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The Park, the single-player spin-off of The Secret World that Funcom has been working on? The one that will take place in The Secret World's haunted amusement park? A PR representative from Funcom confirmed for me today that, despite launching next month, the game has only been in development for "a few months." While the exact number of months [...]
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When I look at The Park right now, I tend to ask the hard questions. "Can Funcom really make a successful adventure game after all these years?" "Why haven't we seen more of it yet?" Given that the game launches next month, which begins in a mere six days, it would be a fair question to ask. Funcom's Creative Director [...]
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Something I’ve often wondered, as I see more and more MMO players ask for games with action combat, is if the reason for the move away from traditional tab-targeting systems is that they are simply too stiff, too unrealistic. A holdover from the era of MUDs, the traditional tab-targeting system is the best approximation that could be made for the [...]
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The Secret World's universe expanding in any way that is not a content expansion for the MMO is probably not something you expected to hear today. The spin-off is a single-player horror adventure called "The Park" and it takes place in the game's iconic abandoned amusement park. The story follows a mother whose son goes missing after night falls and [...]
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The Secret World's 12th issue is now live, bringing a new dungeon and more. In this issue, you must travel to the Manufactory and fight your way through drones and other mechanical opponents to stop its production line for good, unraveling the factory's secrets in the process. In addition to the new dungeon, Daily Challenges, a new token system that [...]
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Modern Day Conspiracy Theory MMORPG, The Secret World, has announced that their latest Issue will be released next week. Issue #12: To The Dark Tower Below, features a brand new Daily Challenge system which brings new daily and weekly challenges that players can complete for great rewards. Players can also look forward to an all new token system which combines [...]
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Funcom aren't the world's favorite developers currently, what with the eons it took for the Anarchy Online engine update to release and players claiming that no new content has been added to Age of Conan since before it went free-to-play. It seems all the perceived missteps are catching up to them as the company is currently "[initiating] review of strategic [...]
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The Secret World Music & Soundtrack The Secret World is an MMORPG set in the modern world, where supernatural forces threaten humanity. one of three world-controlling secret factions and fight back against Lovecraftian entities. The Secret World soundtrack was composed by Marc Canham, Simon Poole, and Magnuse Beiter. The Soundcloud embed features all of the BGMs, tracks, and music from the The [...]
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The latest event for The Secret World has come out with a bunch of shiny gold-themed bonuses and items. Starting with double the ability points earned, and event bags filled with items, players will also be able to hunt down golden golems that yield special rewards. This is also the time to purchase Funcom points, as they are offering a [...]
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For Secret World players that have been slacking on buying the DLC as they come out, the Fall of Tokyo pack is for you. This deal has all the Tokyo content released thus far and also the Issue #11: Reaping the Whirlwind. Funcom has set the price for $30 and Issues #9, #10, and #11 are all included in [...]
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