‘Conan Exiles’ to Hit PC This Summer, Sans Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Loincloth

When it comes to video games, the only Conan we need is Conan O'Brien. In his Clueless Gamer series, the snarky presenter takes on the biggest, badassiest, AAA-iest games of our time. He sucks ass at them, granted, emptying an entire magazine into the sidewalk while trying to shoot at an enemy in Watch Dogs and such, but he tries.

Remember the Mortal Kombat X Super Bowl he held betwixt Marshawn Lynch and Gronk? Of course you do. That's all the Conan we need right there.

Sadly, the other famous Conan, The Barbarian, wants to get his game on too. Why's this so bad? Because of the movies, that's why. Movies that, if you need to be reminded, look like this:

Cheesy and hammy enough to make a pretty damn tasty sandwich, I'm sure. More than enough to make the upcoming Conan Exiles the scariest prospect in gaming. Let's take a look at Funcom's announcement.

As you may know, Arnold Schwarzenegger has another Barbarian movie in production, so this is timely if nothing else. According to the developer, Exiles will hit Steam Early Access this summer, and consoles ‘later.' That's all we know for now, but in the interim, take an ogle at this first trailer:

Via Destructoid.