Official Site:Â The Secret World
Studio:Â Funcom
Launch Date:Â July 3, 2012
Genre:Â Modern Horror Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid B2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
See also: Secret World Legends
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Funcom’s Q2 2016 financials show revenue dip, debt repayment, new titles
Funcom's second quarter financials for 2016 rolled in over the weekend. Of note, revenues are down 36% compared to the same quarter last year...
Funcom warns of system-wide forum data breach
A blaze of Twitter messages has just erupted to inform Funcom's community that all of its game forums have been breached by hackers and...
Snag a Hell hoverboard in The Secret World’s challenge event
Forget about going to Hell in a handbasket, you could go in style on The Secret World's new flaming hoverboard! Next Wednesday's patch introduces...
One Shots: Wonderful Bree drug
Despite what you may think, libraries can be fascinating places full of mysteries and delights. Even in MMOs, you never know what you'll find...
Chaos Theory: Death becomes you in The Secret World
If all else fails -- die! That's my friend's new mantra when it comes to investigation missions. Why? Because in The Secret World, death...
One Shots: Swords and other pointy things
What are swords good for? For one thing, they make excellent pointers, communicating to your audience that this thing over here is what you're...
The Stream Team: Transylvanian sabotage with The Secret World’s Dr. Varias
MassivelyOP’s MJ and The Secret World crew have finally found everything needed to embark on Dr. Varias' sabotage mission. But what are they getting...
Chaos Theory: The 80s invade The Secret World
One of the best things about The Secret World is how it is set in the modern day. But that doesn't mean the game...
The Stream Team: Contagions and cracking codes in The Secret World
MassivelyOP’s MJ is investigating a mysterious disease in for Dr. Varias in The Secret World's Transylvania. She left off last time trying to crack...
Global Chat: When MMORPG raiding becomes a job
When does a game go from fun to obligation? Xenophics wrote a gut-wrenching confession about how raiding in World of Warcraft became his "office,"...
Battle Bards Episode 79: Combat music
Ready to battle it out more than usual? The Battle Bards are cranking up the combat tunes from MMORPGs today, inviting all sorts of...
One Shots: Topless edition
We must warn you that this week's One Shots will be headlined by naked flesh from the waist on up. If you are reading...
Massively Overthinking: Starting over with MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic is from a reader named Yasser, who asked us:
"If you had to pick one MMO to experience all over...
The Stream Team: Assisting Dr. Varias in The Secret World
Every time MassivelyOP's MJ travels through The Secret World, she bumps into more missions she has yet to complete. This is especially true in...
EverChaosing: Adapting Pokemon Go for The Secret World and EverQuest II
So there's this thing right now. It's kind of a craze. Maybe you've heard of it? Pokemon Go? Yeah, I thought so. The thing...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO does the most with death mechanics?
We die so many times in MMOs that it's lost all meaning. It's merely a pause button, perhaps with a slight penalty attached, unless you...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMORPG trailers of all time
This week's Massively Overthinking should be a fun one -- and hopefully it'll contrast nicely with the Game Archaeologist column we ran last week, which...
One Shots: Totes adorbs
My call out for favorite fantasy races a while back did spur a few of you to share screenshots depicting your beloved species. Kristina...
Massively Overthinking: What’s never going to happen in your favorite MMO?
Last week's Overthinking question was a very broad one all about genre-wide wishes that go unfulfilled. But what if we drill that down? That's...
The Stream Team: Calming the enraged Gatekeeper in The Secret World
You've heard the old adage that redheads have a temper? Well imagine if you add red arms, red torso, red legs! Part of this...