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Like most survival games, combat will be a big deal in Conan Exiles. It is perhaps even more important to a game based on an IP like Conan. A new developer blog posted yesterday outlines the basics of combat. As with every survival game that I can think of off the top of my head, you start with nothing and [...]
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To get your latent neanderthal genes excited, Funcom is streaming the first live gameplay of Conan Exiles tomorrow, Friday, December 2nd. Where? https://www.twitch.tv/funcom When? 1pm EST 11am PST “We are all greatly encouraged by the fantastic reception we saw for last week’s trailer and we cannot wait to finally show the game live,” says Funcom CEO Rui Casais. “With Early [...]
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Funcom announced today that Conan Exiles will be launching on Steam Early Access on January 31st. At that time, the game will allow players to jump in and take part in single-player and multiplayer survival gameplay with elements of building and PvP. An Xbox One Game Preview launch is expected to follow in the spring. Funcom Game Director Joel Bylos had [...]
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Funcom released its second quarter financial report last Friday, revealing that revenues had dropped whereas equity had increased. Second quarter revenues are $1.718 million, down from first quarter's $2.654 million "following a gradual and expected decrease in sales from the current Live Games." The company's total equity is now $2.389 million, up from first quarter's -$9.953 million. According to the [...]
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Update: Funcom announced after the trailer was released that Conan Exiles will be entering Early Access on September 13th. In the meantime, you can head over to the Steam store page, wishlist it, and stare longingly at the new screenshots. Funcom CEO Rui Casais had the following to say about the announcement. We’re very excited (and a bit nervous) about [...]
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Funcom announced today that it has received a $6.3 million private placement investment and brought the amount of debt it is in down by around $7.7 million via "a debt conversion process that has no cash impact on the company." The end result is that Funcom's equity has jumped from -$10 million to over +$4 million and Funcom's future endeavors [...]
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In preparation for Conan Exiles' Summer Early Access release, Funcom held a Q&A session on Facebook yesterday to allow those interested in the game to ask questions about it. Not much has been revealed as of yet and it's Funcom's first foray into the survival game genre. Questions pertaining to a variety of topics were answered by "Creative Director Joel [...]
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There's not a game to be seen yet, but Funcom are eagerly showing off what they have of Conan Exiles in a new Developer Diary. In the developer diary, the team talks about the game and some of the tech they are planning on using in-game. It all sounds pretty standard fare—only with the Conan license. You start in the [...]
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At the end of last year, Funcom became the "preferred partner" for creating Conan video games. Along with this announcement came the announcement of three new Conan titles, the first of which would be revealed in January. Coming in just as January is about to head out is the first of these titles, Conan Exiles. Conan Exiles is an "open-world [...]
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