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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The Stream Team: Requisitioning a rocket launcher in The Secret World
The Secret World has a number of auxiliary weapons, one of which is a spiffy rocket launcher! MassivelyOP's MJ already knows the joy of...
One Shots: Caught in the act
If I were an MMO character, I'd be completely paranoid that at any point in my life, I could be photographed by an invisible...
The Secret World discusses bags and its next dungeon
As we enter October, people are inevitably going to be asking for hoverboards because a movie once posited that October 21st, 2015, would include...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks
I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...
Steam has The Secret World’s ultimate edition for half price
Yep, the headline pretty much says it all. If you still haven't taken the plunge on Funcom's seminal Secret World MMO, now is as...
One Shots: Threat Level Midnight
Even in the far future, Starfleet officers still pose for a selfie or two. How could they not when they encounter such striking backdrops?
"This...
Funcom’s The Park shows off a trio of creepy screenshots
Funcom released a trio of new screenshots today for The Park, the upcoming Secret World single-player spin-off that's slated for release next month. The...
Chaos Theory: Small steps – The Secret World’s progress
It's certainly been a week of expansion news! More than one game that had sworn off expansions in the past has circled back to...
The Stream Team: Hang time with The Secret World’s hoverboards
Who doesn't love cool new gadgets? MassivelyOP's MJ sure does! She's acquired for herself a fancy new Hover-Tech Stealthboard in The Secret World, complete...
Perfect Ten: Ten well-known voice actors behind SWTOR’s characters
When it launched, Star Wars: The Old Republic was one of the biggest video game voice-over projects that BioWare or any studio had ever...
Here’s a longer look at The Secret World’s hoverboard
Last week Funcom teased the upcoming hoverboard mount in The Secret World. That was just a 9-second clip, though. Today, the firm has posted...
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online
"The future in your hands."
This was Funcom's promise to gamers in the early days of the 2000s. Even as the MMORPG genre slowly took...
The Daily Grind: What are your favorite MMO NPC quotes?
"You are wrinkly manager man. It's your job to be old and die so we can learn and be sad. Also you pay for...
The Secret World introduces hoverboards and lucky coins
Recently, Lead Designer Romain Amiel went to the forums to explain The Secret World’s new currency and gift bag in more detail, but it was...
One Shots: Purple haze
Blocky and stylized though it may be, World of Warcraft's visuals represent impressive work by artists who pull every trick out of their bags to...
Chaos Theory: Tips and tactics for The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon
After my initial dev tour through The Secret World's Issue #12 , I couldn't wait to get back into the newest dungeon, The Manufactory,...
The MOP Up: Blizzard belongs in a museum!
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we're deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The Stream Team: The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon, take two
The last time MassivelyOP's MJ poked into The Secret World's new Manufactory dungeon, she couldn't get past the first room. Apparently it would help...
Perfect Ten: The 10 MMO memories we all have
I have been playing MMOs with varying degrees of intensity for the past 12 years. That is really weird to me. It also means that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 28: PAX Primal
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 F2P, Atlas Reactor, The Park, SWTOR, Marvel Heroes, and WildStar, plus mailbag questions on Elder Scrolls Online, podcast meta, and more GW2.
