Gamers Greedy for Conan Beta

Already gearing up to be a big success, Funcom and Eidos sent out word that more than 100,000 gamers signed up for the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures beta test over the Easter holiday. Over 50,000 gamers had signed up within the first 24 hours despite the demanding sign-up process.

“We’re naturally very pleased to see that so many dedicated gamers are signing up for the ‘Age of Conan’ Beta at such a rapid pace,” says Trond Arne Aas, CEO of Funcom. “With more than 100,000 gamers signed up in such a short time-frame our confidence in the game’s potential and its ability to be a major contender in the MMO genre continues to be strengthened.”

“We’ve been developing this incredible world for years now and today more than 150 people are working hard on achieving the ambitious goals we set out for the game,” says Gaute Godager, founder of Funcom and Game Director on ‘Age of Conan’. “The team is very excited about the number of gamers who have signed up for the Beta so far, and we can’t wait to see them charging into the brutal battlefields of Hyboria!”

Age of Conan will be released on October 30. It will be part of Microsoft’s Games for Windows lineup, and will make use of DirectX 10, acting as a showcase for nVidia. Gamers can still sign-up for the beta.