For the previously troubled company Funcom, the best quarter in the history of the company was recorded thanks to Conan Exiles. Therefore, they want to develop another barbarian game in the Conan universe. Secret World Legends will arrive later on Steam – they are avoiding the significant MMORPG competition in June.
Funcom has often had a tough time in the past. The first quarter of 2016 ended with a loss of 761,000 US Dollars. But now it seems all of this is forgotten, as a wild barbarian from the wasteland has practically single-handedly saved the company.
Conan Exiles brings in big profits for Funcom
Thanks to the survival MMO Conan Exiles, the first quarter of 2017 has reportedly been the most successful quarter in Funcom’s history. Proudly, 6,129,000 US Dollars profit was achieved in Q1 2017. Meanwhile, Conan Exiles is not even finished and is scheduled to be fully released in early 2018.
Until then, further content such as new biomes and the launch on Xbox One and PS4 will be coming. All of these projects are said to be running optimally on schedule.
As barbarians seem to be doing well, Funcom plans to develop another unnamed Conan game at its studio in Oslo. The studio branch in Durham is also expected to start another unspecified project. Additionally, the number of employees is set to rise to up to 130 by the end of the year.
Secret World Legends coming later to Steam
Another project from Funcom is the remake of The Secret World. Under Secret World Legends the horror MMO is set to re-release on June 26. However, not on Steam. The game will only be released there on July 31. So more than a month later.
The reason is the many MMO releases in June. This month, the ESO expansion Morrowind and the Stormblood expansion for Final Fantasy 14 are being released.
Furthermore, Funcom wants to take a closer look at the monetization system of Secret World Legends in the months after the release. It is quite possible that some things will change there.
Also interesting: The veteran Funcom MMOs Anarchy Online and Age of Conan were hardly mentioned, but in a section of the quarterly report, it was stated that both games would continue to be maintained as they are an important source of revenue.
You can find the complete quarterly report from Funcom for Q1 2017 in the source reference.
Also interesting: Conan Exiles – How naked barbarians saved a studio
