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There are only so many heads you can cut off before you start wanting something more out of life. Okay, that's not true at all, but if you do want a change of pace, why not pick up a craft? Perhaps you'll be renowned for your weapons, making a fortune at the tradepost? This month we take a look at the crafting, resources and economy in Age of Conan!

Check it out!.

Now the tread of a thousand sandaled feet echo through the narrow ravines and pathways of the Border Ranges. Nemedian troops patrol the hidden ways that run between the hills, occupying the wooden forts and towers built by Aquilonian troops tasked with watching this small pass. Of the Aquilonians stationed here to watch this land, there is no sign.

(read more)

Cloaked in the rags of Acheron, the Shadows are zealous protectors of the relics of that ancient empire. Amorphous faces leer from beneath ancient helmets, while skeletal hands wield wicked weapons in the complete evisceration of Acheron's foes. Recently, Shadows have been sighted in the Border Ranges, congregating around a strange hill.

(more about the Malicious Shadows and the Corrupted Bear)

Funcom is proud to present the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures comic book! Created by the talented people over at Dark Horse Comics,
it tells a story that ties into the game perfectly. Several hundred thousand copies have been produced, mostly bundled with various gaming mags, and we have now put the entire 23 page PDF on our website for your reading pleasure!

(get the complete comic book here!) (PDF - 11.6MB)

During the past few months Funcom has hosted a series of events at our offices in Norway where we have invited journalists from across the world to meet the developers and sit down with the game. In January we took it a step further and invited numerous Age of Conan fan sites to experience the same thing, and HyborianCodex - a French community site - have put together a comic book based on their journey to Oslo!

(get the complete comic book here!) (PDF - 7.8MB)

Funcom opened its heart and its doors when almost two dozen representatives from various Age of Conan community sites from around the world were flown in to Oslo to meet the developers, tour the studio, play the game and have their questions answered. Here they got to see crafting, sieging, the newest render code, the Collector's Edition and much, much more! Now we have collected all the coverage this generated! Take a look!

(read more)

Every month website MMORPG.com will interview one of the many talented people that work on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures here at Funcom to create a developer profile, which is then posted on their website. This month, technical art director Sigbjørn "Siggy" Galåen is featured. MMORPG.com sat down with him to pick his brain about everything from his childhood to what he does at Funcom.

MMORPG.com

Every week we give you an update on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures by posting our special Friday Update on the community website. Here are some of the Friday updates we've published recently:

25.01.08 — Community Event Q&A #1
18.01.08 — New official website launched!
11.01.08 — Screenshots and Collector's Edition info!
21.12.07 — And the winner is!
14.12.07 — New music available
07.12.07 — New trailer available
28.11.07 — New video developer diary

More news on the Community Site!

Take a look at this month's exclusive screenshots! Journey to the Border Ranges, an area where the two great nations of Aquilonia and Nemedia collide, and where there are far more sinister evils and greater threats than the mere quibbles of men hidden here.

(check out the new screens)

This month we're featuring a video showing you the Border Ranges, a wide-stretching area between the two great nations of Aquilonia and Nemedia. And while the men on each side flex their muscles at each other, a perhaps greater threat is hidden in the shadows somewhere in the more secluded places of the Border Ranges.

(The video will be available only at Gamespy, JeuxVideoPC, Buffed.de, InsideGamer, Goha, Multiplayer and Juegaenred until next week when it will be posted on the community website)

This month we bring you an exclusive wallpaper themed according to this newsletters' primary focus: the Border Ranges. The wallpaper comes in four sizes.

(check out the new wallpaper)

Just because we are such incredibly kind people here at Funcom, we have decided to give away free loot every month. All you need to do is send us an email and hope for the best. Every month we pick out three people who will be sent a bunch of prizes such as inflatable Conan swords, the Age of Conan comic, games and even hardware.

These three people will also receive a place in the
Age of Conan beta test!

If you want to be one of the lucky three who gets Funcom kit delivered in the mail, you will need to send us an email and include your full name, address, and telephone number in order to be eligible. You must also keep the subject of the email "Age of Conan January Newsletter Sweepstakes". Those who enter and get picked out will have the opportunity to receive one or more prizes such as:

• Concept Art print signed by the artist
• Dreamfall: The Longest Journey PC game
• Full-colored Age of Conan comic book

Send us an email by February 25th and you might get lucky!

No purchase necessary. Prizes are three (3) inflatable swords, three (3) comic books, three (3) copies of the Dreamfall PC game and one (1) Concept Art print signed by the artist. Odds of winning dependant on number of entries. Competition open to residents of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., and U.S. (except Rhode Island and Puerto Rico). Drawing will be made by random draw in Oslo Norway one day after the entry deadline. Any applicable taxes or customs fees are responsibility of winner.
Entry to this competition is void where prohibited by local laws.

On January 21st, TenTonHammer was completely overrun by barbarians. In deference to the Age of Conan fans swarming over their site, they launched an Age of Conan subsite featuring videos, screenshots, original content, forums, and enough reading material to keep even the most rabid of Conan fans busy.

It's Hammer time!

Have a suggestion for Community Website of the Month? Email us now!

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