Dark Horse Releasing Conan Exiles Digital Comic Next Month
David Gelmini
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Most of us can only dream of having a body like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s, which is why we should be eternally grateful to the medium of video games for allowing us to live out our wildest fantasies. Arnie’s probably too old to make the planned King Conan movie now anyway.
The help promote the upcoming MMORG Conan Exiles, developer Funcom have teamed up with Dark Horse for a digital comic tie in, which will be released when the game hits Early Access next month. You can get all the details straight from the horse’s mouth below. Be sure to also tale a moment on the Tree of Woe to contemplate if this will be the best Conan game yet.
From the Press Release:
Funcom and Dark Horse Comics, Inc. are thrilled to announce that creative teams in both companies are now working on a new Conan Exiles digital comic book that will be made available in January. Conan Exiles is an open world survival game set in the brutal lands of Conan the Barbarian. By reading the comic, fans will get a unique glimpse into the events that take place in the savage Exiled Lands. The creative team includes Michael Moreci (Writing), José Luis (Pencils), and Andy Owens (Inks), as well as Gavin Whelan (Art Director) and Anders Finér (Senior Concept Artist) on the Funcom team.
“We are incredibly excited to work with Dark Horse Comics again,” says Funcom CEO Rui Casais. “Conan the Barbarian and the comic book format goes hand-in-hand, and Dark Horse has brought the Conan stories to life for years. The Conan Exiles comic will give a unique context to what players themselves will be doing and the world they will explore in the game.”
Funcom and Dark Horse Comics, Inc. previously worked together on the exclusive digital comic book for Funcom’s 2008 massive multiplayer game, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The comic book was distributed to gamers and Conan fans worldwide, and was a key piece in the company’s marketing campaign for the 2008 bestselling game.
Funcom is also excited to announce that the studio will do a live gameplay stream on Twitch.tv/Funcom this Friday December 16 at 7pm CET. Creative Director Joel Bylos and Community Manager Jens Erik Vaaler will show the unique thrall gameplay live for the first time. Players will be able to capture enemy bandits, drag them back to their camp, and crush their will in the Wheel of Pain. Players can then place out these thralls as guards, archers, and even special blacksmiths, tanners, and other crafters that unlocks unique new recipes.
Conan Exiles is an open-world survival game set in the brutal lands of Conan the Barbarian, the world’s greatest fantasy hero. The game can be played on private and public servers, either in multiplayer or local single-player. In the world of Conan Exiles, survival is more than tracking down food and water. Journey through a vast, seamless world filled with the ruins of ancient civilizations, uncovering its dark history and buried secrets as you seek to conquer and dominate the exiled lands. Start with nothing, but your bare hands and forge the legacy of your clan, from simple tools and weapons to gigantic fortresses and entire cities. Enslave the bandits of the exiled lands to do your bidding by breaking them on the grueling Wheel of Pain. Sacrifice the beating hearts of your enemies on the blood-soiled altars of your deity to seize true power and glory. Summon the colossal avatar of your god and see them lay waste to your enemies and their homes. Conan Exiles will be released into Early Access on the PC on 31 January 2017 and will hit the Xbox One Game Preview Program in Spring 2017.
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