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If you are a player of Age of Conan or a player which has let your subscription to the fantasy MMO lapse for whatever reason you are in line for some free play time. Developer Funcom announced today that previous subscribers to the game can now play Age of Conan for free for 10 days.

In addition both inactive and active players of the MMO can now check out the recently released commercial expansion pack for the game, Rise of the Godslayer, free for 10 days as well. The offer, which apparently is not for new subscribers, is set to expire on July 15.

"Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer is the first expansion for the best-selling and critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Rise of the Godslayer will deliver a wealth of new content and features for players across several level ranges, all set in the fading eastern empire of Khitai - a mysterious and fabled setting within the world of Hyboria."

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While Funcom is prepping up for the release of their next major MMO game The Secret World they are also planning to release a major commercial expansion pack for their 2008 fantasy MMO Age of Conan. Today Funcom revealed some of the first details of the expansion which is titled Rise of the Godslayer.

The expansion will add a new land to the game, the Empire of Khitai. The land, which is split up into five different zone, looks like it has an Asian design influence by the screenshots that accompany the announcement. The storyline deals with the consequences that were created by the action of a younger Conan Khitai. Players will also be able to replay the game as one of the Khitans themselves. There will also be new abilities, spells and combos added for players and naturally there will be a number of new monsters to slay, by Crom! The expasion does not yet have a release date.

Funcom recently announced the first expansion to Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures at GameCom 2009. Titled, Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer, players are invited to enter the all new Empire of Khitai, inspired by eastern Asian cultures. There, they can choose to join a side among the warring factions and enjoy new features like an alternate character advancement system.

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