For a while there, it appeared that Funcom’s Age of Conan was on its last legs. Players were leaving, servers were closing. But still, the game lives on!
https://kotaku.com/funcom-loses-big-chief-financial-officer-bails-5158686
Funcom’s latest financial report states that “a significant increase in new customers [[link]] in Q1 compared to Q4 has led to a stable and solid subscriber base”, meaning that the game’s launch in Eastern Europe and free trial offer seem to have done the trick.
https://kotaku.com/funcom-opens-the-floodgates-with-conan-free-trial-5195998
Course, Funcom didn’t go so far as to reveal how many new subscribers there [[link]] were, exactly. Or how many have left over the same period. Or what the game’s exact player base is. [[link]] But still! Good news is good news, and the bad news can wait for another day.
Age of Conan turns corner, says Funcom [Eurogamer]