Funcom has today announced that the anyone who downloads and registers before January the 1st 2010 will be allowed to play 'the entire Island of Tortage' experience, which is apparently all the game up to level 20, for free without ever having to pay a subscription. You can take them up on the offer at ageofconan.com/trial.

"Our original seven day trial has been very successful so far," says Morten Larssen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Funcom. "But with the holiday season coming up this is the perfect time to shake up our trial offer a bit and try out something new. So everyone who downloads the trial before January 1st will be able to play the first part of the game for free, forever. We are confident that many of those taking advantage of this offer will choose to become permanent players, allowing them to experience all of what the game has to offer including all the additions and improvements introduced since launch."