Intrigued by Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures but not all-too sure if you should get it or not? Why not try it out first? Don't worry, it's free. Yep, this is no April Fool's joke. Funcom has announced that their best-selling MMO title of 2008 will be made available as free trial right at this very moment. Thanks to Fileplanet and Ausgamers, you can now download and play Age of Conan for a total of free seven to fourteen days. That's a lot of free time, literally.

Gotta love a media blitz! Today via press release, Funcom's let out a whole big batch (and by big, I mean "a huge number of" and "hugely insane resolutions of") screenshots, screenshots, and more screenshots for Age of Conan. We get to see the expansion teaser art too, as well as comparisons of Age of Conan on DirectX10 vs DirectX9. Plus a sneak peak at the free content that's coming within the next few months! It's thumbnail enlargement time!

We've gotten our hands on some preliminary patch notes for Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures MMORPG. These notes list the changes that will be implemented in the game's August 13 patch. Check out the full article for the complete list.

The preliminary patch notes for Funcom's August 6 Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures update are now out on the game's test forums and it looks like we're going to be getting quite a number of changes. All the classes have been updated with a number of new animations as well as some changes for tradeskills, combat, and instances. See the full patch in the full article.

It's no secret that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is one of the fastest growing MMORPGs in the market today. Now with the number of people playing the game, we couldn't help but put up a brand new blog specifically for the game. While on the surface it may seem like every other blog we have, we're throwing in a little twist to the mix. We're going to be focusing on you and the rest of the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures community. Want to know more? Then go over the full introductory article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Undoubtedly you've heard of Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC, with an Xbox 360 version to follow) yes? Well, if you're thinking of venturing into the Hyborian wastes then you might as well prepare yourself for the long journey ahead of you. No, we won't cast a spell of knowledge for it may upset the Cimmerians in our readership. Instead we deliver an article which discusses everything you need to know to get started. Click on the link below to see for yourself.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is getting ready to enter complete and utter pandemonium. We've just learned that they'll be turning all the servers into PvP servers come May 10. That being said, they'll also be leveling the playing field by making everyone equal in terms of level and gear. Learn more about PvP Mayhem after the jump!

More good news for you, excited Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures fans! After revealing the pricing of the upcoming MMORPG title from Funcom Entertainment, we bring you news that the pre-order key registration is now open. More details at the full article.

A few days before release, players can test the waters of Hyboria. Funcom, Eidos Interactive and IGN just announced a collaborative effort to take Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures to open beta phase with 50,000 slots available. Details await at the full article.

If you simply can't wait for the launch of the Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Xbox 360 and PC), then you may want to take advantage of the pre-order program being offered by Eidos and Funcom.

Aside from giving you free items, this will also allow you to access the game before the actual launch. More details after the jump!