Humanity, it seems, loves barbarism. Funcom has announced today that their recently released MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is at or near the top of the charts in at least seven countries and has over half a million subscribers so far. In Germany, Age of Conan is No. 1 on all-format and PC, while the console-orientated UK market has Conan as No. 2 on the all-format charts, only beaten by the GTA 4 juggernaut. The game is the biggest launch for a PC title this year in the UK with a firm No. 1 placement on the PC charts, and the game had the biggest ever MMO launch - outside of the World of Warcraft franchise. In Sweden and Norway, Age of Conan storms in as No. 1 on both PC and all-formats, while contributing to making it the biggest week for PC games in 2008.
“The current momentum and sales are simply awe-inspiring, and it’s great that so many gamers and retailers are helping us to make Age of Conan the MMO sensation of the year,” said Morten Larssen, VP of Sales and Marketing at Funcom. “As more charts and figures come in from additional markets, we expect to see a similar trend there too,” he adds.
As Microsoft’s DirectX 10 is undoubtedly the future of PC gaming, Funcom has decided to ship only the DirectX 9 version at launch, giving the team more time to focus on building a DirectX 10 version worthy of Microsoft’s great vision for the future of PC gaming. This postponement will let Funcom include even more features in the DirectX 10 version of Age of Conan than originally planned.
"The current momentum and sales are simply awe-inspiring, and it's great that so many gamers and retailers are helping us to make Age of Conan the MMO sensation of the year," said Morten Larssen, vice president of sales and marketing at Funcom. "As more charts and figures come in from additional markets, we expect to see a similar trend there too."
