CD Projekt to Publish Polish Version of Age of Conan

Funcom and CD Projekt have issued a press release announcing a partnership to publish a Polish version of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures in the second half of 2008.

Polish version of Age of Conan coming in second half of 2008

– The highly anticipated MMO scheduled for fully localized Polish release as CD Projekt enters Service Partnership Agreement with Funcom –

Durham, USA April 24th, 2008 Funcom and CD Projekt are delighted to announce the signing of a Service Partnership Agreement for a Polish version of Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. According to the agreement CD Projekt will fully localize voice and text and operate local customer service, communities, websites and in-game support for Age of Conan in Poland, while Funcom will take care of back-end technology, server infrastructure and continuous development of the game.

(It is with great pleasure and satisfaction that we are announcing this partnership, one that proves to be yet another milestone for our company releasing the first subscription MMORPG fully localized into Polish.) said Michał Kiciński, joint CEO of CD Projekt. (We are committed to providing a new level of game experience through the use of local game masters, community managers and customer support. For years we have waited for the right MMO game to come along and now it is here, in our hands.”

(CD Projekt has an impressive track record both as a developer and distributor, and they have done excellent localization and distribution work on other Funcom titles such as The Longest Journey. Escalating our collaboration to a whole new level is something we truly look forward to,( said Trond Arne Aas, CEO of Funcom. (We believe a key aspect in making Age of Conan successful around Europe is to work closely with great local partners such as CD Projekt. In many countries it is essential to release in the local language to truly succeed, and Poland is definitively such a territory. CD Projekt is through its agreement with Eidos the chosen partner for retail distribution, sales and marketing in Poland so it’s a perfect match. Together we aim to make Age of Conan a great local success.)

Age of Conan is consistently mentioned as one of the most anticipated PC games in development. At launch the game will have received more than thirty 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. Age of Conan launches 20th of May in North America / Oceania and 23rd of May in Europe. The release date in Poland is still to be set.

For more information or to pre-order 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.

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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 CD Projekt – CD Projekt was established in 1994 by Marcin Iwiński and Michał Kiciński who run the company until now. They were the first to import entertainment software on CD-ROMs onto the Polish Market. Since 1999 CD Projekt is the leading distributor of games and multimedia software in Poland supplying directly all major retail chains and independents. Currently (January 2008) the team of CD Projekt and its subsidiaries consists of over 300 professionals in the distribution, publishing, localization and development branches across Polish, Czech and Hungarian offices. In 2007 CD Projekt enjoyed a highly successful release of its role-playing game The Witcher, for which it received numerous accolades worldwide.

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 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.