Funcom Oslo AS is a Norwegian video game developer that specializes in online games.
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12 Facts About Funcom
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Ole Schreiner is one of Funcom's longest-serving employees and he has been working directly with titles such as Anarchy Online, Age of Conan and The Secret World in several capacities.
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Trond Arne Aas, long-term CEO of Funcom, took on a new role as Strategic Advisor to the Board and Chief Strategy Officer,.
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On 26 February 2019, Funcom announced that it was entering into an exclusive partnership with Legendary Entertainment to develop games related to the upcoming Dune films.
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Tencent announced in January 2020 its intent to fully acquire Funcom through purchasing all outstanding shares of the company in February 2020 valued at.
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In June 2021, Funcom acquired Swedish video game developer The Outsiders, while the company announced plans to open a new studio in Romania.
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Funcom acquired Cabinet Group, which owns the intellectual property rights of Conan, Mutant, and Solomon Kane and other works based on the writings of Robert E Howard, in September 2021.
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Funcom stated that with this acquisition, that alongside a new game, they planned to merge these into a new studio Heroic Signatures and release a new game based on these properties.
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Funcom issued several expansions: The Notum Wars, Shadowlands, Alien Invasion, Lost Eden and Legacy of The Xan.
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Funcom has developed an online action role-playing video game for PC and console entitled Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.
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Funcom released an expansion pack for the game called Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer.
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