Official Site: The Secret World
Studio: Funcom
Launch Date: July 3, 2012
Genre: Modern Horror Hybrid Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid B2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
See also: Secret World Legends
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One Shots: Through the portal?
The other day, Bree was complaining about how so many screenshots from modern MMORPGs suffer from a bland and monochrome palette. Coming to the...
Former Funcom execs convicted, sentenced in insider trading case
The insider trading case that's embroiled the former leadership of MMORPG studio Funcom has finally come to a close today with convictions and sentences...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?
Deep in the comments of the MMOs-vs.-survival-sandboxes thread from last week, reader miol_ produced a beautiful comment about how MMO players have become a...
The Stream Team: So many Secret World sabotage missions
While there is both hopeful excitement and worried trepidation about the upcoming Secret World Legends, Massively OP's MJ is going to continue to immerse...
Battle Bards Episode 97: The sound of magic
“Magic can be ANYthing!”
The forces of magic run deep within MMORPGs, casting shadows of wonder wherever we look — and listen. In today’s show,...
Global Chat: Which MMO developer do you most appreciate?
Recently, Ravalation carried on an annual blogger tradition called Developer Appreciation Week. During this week, gamers would put aside their usual vitriol and criticism...
Secret World Legends still hopes for a spring release, will expand beta to include Egypt soon
Our latest glimpse at the reworked universe of Secret World Legends came yesterday courtesy of an hour-long livestream on Twitch. For those of us on...
The Soapbox: Lessons Secret World Legends failed to learn from Final Fantasy XIV
I've mentioned many a time that I like Funcom quite a bit. I want to like Funcom quite a bit. Heck, I want to...
Massively Overthinking: Disassembling MMORPGs for parts
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from Xijit -- and I think you'll agree it's quite timely.
"In light of The Secret World getting reworked into...
Funcom’s Joel Bylos on the difference between MMOs and survival sandboxes
Funcom's Joel Bylos features in a Twitch interview on Gamasutra this week talking up Conan Exiles and explaining the core difference between server-based survival...
Perfect Ten: Time travel in MMORPGs
Over the years, I've been fascinated with the concept of time in MMORPGs. It's one of those things that developers probably don't want you...
The Stream Team: Racing to finish The Secret World’s Unseen achievement
It's definitely a day for racing. Massively OP's MJ is running out of time to complete The Unseen achievement in The Secret World before...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs, from hardcore to casual and back again
Massively OP reader Suikoden wrote this great question to the podcast -- too good to let just Justin and me answer it. It's a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 112: Heroic measures
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, Secret World Legends, Black Desert, EVE Fanfest, LOTRO, WoW, and GW2, with reader mail on MMO dress-up and City of Heroes successors.
Jukebox Heroes: Your top six favorite MMO music themes
After over a month of voting and counting down, we've arrived at the final six picks for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all...
Betawatch: Secret World Legends is a very different game, probably (April 7, 2017)
If you were hoping that Secret World Legends was essentially just The Secret World, well, you were wrong. You were told that you were...
Secret World Legends dev stream showcases tutorial, character creation changes, and combat
With Secret World Legends in closed beta, many fans are unable to get in and see what is going on with the changes. For...
Massively Overthinking: It’s the end of The Secret World as we know it
I think I can speak for most of our staff in saying that in November when Funcom first promised a "major upgrade to both retention and...
Conan Exiles adds a new sewer dungeon for you to die in with today’s update
Funcom's been a busy little bee this week, so pry your eyes away from Secret World Legends for a minute for a peek at...
Secret World Legends beta leaks show a vastly changed game [Updated]
Funcom has issued a statement about the leaks; we've included it in its entirety at the end of this post.
For those assuming that Secret...
