Via a post on the Age of Conan forums, developer Funcom has announced that the early access scheme it offered as a pre-order incentive has now "sold out"....
Although it will leave many disappointed, the early-access sell-out is an indication of the strength of anticipation for Age of Conan.
Been on top of worldwide PC game sales since march. Numbers are not announced yet, as it is only preorder and no shippped units yet.
In March, Wii console was sold in 700k units in the US alone. The normal Age of Conan box are selling about the same as Wii console there.
GTAIV sold 6 mill units the first week, must be with preorders. A couple of weeks before launch of GTAIV, The Age of Conan Collector's edition was selling more than GTAIV there.
Even without numbers disclosed yet, I believe we will get millions of copies sold of this game, before the first week after launch is over.
On play.com, one of UK's biggest gamingsites this game is listed as nr 29 on the all time top 100 list http://www.play.com/Games/PC/6-/Top100.html The game at spot nr 30 is Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne (Expansion Pack), wich accordingly to wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#PC sold 1 million copies worldwide. And there's still 2 weeks till release of AoC.
Fileplanet now gives beta accounts to all registered users, even those who don't have a premium account. You can get a key at http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/ageofconan/beta/ . Keys are limited and will be released on a first-come, first-served basis.
$15 a month? That adds up to around $180 a year. While World of Warcraft can support such a fee, it can because so many people are already invested in the game. It seems that in the case of this game, the high fee will deter sales of the game. Around 1 million copies for this game is too high, especially with its ultra violent nature and high minimum system requirements. PC gaming is not dying, but games that cater to the type of audience this game, and games like Unreal Tournament and Quake, seem to be declining in sales. This should be more around 70DKP.
Norwegian publisher and developer Funcom has announced the amount of money armchair barbarians can expect to shell out from beneath their loincloths to play Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, with the MMO's retail box costing $59.99 and €49.99 in North America and Europe respectively. Beyond that initial outlay of coins, swinging an axe in Hyborea will carry a monthly subscription price of $14.99 in North America and €12.99 for players on the other side of the Atlantic.
Mass Effect wasn't unique at all...you can get the same scene in games like The Movies, or even The Sims.
Media scare mongering over video games doesn't rely on facts or reality. The fact that it's a persistent online character might make it easier to make the case that you're doing it to a person.
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Early access server list.