Age of Conan expansion to be featured on Xfire

The highly anticipated expansion for Age of Conan is going to be highlighted during an hour-long game demonstration streamed online at Xfire.com on Monday, December 7 at 3 PM EST. Funcom and Xfire will present the first gameplay footage of the upcoming expansion for Age of Conan: The Hyborian Adventures titled “Rise of the Godslayer”. Rise of the Godslayer is slated for release in the first half of 2010.

The live demo will be streamed on Xfire’s website featuring never-before-seen content and gameplay footage, as well as upcoming features presented by the developers of Funcom themselves.

Matthew Gilman, VP of Marketing at Xfire stated, “We are incredibly excited to see the Funcom team taking advantage of Xfire’s Live Broadcast technology. Using Xfire will allow the Age of Conan team to reach our audience of almost 15 million gamers in a way not possible just months ago. Their broadcast of never-seen-before content will make for a truly unique and interactive experience for both Xfire and non-Xfire users alike.”

According to the press release: Funcom announced Rise of the Godslayer at the GamesCom show in Germany earlier this year. The expansion introduces the player to the lands of Khitai with several new world regions filled with new dungeons, quests and rewards. Rise of the Godslayer will also introduce new gameplay such as alternate advancement, factions and even new mounts that plays an integral part of the storyline. The release date for the expansion is currently set to first half of 2010, and is progressing according to plan.

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