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==Portfolio== ''[[The Longest Journey]]'' was produced by [[Ragnar Tørnquist]] and was very well-received both by critics and users. The game was published in 9 languages: English, [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[French language|French]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Russian language|Russian]] and Spanish. The game was also released in other countries, but mainly in English-speaking ones. ''[[Anarchy Online]]'' is a critically acclaimed online game, more specifically a [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] (MMORPG), with 20 international awards. Funcom issued several expansions: ''The Notum Wars'', ''Shadowlands'', ''Alien Invasion'', ''Lost Eden'' and ''Legacy of The Xan''. Founder Gaute Godager was the first Game Director, before [[Marius Enge]] released ''Alien Invasion'' and took over at the release of ''Shadowlands''. However, shortly after the release of ''Alien Invasion'', Morten Byom took over. Later, near the release of the ''Lost Eden'' expansion, Byom moved on to the ''Age of Conan'' team, and was succeeded as Game Director by Craig Morrison, also known as "Silirrion". Following the game, a book about the prehistory of the planet and a CD with music from the game were released. In the spring of 2006, the company released the sequel to ''The Longest Journey'' for the Xbox and PC, entitled ''[[Dreamfall]]''. Funcom has also developed an online [[action game|action]] [[role-playing video game]] for PC and console entitled ''[[Age of Conan|Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures]]''. This product utilizes the [[Conan the Barbarian|Conan the Cimmerian]] franchise license. The PC version of this game was released on May 20, 2008, and the [[Xbox 360]] version was cancelled. As of 2011, the subscription model of the game has been altered to a hybrid game is marketed as ''[[Age of Conan|Age of Conan: Unchained]]''. Funcom released an expansion pack for the game called ''[[Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer]]''. The development of their MMO ''[[The Secret World]]'' was announced on May 11, 2007,<ref name="secretworldannounced">{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/787/787643p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518134202/http://pc.ign.com/articles/787/787643p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2007|title=The Secret World Revealed|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2007-05-11|access-date=2011-08-26}}</ref> and the game was released on July 3, 2012. Funcom earned a license from the [[Lego]] Company to develop a new MMO game, titled [[Lego Minifigures Online]]. The game is child friendly and was originally intended to be [[free-to-play]], but released with a buy-to-play model on June 29, 2015. On October 27, 2015, Funcom released a single-player horror title, ''[[The Park (video game)|The Park]]'', set in the same universe setting as their MMO, ''[[The Secret World]]''. On October 25, 2016, Funcom released the one vs. one multiplayer game Hide and Shriek, set in the same universe as their MMO ''The Secret World''. On January 31, 2017, Funcom released an online survival sandbox game ''[[Conan Exiles]]'', set in the [[Conan the Barbarian|Conan the Cimmerian]] franchise, as an early access title on PC. It was later released on the [[Xbox One]] as part of the Game Preview program on August 16, 2017. On June 26, 2017, Funcom re-launched ''[[The Secret World]]'' as ''Secret World Legends'', a free-to-play rebuild of the original 2012 MMORPG. It became available on Steam July 31, 2017. ''Conan Exiles'' launched on 8 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/conan-exiles-leaves-early-access/ |title=Conan Exiles leaves Early Access |publisher=PCGamer |date=8 May 2018}}</ref> On March 1, 2022, Funcom publishes Mighty Kingdom's ''Conan Chop Chop'', a party rogue-lite game for 1-4 players available on [[Personal computer|PC]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Castello |first=Jay |date=2022-03-01 |title=Conan Chop Chop battles its way onto PC today, with publishers donating to Ukraine |language=en |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/conan-chop-chop-battles-its-way-onto-pc-today-with-publishers-donating-to-ukraine |access-date=2023-01-17}}</ref> One month later, on April 26, Funcom also publishes ''[[Dune: Spice Wars]]'', a [[real-time strategy]] 4X title from developer [[Shiro Games]], on Steam Early Access.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welsh |first=Oli |date=2022-04-06 |title=Dune: Spice Wars launches in early access in April |url=https://www.polygon.com/23012919/dune-spice-wars-release-date-early-access |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> On September 1, 2022, ''[[Metal: Hellsinger]]'', the heavy metal rhythm [[First-person shooter|FPS]] from publisher Funcom and developer The Outsiders became available on PC, [[PlayStation 5]], and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox X|S]], and, later on, on [[PlayStation 4]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Metal: Hellsinger hits one million sales, launches on PS4 and Xbox One |url=https://www.destructoid.com/metal-hellsinger-ps4-xbox-one-ports-archdevil-one-million-sales/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Destructoid |language=en-US}}</ref>
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