Heads Will Roll as Age of Conan Moves into Open Beta

- Open Beta exclusively available through FilePlanet.com and
partner IGN sites -

- 50,000 aspiring barbarians may enter Hyboria on May 1st -
DURHAM, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
Funcom, Eidos and IGN are proud to announce that Open Beta for Age
of Conan will start on May 1. The Open Beta will be hosted exclusively
by IGN's popular game download site, FilePlanet.com, as well as being
offered through partner IGN sites such as Gamespy.com,
Tentonhammer.com and Warcry.com. The application pages at
FilePlanet.com are now open for registrations, and gamers from across
the world can sign up. As 50,000 gamers prepare their Hyborian
assault, rivers of blood are about to flow, and it's exclusively
available through FilePlanet and IGN partner sites.

"When we started development of Age of Conan four and a half years
ago we truly wanted to move away from the standards of the MMO genre.
We wanted to bring something new, exciting and fresh to the gamers,"
said Gaute Godager, Game Director on Age of Conan. "As we get ready to
show everyone what Conan's savage world is all about, we need final
stress testing. Teaming up with the Beta Masters at IGN was a perfect
opportunity for us! We simply couldn't ask for a better partner for
this crucial stage of our Beta."

"The IGN and FilePlanet audience has consistently told us that Age
of Conan is one of their most anticipated games of the year, and we
are very pleased to partner with Funcom and Eidos on the Open Beta,"
says Senior Vice President of Consumer Products at IGN, Jamie Berger.
"The Funcom team has developed a truly unique, visceral gaming
experience that players will have to see to believe."

Funcom would like to point out that the primary function of the
Open Beta is to stress test Age of Conan prior to launch. This means
that Funcom will not make the entire game available to the Open Beta
testers, and a level 13 cap will be applied. The Beta experience will
still give hours and hours of entertainment, and complete class and
culture variety, while at the same time giving Funcom the needed focus
for an Open Beta.

You are required to be a FilePlanet member in order to sign up for
the Open Beta. Preloading of the client will start prior to the launch
of the Open Beta, and applicants will receive more information should
they receive a beta key. The Open Beta will start on the 1st of May at
1500 GMT / 0900 EDT.

Age of Conan is consistently mentioned as one of the most
anticipated PC games in development. It has received more than
twenty-five covers on high-profile gaming magazines across the globe
and more than fifteen major awards, including numerous "Best MMO of
E3" awards and the official "Best Online Game" award at the Games
Convention 2007. Age of Conan is a key title in Microsoft's Games for
Windows line-up, and a showcase title for nVidia. The game is set to
launch in several territories on May 20th, 2008.

For more information on Age of Conan - either in English, German,
French or Spanish - visit the official website at www.ageofconan.com
where you also can access the respective community websites.

About Funcom - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of
online games for PC, consoles and mobile platforms. Funcom has
provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand
its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles
include 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The
Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit
www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games visit
www.anarchy-online.com, www.dreamfall.com, www.darkdaysarecoming.com
or www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
under the ticker FUNCOM.

About Eidos Interactive Ltd - Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi
Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) creators of some of the world's leading
videogame properties. Eidos consists of offices across Europe and the
US and several development studios including Crystal Dynamics, IO
Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios and Eidos Montreal. The Group has
a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb
Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, Championship Manager and Just Cause.

About IGN Entertainment: IGN Entertainment, a unit of Fox
Interactive Media, Inc., is a leading Internet media and services
provider focused on the videogame and entertainment enthusiast
markets. Collectively, IGN's properties reached more than 30 million
unique users worldwide in the month of February 2008, according to
Internet audience measurement firm comScore Media Metrix. IGN's
network of videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet,
TeamXbox, Direct2Drive and others), is the Web's number one videogame
information destination and attracts one of the largest concentrated
audiences of young males on the Internet. IGN also owns and operates
the popular movie-related Web site, Rotten Tomatoes and one of the
leading male lifestyle Web sites, AskMen.com. In addition, IGN
provides technology for online game play in videogames. IGN is
headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices throughout
the U.S. and in Montreal.

ABOUT CONAN PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL LLC - Conan Properties
International LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradox Entertainment
Inc., controls rights to Conan, many associated characters and the
Hyborian world, as created by Robert E. Howard and various rights
expanded upon by many acclaimed authors and artists. Many consider
Conan the world's best-known fantasy character. For more information
about Conan Properties International LLC, visit www.conan.com. For
information about Paradox Entertainment Inc., visit
www.paradox-entertainment.com.

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Funcom:
Global press
Jorgen Tharaldsen, Product Director, +47 41 33 41 47
or
European press
Erling Ellingsen, Product Manager, +47 48 86 71 07
pr@funcom.com

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