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The closure comes as Funcom had its biggest game launch ever.

Funcom has announced the closure of The Outsiders, the Stockholm-based studio responsible for the critically acclaimed rhythm FPS, Metal: Hellsinger. The shutdown is a result of a wider restructuring and series of layoffs at Funcom, which acquired the studio in 2021.

The news was confirmed by The Outsiders' founder, David Goldfarb via Bluesky, who expressed his disappointment while also highlighting the team's...

It is the fastest selling Funcom game ever.

Funcom has over one million reasons to celebrate today. In its first two weeks of availability, Dune: Awakening has sold over one million copies. They are also pretty darn happy with the fan reception to the game, having earned a "very positive" user review score on Steam.

Funcom said that since Dune's June 10th launch, "1,000,000 players have awakened!" They continue to note, "It's now Funcom's fastest-selling...

A new story trailer was also released.

Funcom announced that they will host a large-scale beta weekend for Dune: Awakening. This beta weekend will run from May 9 through May 12. This beta will grant players access to the first 20 hours of the game, which should cover most of the game's first act.

Access to the beta weekend can be requested through Steam for Dune: Awakening. In addition, you can watch a Global LAN Party Broadcast on May 10th where "tens of thousands...

The new 4X hotness can now be played with others online.

The first major update for Dune: Spice Wars rolled out, which introduces multiplayer to the 4X/RTS game. Players will now be able to play together to take on the A.I. or fight each other in PvP.

With this new update, players can now team up in 2v2 matches or go against each other in free-for-all matches with up to four players. To go along with this update, Dune: Spice Wars is currently 20% off on Steam. This discounted...

An April Fools joke will become reality in 2021.

We already saw one delay for Conan Chop Chop, but now it's about time for a second delay. This hack-and-slash title from Funcom was first shown off as an April Fools joke that turned into a real thing once fans pushed for it back in 2019. The game was then slated for a February 25, 2020 release.

Well that date was then pushed back until the second quarter of 2020. Funcom revealed that the reason for the first delay was to...

A look at the studios that will show off new games.

A list of the studios that will show off over 50 new games at the upcoming PC Gaming Show was just released. The PC Gaming Show is scheduled to air on June 13 at 11AM (PT).

The PC Gaming Show will again be hosted by Sean "Day9" Plott and Frankie Ward. They will showcase these games from inside a secret LA sound stage. I say it's secret because they sure didn't announce an exact location for this thing. There...

The very real hack-and-slash has been pushed back slightly.

Conan Chop Chop initially began life as an apparent April Fools joke back in 2019. Nope, it was very much a real video game that was really in development from Mighty Kingdom and set to be published by Funcom. It has a cute art style, some tried and true hack-and-slash style gameplay, and co-op support for up to four players. We talked a bit about it when Funcom dished the first details back in June of 2019, if you recall....

The Chinese tech giant already owns 29% of Funcom.

In August 2019, Tencent became the largest shareholder of game developer Funcom. The Chinese tech giant had upped their ownership to 29% at that point in time. Today, Tencent announced that they have created a cash offer to acquire all shares of Funcom.

As it stands, Funcom is publically traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Tencent is looking to acquire shares from all other shareholders. They are offering them 17 Norwegian...

Includes all of the latest updates and content.

Just a little heads up for you fans of open worlds, survival, combat, Conan the Barbarian, and dick sliders (except on Xbox): Conan Exiles is having a free weekend on Steam. Actually, it's a bit more than just a free weekend because it has already begun and today is only Thursday. So unless someone changed the definition of "weekend" on me, you're getting at least a whole extra day to try the game out.

The weekend...

The horrors of Mars.

If you ever wanted to know why the moons of Mars are named after the Greek words for terror (Deimos) and fear (Phobos), you're about to find out. Developer rock Pocket Games and publisher Funcom just released the cosmic horror game Moons of Madness today on PC.

This game blends together the terrors of space with Lovecraftian horror, and it's all set within the same universe as The Secret World franchise. You play as Shane Newehart, the chief engineer...

The Chinese tech powerhouse now owns 29% of Funcom.

Funcom, the developer behind games like Conan Exiles and Age of Conan, looks to be the latest game development studio that Tencent has set its sights on. Tencent has picked up a 29% stake in Funcom. This makes the Chinese tech and game company the largest shareholder in Funcom.

It's perhaps no real surprise that Tencent wants a piece of Funcom as the studio recently had its most profitable year. Funcom and Legendary Entertainment...

You'll soon be able to ride into battle.

Players will soon get one of their most requested features added to Conan Exiles. In December, a free update will be released for the open-world survival game.

This update will allow players to capture and train their own mounts. In addition to this, players will get to experience a new pet leveling system along with mounted combat. That's right, you'll soon be able to charge into a battle with your sword held high like you always...

All of the Funcom Conan games are free this weekend on Steam.

Funcom is offering up a free weekend for all of their Conan titles that are available right now on Steam. They're doing this both as a celebration of the Conan franchise and "in order to display the evolution of all three titles." Fair play, Funcom. Fair play.

The free games being offered up for this free weekend include the survival focused Conan Exiles. It also includes the older MMO, Age of Conan:...

The new content is free.

Funcom released a free update for Conan Exiles today that adds in an all-new dungeon, new items, revamped areas, and provides some balancing tweaks. This update is out now for the PC, but the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases will be along "soon."

This new dungeon is called The Warmaker's Sanctuary and it allegedly includes "some of the toughest foes to date" in addition to a battle against The Warmaker's Champion. This marks...