Today, Funcom announced that it will launch Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures in Korea. Neowiz Games will publish the MMORPG and will be a full service provider for the game, handling distribution, community management and customer service. Funcom will collaborate with Neowiz in localizing Age of Conan for the Korean market.

"Bringing Age of Conan to Korea is something we have wanted to do for a long time now," says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. "This is a very exciting and highly dynamic market, and we know that Korean gamers are amongst the most active online gamers in the world. With their solid legacy in online gaming, Neowiz Games is one of the most successful and knowledgeable companies in the market and we are very pleased to be working with them."

"We are very excited to introduce the world class large scale MMORPG, Age of Conan with its popularity and great reputation in the industry," says Neowiz Games CEO Choi, Gwan-ho. "This will be the first large scale MMORPG for Neowiz Games and the both companies will also work tightly together to adapt and implement a fully localized game for Korean users."