Age of Conan developer Funcom claims it has "sold out" of English-language early access slots for its mature and nipple-filled PC MMO, though reports in our comments suggest advance registration is still open.

Offered as a pre-order incentive, the early access program allows advance customers to access the game world and get a head start on their characters a full three days before its North American launch on Tuesday, May 20.

"We knew that a specific number of players would be willing to take the offer and get 3 days earlier access to the game," the company wrote in its forum. "That the registrations would reach that set limit as fast as they did we didn't quite expect."

The developer chalked up the set number of early access slots to the fact that, as the game will not be publicly released until next Tuesday, advance players need to download the entire game client instead of installing it from a DVD.

"The limit was set to make sure that registered players would have the chance to download the client and access the game servers," it added. "With an unlimited amount of players, that would not be possible."

Product manager Erling Ellingsen returns once again, furthering his mission to "take you into the core of Conan." Fortunately, his execution still resembles a weather report.

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Funcom's mature PC MMO Age of Conan arrives on May 20 with a monthly subscription rate of $14.99. An Xbox 360 edition is expected in the future.

With Funcom's mature PC MMO Age of Conan due out on May 20, the studio has released two clips meant to help players acclimate into their roles as warriors of Hyboria.

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Boy, we've sure seen some dreary, lackluster MMOs released lately, haven't we? Let's hope Funcom product manager Erling Ellingsen over at the Age of Conan desk has some sunny news for us.

Erling, take it away.

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There is a good chance of Age of Conan releasing May 20 on PC, at a monthly subscription rate of $14.99.

In a recently released company update, developer Funcom revealed the subscription rates for its upcoming PC MMO Age of Conan.

According to the company, a subscription will run $14.99 in North American and 12.99 EUR in Europe. No time period was specified for the rates, though they are comparable to the monthly subscriptions of other massively multiplayer games.

The developer also noted that the game will carry a suggest retail price of $59.99 / 49.99 EUR, with Funcom set to receive a share of the lower wholeshare price from retailers.

Announced yesterday to have entered the manufacturing process, the mature MMO is slated to launch on May 20 in North America, with a European release following on May 23. An Xbox 360 edition will arrive at a later, unspecified date.

The oft-delayed PC edition of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has gone gold and entered the manufacturing process, developer Funcom and publisher Eidos had announced.

Complete with nipples and over-the-top violence, the mature MMO is slated to launch on May 20 in North America, with a European release following on May 23. An Xbox 360 edition will arrive at a later, unspecified date.

"Age of Conan has been in development for a long time, as with all MMOs, but we have spent that time well and ended up with a game we are incredibly proud of," said Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. "We believe we have truly succeeded in realizing the vision of the game."

For more on Age of Conan and its real-time battle system, scope out our CES impressions along with our previous preview and interview.

A new, two minute long Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures trailer is now available. Running for about two minutes, the video shows in-game fly-through footage. The PC version of Funcom's action MMO ships May 20.

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Funcom's latest trailer for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is considerably more sunny than past footage of the game. Until the heads start to roll, anyway.

The forthcoming MMO is currently scheduled for a North American release, on May 20 on the PC, with a 360 release coming at a later date.

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Funcom released a new set of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures screenshots, showcasing the game's environments and character designs, as well as a new trailer.

The forthcoming MMO is currently scheduled for a North American release (with nipples intact) on May 20 on the PC, with a 360 release coming at a later date.

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A new set of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures screenshots is now available, showing a couple of different locations and characters found in Funcom's upcoming PC/X360 MMORPG. The game is currently scheduled for a May 20 release.

Funcom's Erling Ellingsen has been interviewed by play.tm, where they asked the producer manager about Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Questions are about graphics, player-made cities, guild support and unique features among other things.

Update: Contradicting earlier statements, Funcom community manager Shannon Drake now claims that the North American version of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures will include nipples, though the German edition will still be edited to reduce in-game violence.

"It has come to our attention that the North American edition of the game was submitted (by [publisher] Eidos) to the ESRB without any server-side censorship," Drake clarified. "Funcom apologizes for this small error (or maybe two small errors)."

However, despite the insistence that the North American version was granted an M rating with no censorship, Drake points out that the game will not feature full nudity. At this time, it is unknown if other editions will include full nudity or if this was merely a general statement.

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RPG Vault has the latest Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures impressions, reporting on a visit to the Funcom offices.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC, X360) won't be shipping in March as previously announced, as Funcom has given the development team another eight weeks to get the game ready for launch. The new release date is May 20. According to Funcom, the extra two months allow for additional polish and more stress testing of game systems.

"The companies standing apart in the gaming market today are those with a relentless drive to achieve quality. Even though we regret delaying the launch, I am certain we made the right choice. I hope that our followers and fans will support our decision, and respect our commitment to quality," said game director Gaute Godager.

For recent impressions of the game, check out Nick Breckon's new preview.

There are Age of Conan impressions on MMORPG.com, where they had the opportunity to see the game in action at CES.

PC Zone has an Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures preview posted, offering impressions of the game after seeing it in action at the Funcom offices.

WarCry has been updated with an article format Age of Conan Q&A, chatting with Funcom's Jorgen Tharaldsen about the game.