conan’s multiplayer mode in order to earn enough experience to progress in the main story line. Luckily, diehard soloists shouldn’t fear Age of Conan’s multiplayer side. Once you tell...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-multiplayer/May 13, 2008, 1:59 p.m.There’s been no shortage of confidence from the Age of Conan camp, perhaps befitting the game’s namesake: the last press release we received from developer Funcom heralds the game as “one of the most highly anticipated MMO games in history” - and announces that the PC...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-single-player/May 12, 2008, 2:52 p.m.We've got two exclusive videos of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures to show you. They come from a demonstration of the PC game, hence the guy speaking enthusiastically into the microphone. With some swearing, which is why there's an age gate on the video. Well, that and the bra-less succubus http://www.gamesradar.com/two-exclusive-age-of-conan-videos/May 9, 2008, 10:33 a.m.Age of Conan goes live on May 20 in all of its Mature-rated, graphics-intensive, literary-high-minded glory, but beta testers have been blabbing about the game for weeks now. Far be it from us to keep our mouths shut when everyone else is yakking - we played the first 20 levels of the beta,...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-characters/May 7, 2008, 1:47 p.m.  Fancy playing Age of Conan a couple of weeks before its release? Well, as luck would have it, we've got 500 beta keys up for grabs, courtesy of Eidos http://www.gamesradar.com/win-an-age-of-conan-beta-key/May 6, 2008, 9:21 a.m.Funcom's taken the time out to create a little tutorial video focussing on combat and magic use in Age of Conan. You will have read about the game's real-time combat countless times in countless previews, but here you can finally watch it - and that magic use - while having it all explained to you...http://www.gamesradar.com/funcom-tells-us-how-to-fight-conan-style/May 5, 2008, 3:55 p.m.Just to prevent any potential collapsing in shock upon discovering subscription costs for Age of Conan on launch day, Funcom's revealed the full pricing structure for the MMO three weeks before release.In the UK it's £10.34 per month - which is £8.99 plus VAT - £28.95 for three...http://www.gamesradar.com/how-much-will-age-of-conan-dent-your-wallet/May 1, 2008, 1:42 p.m.Funcom's seen fit to conjure up details on Age of Conan's PvP modes as the MMO creeps ever closer to release.The big, big, big end-game PvP feature in the title is siege warfare, which finds guilds and players fighting for control of battlekeeps with might of arms and siege weaponry. Successful...http://www.gamesradar.com/funcom-details-conan-pvp-modes/March 31, 2008, 12:44 p.m.Funcom says Age of Conan will never attract the same number of players that have flocked to Blizzard's World of Warcraft. "When it comes to World of Warcraft, it's going to run up to World of Warcraft and kick it in its knees, I think," product manager Erling Ellingsen quipped about the forthcoming...http://www.gamesradar.com/funcom-age-of-conan-player-numbers-will-never-match-wows/March 19, 2008, 12:44 p.m.We've been wondering since the dawn of time - well, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration - about the PC hardware specs that'll be required to pump Age of Conan polygons around our monitor, and they've now been confirmed.Ready to weep or cheer? Here we go...http://www.gamesradar.com/will-age-of-conan-make-your-pc-explode/March 10, 2008, 5:20 p.m.The good news is that Conan’s still different enough from every other MMO to be interesting. The better news is that it’s very easy to play. Perhaps even too easy. Every enemy in the Robert E. Howard-inspired game has three points where they can be attacked: left, right and above. These...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-hyborian-adventures-2/Feb. 29, 2008, 7:33 p.m.Funcom's showering us with new screenshots from Age of Conan in honor of the Game Developers Conference kicking off today in San Francisco. 14 shots have whizzed down our internet pipe onto the site. Don't be shy - take a look.http://www.gamesradar.com/14-new-age-of-conan-screens/Feb. 19, 2008, 4:30 p.m.Based on our latest look at Age of Conan, we can safely say its looking pretty damn great. The combat system has been changed in a number of very definite, deliberate ways, and it improves the feel of the game immensely. The number of directions in which you can attack has been reduced, combos...http://www.gamesradar.com/age-of-conan-hyborian-adventures-updated-impressions/Jan. 24, 2008, 3:36 p.m.