Age of Conan Celebrates Sixth Birthday With PvP Update and Event

Funcom has just sent us a press release to inform us that, to celebrate the sixth anniversary of Age of Conan, they’ll launch a new event titled “Shadows of the Past” and a “Festival of Bloodshed” PvP update. Here’s the full press release:

Age of Conan turns 6, celebrates its biggest PvP update ever!

Players celebrate Age of Conan’s sixth Anniversary with a brand new event and the massive Festival of Bloodshed PvP system

Funcom’s Age of Conan expands with the special Shadows of the Past anniversary event and the Festival of Bloodshed Player-vs-Player (PvP) update. In the Shadows of the Past event players get to take on a brand new adventure where they uncover a plot against King Conan himself and travel back to the island of Tortage to discover the true power behind this new threat.

The all new Festival of Bloodshed PvP system offers a whole new range of activities for the players. Every month there will a be week-long PvP festival, where players face off against each other in many unique events. The system also contains all new PvP Quests and fresh rewards, such as a companion who will taunt nearby players based on their number of PvP deaths.

You can read more about the “Shadow of the Past” event here and on the “Festival of Bloodshed” here.