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The Secret World is proud to announce the return of Krampusnacht for the holiday season, the half-goat, half-demon who steals away the souls of naughty children. From now until January 3rd, Agartha is coated with a thick blanket of snow, enough to have a Snowball Fight minigame. Those of you whose aim is true can earn an emote and achievements. No [...]
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It seems that hackmud may have some competition early next year, as Alice & Smith, the developer of ARGMMO The Black Watchmen, is back with a new The Secret World-inspired military hacking MMO called NITE Team 4. NITE Team 4 "explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios" using "real espionage tradecraft terminology taken straight from leaked NSA documents." [...]
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Funcom released its second quarter financial report last Friday, revealing that revenues had dropped whereas equity had increased. Second quarter revenues are $1.718 million, down from first quarter's $2.654 million "following a gradual and expected decrease in sales from the current Live Games." The company's total equity is now $2.389 million, up from first quarter's -$9.953 million. According to the [...]
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Funcom announced today that The Secret World now has a new feature called "The British Museum of the Occult" that allows players to slowly build up their own museum. As players progress through the game, they will be given the opportunity to unlock exhibits in the museum, but, to do so, they will need to know about the exhibit and [...]
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Funcom announced today that it has received a $6.3 million private placement investment and brought the amount of debt it is in down by around $7.7 million via "a debt conversion process that has no cash impact on the company." The end result is that Funcom's equity has jumped from -$10 million to over +$4 million and Funcom's future endeavors [...]
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What if anything were possible? What if all the world's myths and legends were true? The Secret World's latest trailer reminds us that its world dares to dream of such a scenario. The trailer's release comes shortly after 10 day free trials were made available without the use of a buddy key. Should the trailer pique your interest, 10 days [...]
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If you've been interested in The Secret World for some time now, but haven't been able to bring yourself to drop the $30 or $60 on it, you will be happy to learn that free trials are now open to everyone. No longer do you need a buddy key from someone who owns the game. You can simply head over [...]
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Funcom's annual report is here and it is somewhat of a mixed bag. Highlights include the fact that the company wants to create one "smaller game" per year. The first of these was The Park. Another was confirmed to be in development in the following statement: "the Company has started internal concept development and [prototyping] for a smaller game based [...]
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The Secret World Issue #14: The Call of the Nameless officially launched earlier this week. It takes players to the "deep deserts of Egypt" where they will investigate mysterious rumbling in a new series of six main missions and a set of accompanying side missions. Among others, players will encounter "Ptahmose and his Sentinels." In addition to the new content, [...]
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