On December 21st at 11:11 UTC the world is coming to an end. Apocalypse. The last goodbye. The final curtain call. Whether you believe in it or not, there is one man who does: Joel Bylos, Game Director on ‘The Secret World’ and now self-professed 2012 doomsday prophet. Mr. Bylos ‘ known primarily as the happy-go-lucky Australian who has brought much joy to hundreds of thousands of gamers through his work on ‘Age of Conan’ and ‘The Secret World’ ‘ has just released a video where he begins chronicling his final days on Earth. According to Joel, the video is … Continue reading Secret World Director Laments Pending End of Days →

The team at Funcom is excited to announce the very first seasonal event for the company’s recently launched modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. The event went live on the game servers today and include an all new storyline, new characters and even a special secret society competition that players can take part in. For a massively multiplayer online game based on myths, legends and mysteries, many would say that Halloween is The Secret World’s Christmas. As such the developers have pulled out all the stops to make sure this is a seasonal event to be remembered! The … Continue reading Creepy Halloween Fun Comes To The Secret World →

Funcom, a world-leading independent developer and publisher of online games, launched the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online (MMO) game ‘The Secret World’ to the masses. Three days later Funcom is happy to report that the launch has been a tremendous success for the company with positive feedback from both players and the press. In terms of server and client performance the launch was exceptionally smooth and as of now several of the game’s dimensions ‘ which can hold tens of thousands of gamers playing at the same time ‘ have started filling up due to the ever-increasing number of players … Continue reading The Secret World Launches To Critical Acclaim →

Funcom is excited to share that 200,000 participants are now engaged in battle through ‘The Secret War’, a unique browser-based social experience that draws upon the conflict between the three secret societies in Funcom’s upcoming massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Launching on June 19th, 2012, ‘The Secret World’ MMO pitches players against each other as they fight for the power to control the world for their secret society, and through ‘The Secret War’ social experience, participants can get a taste of the epic conflict that hits on June 19th. In this unique social experience participants recruit their friends … Continue reading The Secret War Enlists 200,000 Fighters →

Funcom has released a new developer diary video for ‘The Secret World’, the company’s upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game. Let Lead Designer Martin Bruusgaard and Lead Content Designer Joel Bylos enlighten you on how to develop your own unique character through an imaginative and strong new role-playing system without classes and levels. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=H1MeETdH9NM I’ve got to say that this is one of the most innovative systems for an MMO that I’ve seen. It will keep players from getting bored at having to always be the healer or the tank or the ranged DPS guy through 75 levels of play. … Continue reading Funcom’s Secret World Skills Progression Video →

Highwinds, a leader in content delivery, network and cloud-based IP services, today announced that independent developer and publisher of online games, Funcom, is tapping into Highwinds GDN (game delivery network) for the delivery of its online games to global audiences. In addition to supporting Funcom’s existing game titles today, Highwinds is also well-positioned to support the public release of Funcom’s highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game, ‘The Secret World,’ set to launch on June 19th. Highwinds GDN provides Funcom and its online audiences with reliable gameplay via HTTP caching, which supports game downloads, patches, content expansion and in-game monetization. … Continue reading Funcom Taps Highwinds For Online Content Delivery →

Independent developer and publisher of online games, Funcom, today announced that the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game ‘The Secret World’ will launch on June 19th, 2012. Originally slated for an April launch, Funcom has decided to invest more development time into the title in order to apply even more polish before launch. Feedback from hands-on press events and beta testing has proven very positive, and Funcom intends to spend the additional development time focusing on polish and tweaking to maximize the potential of the game. The beta feedback so far is showing very positive reactions to core game … Continue reading The Secret World MMO Goes Live On June 19 →

Funcom’s Week of the Illuminati continues with a brand new teaser video giving a unique glimpse into the world of the Illuminati, one of the three secret societies of The Secret World. In Funcom’s upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online game, the Illuminati are undoubtedly the most secret of the three secret societies. The Illuminati are invisible puppet-masters and corporate manipulators, and they crave power and wealth by any means necessary. They may have ancient roots, but they remain forever young and hungry. The Illuminati’s golden agents enjoy power, money and glamour – but the real power they offer you goes … Continue reading Secret World: The Illuminati Unveiled →