Funcom released a new player mount - The fierce Snow Mammoth - which has found its way to Hyboria in Nov 26th's update about the MMORPG Age of Conan Gold!

The war painted Snow Mammoth is now available in-game at the NPC mount vendors and comes in three different looks. Besides being a very stylish player mount, the Snow Mammoth - like its brown brother the War Mammoth - can be used in siege PvP-battles to attack enemies and destroy structures.

Age of Conan Gold developer Funcom has confirmed the layoff rumor run in internet last weekend, according to Ten Ton Hammer.

The earlier rumor told that Funcom fired about 70% of their U.S. Workforce in Nov 22nd and the cuts were mostly in the Customer Service and Quality Assurance departments.

Here are the words that Funcom confirmed:

"We did have some staffing cuts at Funcom this week as well as new positions opening in the organization as part of our ongoing cost based efficiency and performance initiatives that are vital to any business."

It will be a cold winter for Age of Conan Gold or even the industry.