Funcom announced a changing of the guard yesterday.  Apparently the former Game Director for Age of Conan resigned amidst rumors of his disappointment in how Age of Conan turned out.  How does this impace the game's future?  Read the press release below and you decide, maybe a new face in charge might be what the game needed.  Then again.....

Durham, USA – September 17, 2008 – Funcom announce that Craig Morrison has been appointed as the new Producer...

Funcom attended the Games Convention in Leipzig Germany recently and unveiled their DirectX 10 move!  Although many expected Age of Conan to have been shipped with these DX10 features already present, the unexpectedly long wait is almost over. 

Now Age of Conan is arguably one of if not the best looking game graphically as it stands.  Could those development hours not have been better spent in fixing real game issues...

Okay this sounds so damned stupid, yet sadly funny. I read a few posts about it on other sites and even a thread with images. You can check that out here.

I've copied over the transcribed text in case it gets deleted. Read below and note, I am not editing it so it is exactly as it was written (Just say no to censorship):

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CLASSES
All Assassin, Barbarian, Bear Shaman, Conqueror, Dark Templar, Guardian, Herald of Xotli, and Ranger combo damage and stamina costs have been rebalanced to match the newly adjusted animations.

Priest Archetype
Spirit Aegis will now give 0.5% invulnerability to Holy and Fire instead of 1% Fire with the first rank trained.

Assassin
Combos granted by feats should now deal significantly more damage than before.

Dark Templar
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Funcom is proud to announce that Age of Conan continues to dominate the PC sales charts in all markets where the game is available.

Over the last few weeks it has remained the overall #1 PC game in most European markets, while also performing tremendously well on several all-format charts. In the US, Age of Conan impressively conquered the #1 PC spot for the first two weeks of available NPD data. Due to the amazing interest surrounding the game, more than 700.000 gamers have now signed...