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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Perfect Ten: MMORPGs for mature audiences only
As with mainstream movies, it seems that the MMORPG industry has settled comfortably into the PG-13 zone for its approach and themes. Sure, there's...
The Secret World’s new video puts the Museum of the Occult on exhibition
If our exclusive preview of The Secret World's Museum of the Occult last week has you pumped for more, then good news -- Funcom's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 69: WildSteam
Justin and Bree discuss ESO, WoW, WildStar, Nostalrius, TSW, Star Citizen, Landmark, and FFXIV, with a mailbag question on MMO dungeons.
One Shots: Fire + ice = mess
What do you get when you mix fire and ice? A steamy combination of incredible pictures... and an awful mess.
Steampower Girl noticed that in...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with distinct visual styles
Given the choice, I am always going to pick a game with stylized graphics over realistic ones. This is for many reasons; it's partly...
The Stream Team: Preparing for The Secret World’s Museum of the Occult
With The Secret World's Museum of the Occult opening next week, MassivelyOP's MJ wants to prepare for it as much as possible. She can't...
Chaos Theory: An exclusive look at The Secret World’s Museum of the Occult opening June 15
When Game Director Romain Amiel first revealed the Museum of the Occult for The Secret World, you better believe I was excited. I wanted...
The Secret World is losing its lead writer
The Secret World is losing its lead writer, Funcom's Romain Amiel has told players on the official forums.
"We are sad to announce that Joshua...
One Shots: Bride of the comments section!
While I love any of you forever if you email in One Shots submissions, I think it's time once again to delve fully into...
Massively Overthinking: The stories inside MMORPGs
This week's topic comes to us from one of our dear Patrons, Roger.
"I love stories, and some games tell great stories. MMOs have trouble...
Funcom secures major private investments
If you're a fan of Funcom with a deep amount of concern for the company's long-term health, there's good news to be had today....
Global Chat: Snap judgments of Overwatch
The talk of the blogger town has definitely been abuzz with impressions, thoughts, and snap judgments of Overwatch as it heads to release. Is...
The Secret World reveals the housing-esque Museum of the Occult
After hinting about a new Secret World feature with the monster T-shirt contest and letting players speculate for a week, devs finally revealed their plans...
Funcom’s Q1 2016 revenues, costs decline
Funcom's first quarter 2016 financial report is unlikely to shock anyone who read the 2015 annual report a few weeks ago. Revenue fell by...
One Shots: You put a spell on me
One of the very few MMORPGs that my wife and I ever played together was Wizard101, and I think most of that time involved...
The Stream Team: Friday the 13th frolicking in The Secret World
When you play in The Secret World's filth too long, you're bound to get some on you! But that doesn't matter to MassivelyOP's MJ; she's...
Chaos Theory: Making your (cosmetic) mark in The Secret World
When talking about The Secret World, one topic that can't help but come up is the contemporary setting. As far as MMOs go, TSW...
Global Chat: Which MMOs have the best quests?
For some players, quests are either those things that serve to annoy with reading (in a game!) or merely provide gussied-up reward packages. But...
Surprise! The Secret World launches Issue #15
Eureka, I've got it! That's what The Secret World fans are saying about Issue #15 now that the servers are back up. If this...
The Game Archaeologist: Myst Online Uru Live
The impact of Myst's launch in 1993 was akin to an atomic bomb going off in the PC gaming world. The leap forward in graphical...
