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According to multiple sources, including Norwegian government sources, the Oslo offices of Funcom, developers of Age of Conan and the Secret World, are currently being raided by local police as part of an investigation into possible stock market irregularities during, or slightly before, the launch of The Secret World in the summer of 2012.
The Secret World's site has been updated with the latest Game Director's Letter. This time, however, the letter wasn't actually penned by Joel Bylos but by Lead Designer Romain Amiel. In it, Romain talks about what the team has most recently accomplished and goes on to the exciting news that this year will mark the arrival of Tokyo!
Funcom's Joel Bylos has published the latest state of the game letter for The Secret World. In it, Bylos discusses the events of the last month and gives players a look ahead at seasonal events that are on the way.
Funcom has announced the deployment of the latest update to The Secret World, Issue 8: The Venetian Agenda. This brings the game version up to 1.8.2. The patch contains several key fixes including bug squashing in the GUI and in the scenario system.
MMORPG.com has partnered with Funcom to give out codes for a three day trial to The Secret World along with a 'No Bad Pugs!' t-shirt and trench coat. And yes, that is Managing Editor Bill Murphy on the in-game apparel. We don't blame you if you don't wear his face on your back and/or chest.
Joel Bylos hosts the latest Secret World video that heralds the arrival of Issue 8: The Venetian Agenda. The update brings special training "scenarios" to the game where players earn certification to enter Tokyo when it arrives in TSW at a later point in time. The augment system also receives attention to give players a heads up on how to fine tune abilities to become more powerful. Check it out!
During a developer demo of the Issue 8 augments and scenario system (full article coming later today or early tomorrow from Bill Murphy), Joel Bylos let slip that Issue 8 will be releasing next week giving players full access to the brand new Augments System, Scenarios, and the Council of Venice Story setting up the Issue 9 tale that will take players into Tokyo.
Anyone yet to try out Funcom's The Secret World will want to check into the Steam promotion called the "Massive Edition". The new package includes the original game and all of the Issues to date, the last three of which were paid DLCs.
As if The Secret World isn't spooky enough with Kingsmouth and conspiracy theories and more, the team has cooked up a great Halloween event sure to give players thrills and chills for the season.
"IRL" is a new feature film by well-known director Erik Leijonborg. The premise of the movie is that a young boy is bullied and escapes into the virtual world known as, you guessed it, The Secret World.
The Secret World developers have penned a nifty preview for the upcoming Augment System which will arrive with Issue 8. The Augment System will feature Damage, Support, Healing and Survivability, each divided into ten levels of varying levels of rarity. The AS will have its own skill wheel as well.
The Secret World's Joel Bylos (nusquam) is now taking questions live from the MMORPG.com community. Drop your questions in this thread and you may find yourself with an answer from Joel!
Join us tomorrow at 3PM ET in our The Secret World subforum for a live Q&A with Funcom's Joel Bylos.
The latest Game Director's Letter for The Secret World has been publish. Joel Bylos discusses the current live event, Whispering Tide, the return of the Cat God along with a new story arc, what's coming in Issue 8 and much more.
The latest Secret World Game Director's letter has been published on the official site. In it, plans for both Issue 8 and Issue 9 are revealed, including the new Augment and Scenario systems. Scenarios will challenge players who think they've "been there, done that" and will come in Normal, Elite and Hardcore modes with accompanying rewards.