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 and crap ... » Read More

16 Oct 2008

Gaming's Most Evil Pranks

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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 collected some of our favorite game-related pranks of all time. ... » Read More

11 Jul 2008

Gaming's most repellent anti-babes

PC Feature | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

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. ... » Read More

28 May 2008

Age of Conan: The Ikea Adventures

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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 hours of uninterrupted gaming time that I can spend on my latest addiction, which at the moment happens to be Age of Conan.Thus, barbarian warriors ... » Read More

22 May 2008

Age of Conan Collectors Edition unboxed

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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 in ... » Read More

7 May 2008

Age of Conan Characters

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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, including a straight shot through the game’s single-player quests.In the single-player game, you’re pursuing your character’s ... » Read More

22 Oct 2007

The women of Hyboria

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Oct 22, 2007 According to Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures community team, “Hyboria will be FILLED with women of all kinds, from the “to be expected” female prostitutes to the extremely able female fighters.” They go on to reveal that in contrast to the more sexist setting of Robert E. Howards world, “any female player in Hyboria should be just as strong and able as any ... » Read More

11 Jun 2007

Funcom: From MMOGs, with love

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Funcom is a developer heavily involved with the MMOG genre. With sci-fi massively multiplayer online game Anarchy Online already tucked under its belt, they're currently developing Age of Conan for PC and Xbox 360, and they recently announced The Secret World, raising an eyebrow when they said it's an MMOG that's going to be something completely different than what we're used to. Currently, the developer's keeping its lips firmly sealed where The Secret World is concerned, but with MMOGs ... » Read More

20 Feb 2007

Age of Conan Interview, part two

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We've been speaking to Funcom about its forthcoming PC and Xbox 360 MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian adventures, and last week we brought you part one of the resulting interview. Today - guess what? - we're bringing you the second and concluding part of our chat with product manager Erling Ellingsen... What occurs in the single-player section of the game, and when that's completed is it a traditional MMORPG that we move into? Erling Ellingsen: The single-player feature has changed much since we ... » Read More

20 Feb 2007

Age of Conan Interview, part one

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Blizzard's all-dominating World of Warcraft is set to face its most serious challenge yet in 2007, a number of new 'big name' MMORPGs preparing to enter the market before the year is out. Product manger Erling Ellingsen reveals that on top of creating a compelling MMORPG experience Funcom is aiming to incorporate cross-platform adventuring into Age of Conan. So, while the PC version will release first this October, PC gamers and Xbox 360 gamers could eventually be able to buddy-up and compare ... » Read More

The Knowledge

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

Genre: Role Playing
Expected release date: 2008
Published by: Funcom
Developed by: Funcom

Min system requirements: 3GHz Processor, 1GB RAM (1.5GB for Vista), and a 128MB video card
Recommended system: Core 2 Duo E6600 or equivalent, 2.4Ghz, 2GB, 3GB, 512 MB DirectX 9.0c
Multiplayer Modes:

Online

UNL player MMO

7 GOOD
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