After having its subscriber base shoot up to as much as 700,000 a few months after release, the popular massively multiplayer online RPG Age of Conan isn't as massively multiplayer anymore. According to an estimate by E24, Age of Conan has no more than 100,000 subscribers left. More info inside.

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Heads up, Age of Conan gamers! Remember the patch notes that were released a few days ago that was supposed to be for the August 27 update? They're now listed as Update Notes for Patch 2.0, due September 3. So what's the Testlive notes for the 27th? Read up on it in the full article.

Funcom has announced that it'll be making its presence known at the upcoming DragonCon 2008. They'll be doing more than hosting a booth though; they've got a big event planned, as well as game presentations and item giveaways to boot! Learn more after the jump!

This year's Games Convention at Leipzig was a sure fire success. And though some of you might not think that the same could be said about E3, GC 2009 has already been scheduled. Via press release, we find out that this year's event has set records above and beyond what GC 2007 had, and reception from the masses has definitely shown a good sign that the video games industry is booming more than it used to.

More patch notes are out for Age of Conan's August 27 patch. It's not as long as the one released a couple of days ago, but it's still a pretty hefty update with changes to the classes, guilds, the GUI, and more. Check it out in the full article.

Funcom product manager Erling Ellingsen in the Leipzig Games Convention reaffirmed that the upcoming Conan movie from Lionsgate will have some pretty close ties to their MMORPG, Age of Conan. Details are still sketchy, and they've a lot of hurdles to overcome yet.

Funcom has revealed a new teaser image forAge of Conan's first ever expansion pack that's set to be released next year. The concept art itself won't be released until tomorrow, but Eurogamer did give a description of what the concept art shows. Check it out in the full article.

More bugfixes and optimizations are in store for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures players come the 27th. A long list of preliminary patch notes has just been released detailing what's going to change in the game's August 27 patch. More bulleted items than you can shake a stick at in the full article.

Conan's getting gussied up for you. Funcom is coming to this year's Leipzig Games Convention and will be revealing the exclusive DirectX10 features of Age of Conan. More details in the full article.