Games Convention 2008
(Leipzig, Germany)

DirectX10 features in Age of Conan exclusively revealed at Games Convention - Link
New locations, content and features to be revealed for both press and consumers at the show - Thousands of exclusive give-aways, including free trial accounts and limited edition game DVD


Age of Conan updates detailed on Eurogamer - Link
Eurogamer covers the forthcoming free content update for Age of Conan at Leipzig.

Eurogamer reports the upcoming revamp of Black Castle dungeon, Commons district of the capital city Tarantia to be expected soon, a new social dungeon named "House of Crom" to be in the planning and a new group instance in Thunder River on the horizon.


Gamespy: Age of Conan Expansion Concept Art Released! - Link
Funcom hosted a meeting with the press at Leipzig Game Convention to give the a status update on the recently released Age of Conan!

The status update included a brief glimpse into its future. The big news is the formal announcement with the development of the first expansion and the upcoming content updates to the game.


VE3D: Age of Conan Upcoming Content Screenshots - Link
Voodoo Extreme has posted a bunch of screenshots from upcoming content for Age of Conan.


Ten Ton Hammer: Age of Conan - State of the Game - Link
Leipzig 2008 Interview with Erling Ellingsen and Thorbjørn Olsen

Ten Ton Hammer snagged an interview with Thorbjørn Olsen, Producer; and Erling Ellingsen, Product Manager to find out more about their take on where AoC sits today, and what their plans are over the next phase of post-launch development.


Age of Conan, Three Months After Launch - Link
Age of Conan three months after release and plans for the future.

IGN drops by the booth at GC 2008 to report some of the upcoming content in the game, including new dungeons, DirectX10 graphical features, and confirmation that an expansion pack is in development, though more details will be available at an later date.


Ten Ton Hammer: Age of Conan DirectX 10 Images - Before and After - Link
Looking for new DirectX10 shots? Ten Ton Hammer has em

Ten Ton Hammer team has snatched up these few featuring the DX10 upgrades. They have snagged around 8 shots of the DX10 goodness for all to see.


Onlinewelten: GC 2008 Age of Conan Demo - Link
Onlinewelten got a chance to snag some footage of the GC 2008 demo on the new content coming into Age of Conan.


(New) GC Video: Erling Ellingsen talks to the Community - Link
At GC Erling Ellingsen talked to Onlinewelten about things like the Launch and future plans for Age of Conan.


(New) Gamona: Age of Conan GC Update with Erling Ellingson - Link
Gamona snags Product Manager Erling Ellingson at GC Leipzig for a great update on Age of Conan and what's coming in for the future.

Erling takes some time to go over a nice well-rounded summary of the latest updates coming in Age of Conan for the next couple of months and coming year. First up Erling mentions the new adventure zone Yimirs Pass in Cimmeria with a new dungeon connected to Ymirs pass called "Amphitheater" that's currently in development. On top of that Erling mentions more new items and loot to help feed the need for increased itemization. He also comments on how these will include a lot of good graphical diversity, high raid dungeon loot and of course PvP loot for the PvP levels (PvP update).

If that wasn't enough Erling ends the interview with some DX10 highlights on what to expect and also hints that even DX9 users may still benefit from some of the features that DX10 will bring in for the Age of Conan Client.

To summarize this all up, we will be seeing lots of new content and new features for the future as well some much important issues to be addressed like itemization, PvP, and of course everything in between from the top player concerns.


(New) Massively: New Age of Conan video showcases coming content - Link
Courtesy of German gaming site onlinewelten.com, Massively was able to bring you a presentation of upcoming Age of Conan content by Erling Ellingson, straight from the Games Convention in Leipzig.

The presentation takes us on a tour of the Tarantia Commons, a slum area in which your character takes a side in a war between street gangs, and stops to take in some of the new exotic armor sets that have been included in response to player demand. Quests are set to become more interesting and branching, allowing characters to make moral choices rather than simply go off on errands to kill ten of something...