Funcom Reveals ‘The Frozen North’, Promises a Bigger and Better Conan Exiles on August 16

– Conan Exiles releases on Xbox One Game Preview on August 16^th, new free expansion update The Frozen North available on PC and Xbox One same day –

– The Frozen North ushers in the second stage of Conan Exiles Early Access, adding 70% more landmass, featuring content and more improvements than ever before –

Oslo, Norway – August 3^rd, 2017 – The second stage of Conan Exiles’ Early Access adventure is about to begin! On August 16^th, Conan Exiles not only goes live on Xbox One for the first time ever; Funcom will also release its first expansion update for the game for both PC and Xbox One players. Previously teased at E3 this year, Funcom today revealed both the title and all the juicy details players will want to hear about the expansion update.

A new web page is now available on www.conanexiles.com/thefrozennorth, where players can learn all the details about The Frozen North. Funcom today also released a brand-new video where Creative Director Joel Bylos provides a unique glimpse into the expansion update.

Get the Conan Exiles – ‘The Frozen North’ Reveal Video here:
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Download the latest screenshots from The Frozen North here

The Frozen North, which will be completely free to all players on PC and Xbox One, adds a whole new landmass and makes the world of Conan Exiles 70% bigger. It also brings the game out of the desert and into the snowy north, introducing an entirely new climate and a weather system that will require players to dress according to the temperature – or face certain death. The Frozen North also introduces entirely new gameplay mechanics such as fish traps, beekeeping, and cooking. Brewing, a new crafting system, will allow players to make alcohol which will also keep them warm in cold environments. Players will also get to dedicate themselves to a new religion, giving them the ability to summon the avatar of Ymir, the Lord of Storm and War, and wreak havoc on enemy players and crush their cities under his feet.

“This expansion update does not just mean more content and more features,” says Creative Director Joel Bylos. “The team has also worked extremely hard to make sure this release brings with it significant improvements to core aspects of the game such as combat, artificial intelligence, and more. These improvements, in addition to the twenty-eight updates we have already introduced to the game over its six months in PC Early Access, mean this version of Conan Exiles is bigger, and even more importantly, better than ever before.”

Since launching into PC Early Access on January 31 ^st 2017, the development team has been working tirelessly to introduce new content, improve mechanics, and eradicate bugs and exploits. The team has added siege weapons, a new dungeon, a dye system, new armor and weapons, new decorations, avatar defenses, new building pieces, and much more. The game will leave Early Access and release in full on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in Q1 2018. Conan Exiles quickly became a smash hit with the open-world survival audience, selling almost half a million units in the first month. In this online survival game players get to build anything from small homes to entire cities, explore a huge open world, team up with other players, or seek to dominate their enemies through brutal player vs. player combat.

You can learn more about Conan Exiles and see the latest updates from the developers on www.conanexiles.com. For an overview of all the updates Funcom has done to Conan Exiles so far in Early Access, head over to www.conanexiles.com/updates.

Contacts

Erling Ellingsen
Vice President of PR & Marketing
Funcom
+47 48867107
erling@funcom.com

Tor Egil Andersen
Communications Manager
Funcom
+47 40861976
torea@funcom.com

ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC and consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Titles include ‘CONAN EXILES‘, ‘The Secret World’, 'LEGO® Minifigures Online', ‘Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’, ‘The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online', 'The Park', and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games visit www.conanexiles.com, www.thesecretworld.com, www.anarchy-online.com, www.dreamfall.com, www.theparkgame.com, www.conanexiles.com, or www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.###

About Conan Properties - Conan Properties International LLC owns and manages the "Conan the Barbarian" brand through all forms of media, including motion picture, television, gaming, publishing and toy industries. One of the most universally recognizable iconic figures in modern popular culture, Conan was born from the creative genius of pulp fiction author Robert E. Howard. The company is part of the Cabinet Entertainment group.