Funcom, Eidos and gamepsot have announced that a weekend in the not to distant future will host a huge Age of Conan PvP beta event.

From Friday April 18th to Sunday the 22nd on April, up-to 15,000 gamers will get the chance to try out a small part Funcom's much anticipated MMORPG. The PvP mini-games Capture the Skull and Team Annihilation will be included along with the character creation system.

"The battlefields of Hyboria are craving new, fresh blood," says an enthusiastic Game Director/Producer Gaute Godager at Funcom. "Throwing newcomers into a fully specced, level 20 PVP character is naturally a challenge in this most unforgiving of all MMO environments, but I am confident the players will rise to this challenge. We have spent years fine-tuning the combat system in Age of Conan, and allowing GameSpot readers to be the first to get a small glimpse of this is something we really look forward to."

Visit gamespot.com/test/ageofconan for more information.