Eidos Picks Up Conan MMOG

Gamespot has the word that Eidos will be publishing the delayed Massive game Age of Conan, with a release date sometime next year. They've also revealed it's being developed for one or more of the next-gen consoles. From the article: "The deal marks the first time that Eidos has become involved with either an MMORPG or a game based on the Conan character. The fictional barbarian was created by the late author Robert E. Howard in print during the 1930s and played by Arnold Schwarzenegger on film in the 1980s. (The Conan films also costarred Japanese-American character actor Mako, who succumbed to cancer over the weekend.) The franchise has since spawned novels, comic books, and a short-lived television series starring German bodybuilder Ralf Moeller (Gladiator). "

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Awesome

[Rorian]

I still remember playing Conan: The Cimmerian (some variant of it anyway) on the PC about 15 years ago. It was an RPG style game, you were (naturally) Conan and you basically walked around killing things, gaining levels / items and all the usual RPG stuff. Probably the first RPG I ever played and I've loved them ever since :)

Interesting Take

[colanut]

I couldn't find much info about which "age" of Conan they are using. I'd really like the old books version. There is definitely some weird stuff in there. However, this game play nugget sounded interesting:

The game will begin as a 20-hour single-player game in which gamers will create a specialized character before heading into a sprawling multiplayer online campaign.

I've love to play and re-play character creations just for fun, taking only my favorite characters farther. If the single player can be done with out having to access the internet, that would be even better. Then interacting with people who have cared to go beyond the initial phase may raise the social experience (or maybe not). Anyhow, it is interesting and I am actually curious about the details. Hope they include Mac too (WoW runs fine on my Dual 533 G4).