Funcom releases Directors Cut versions of E3 videos

Durham, USA — June 3, 2005 – The Director's Cut of Funcom's official E3 trailers for `Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures', `Anarchy Online – Lost Eden' and `Dreamfall: The Longest Journey' are now available for download. This marks the very first time Funcom releases moving images of the highly anticipated `Dreamfall' and `Anarchy Online – Lost Eden'. E3 2005 marks the fifth year in a row where Funcom wins "Best of E3" awards, showing the company's clear commitment to deliver outstanding games. With `Conan' crushing the online RPG competition in graphics and innovation in game mechanics, and `Dreamfall' heading towards release as the world's most anticipated adventure title, Funcom is proud of the fact that E3 2005 was the best in the company's history so far. Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures (Online Action RPG, Windows, Q2 2006) "Funcom might just strike gold with Age of Conan, and that's a fact...I can't wait to start crushing my enemies," said Gamespy in their E3 sum-up, and put words on what all RPG fans could see. Despite being shown in a pre-alpha state, `Conan' won "Best Massively Multiplayer Game of Show" at Gamespot while also becoming the "Best MMO of Show" runner-up at IGN. More than 5.5 million gamers visited GameSpot.com during the week of E3, accessing more than 100 million page views, so the importance of the award is evident. http://dl.ageofconan.com/conan/conan_e3_final.wmv Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Adventure, Windows/X-box, Q4 2005) E3 marked another great step up for `Dreamfall', the world's most anticipated adventure game! Building on the legacy of `The Longest Journey', one of the most acclaimed adventure titles of all time, `Dreamfall' was a one-of-a-kind game at E3. The game received numerous great remarks and award nominations, and was runner-up as "Best Adventure Game of Show" on IGN, Gamespot and the German PC Games magazine. Explore the incredible beauty of `Dreamfall' in this very first trailer from the game, and prepare for a spiritual, fantastic and powerful gaming experience. http://dl.dreamfall.com/tlj2/dreamfall_us.wmv http://dl.dreamfall.com/tlj2/dreamfall_eu.wmv (European version) Anarchy Online – Lost Eden (MMORPG, Windows, this winter) E3 was the first chance to see what's in store for the ultimate sci-fi MMORPG with a focus on the upcoming `Lost Eden' expansion pack and the graphical updates to be rolled out over the coming months. The show feedback further cemented the incredible standing of `Anarchy Online' as the best sci-fi MMORPG on the market. The expansion received an honorable mention as "Best Expansion Pack of Show" on mmorpg.com, indicating a great future for `Anarchy Online' and the many fans of the game. This very first trailer from the expansion shows where the game is heading, and comes highly recommended to sci-fi and MMORPG fans. http://dl.anarchy-online.com/ao/aoe3final.wmv _ _ __ _ _ _ ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of computer and console games with a focus on Action Adventure and subscription based online games. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of 24 released games to date. Recent successes include `The Longest Journey' and `Anarchy Online'. For corporate information please visit http://www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games visit http://www.anarchy-online.com , http://www.dreamfall.com or http://www.ageofconan.com . Funcom is backed by Northzone Ventures, Stelt Holding and Teknoinvest.
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