Age of Conan enters first phase of Beta testing
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Funcom announces that 'Age of Conan' is entering the first phase of beta testing. The 'Age of Conan' Beta will evolve gradually with more and more external testers being added as the game moves closer to launch. The first stage of Beta will include people from Funcom's Quality Assurance Department and selected¸ experienced Beta testers under NDA. During the fall more external testers will be included in the Beta. Beta signs-up will be announced broadly when Funcom is ready to process applications.
Age of Conan wins 'Best MMO of E3' awards
Funcom is proud to announce that 'Age of Conan' received multiple E3 awards as the 'Best Game of Show' in the MMO genre. The game went on to win awards from the three world leading gaming websites IGN¸ Gamespot and Gamespy. Gamespot awarded the game 'Best Massively Multiplayer Game' of E3 and said "based on what we saw it's the most promising massively multiplayer game in development today". Gamespy awarded the game 'Best MMO' of E3¸ and stated "every time we see it¸ it manages to look better and better." IGN handed out two awards for Conan¸ both as the best overall MMO as well as the best PC MMO¸ and reasoned "When you talk about the greatest fantasy writers of the 20th century¸ there's no disputing the two names at the top of the list: J.R.R. Tolkien and Robert E. Howard...We've been waiting for an authentic Conan game for a long time and Funcom's certainly on track to deliver an experience worthy of the license."