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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Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World’s Illuminati faction
Kirsten Geary. That is almost all you have to say when talking about the Illuminati faction in The Secret World. That's because the infamous...
Perfect Ten: My MMO hate list
One thing that I strive for in my professional career is basing things on sources more robust than my own biases. That's not to...
Massively OP Exclusive: Hard questions about Secret World Legends
We sat down with Funcom to ask tough questions on The Secret World / Secret World Legends transition. (Video interview.)
Secret World Legends launches June 26; check out the new trailer
When Funcom told everyone a few weeks ago that Secret World Legends was still on track for spring, MMO gamers were skeptical. Technically, they...
Massively Overthinking: Competitive PvE in MMORPGs
During last week's podcast, Justin and I bumped into a tangential topic about competitive PvE and how relatively rare it is in MMORPGs, which...
Dev stream highlights Secret World Legends’ weapon abilities
Fans are eager to see and learn more about Secret World Legends, and devs complied with a new livestream. While they couldn't answer all...
The Daily Grind: Do you seek out MMORPG leaks?
Over the past couple of months, the MMORPG community has worked its way through massive leaks of top-secret info: first for Elder Scrolls Online's...
Chaos Theory: Which faction should you choose in Secret World?
While a spring launch of Secret World Legends is not a guarantee it's still a hope, so it's not too soon to be thinking...
Global Chat: Happy 10th birthday, LOTRO!
With Lord of the Rings Online hitting its 10th anniversary this past week, plenty of bloggers are enjoying the festivities and recalling some of...
Perfect Ten: Exploring MMORPGs from the far corners of the world
Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...
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...
