Secret World Legends Articles
This Friday at 4pm EDT, The Secret World's Game Director Joel Bylos will be joined by Lead Coder Øystein Eftevaag and Art Producer Davide Tabacco. The trio will be livestreaming exclusively on MMORPG.com's Twitch Channel. The topic? A brand new, never before seen combat feature. Be sure to tune in at 4pm EDT (1pm PDT) to see one of the biggest changes coming to The Secret World.
The Secret World blog has been updated with a new post detailing the game's Halloween celebrations and how they were devised. According to the TSW team, Halloween is "like our Christmas" so activities will take a bit of a lighter tone to be "like an episode of Buffy". It's a terrific behind-the-scenes look at how special in-game events are created.
This week's column devoted to The Secret World takes a look at how news outlets sometimes opt to frame Funcom's game in a negative light despite the fact that, indeed, TSW seems to have already turned the corner. See what we've got to say and then leave your thoughts in the comments.
The Secret World Issue 3: The Cat God is set to be deployed today, Wednesday, September 26th. The server is expected to come down at 7:00 a.m. Easter Daylight Time (4:00 a.m. PDT) with the downtime expected to last up to three hours.
Funcom has announced that Joel Bylos has been named as the new Game Director for The Secret World. Bylos will work hand-in-hand with Creative Director Ragnar Tørnquist on post-launch improvements and additions to TSW.
Funcom has announced a new unlimited three day trial for The Secret World. In addition, trial players who complete thirty missions will receive an extra two days playing time and if they are able to take down the first dungeon boss, they will receive a unique ring.
It's been a rough month or so for Funcom with layoffs and patch delays for The Secret World and even allegations of insider stock trading. But that doesn't mean that Funcom is on its way out or that The Secret World is going anywhere. Find out why we think so in our latest column. Leave us your thoughts in the comments.
After several delays, The Secret World's Issue 2: Digging Deeper update has gone live. The update brings several important features online including cosmetic alterations for characters and the "Looking for Group" tool.
GamesIndustry.biz is featuring a pair of articles about Funcom and The Secret World. The first is an interview with new CEO Ole Schreiner who speaks about Funcom's financial issues, the possibility of TSW going F2P and about the future of MMOs in general. The second deals with alleged insider stock trading by former CEO Trond Arne Aas.
During PAX Prime, we had the opportunity to chat with Age of Conan Unchained Game Director Craig Morrison. We covered topics including recent layoffs, what the future holds for Funcom and much more. Check it out!
MMORPG.com has partnered with Funcom to bring our viewers the first ever inside look at The Secret World Issue #2: Digging Deeper. In this video, Joel Bylos takes viewers on a visual preview of the new update showing off the rocket launcher, a few of the new missions (including the one to get that rocket launcher!), new abilities, Ockham's Razor/Modern Prometheus where players can make big changes to their look and much more. Enjoy!
According to a report at Develop-Online, The Secret World Lead Designer Martin Bruusgaard has been put on "forced leave" in addition to most of his fellow employees in the Oslo, Norway office of Funcom.
The Secret World's site has been updated with a new article to detail the group finder tool that will arrive when "Issue 2: Digging Deeper" goes live on September 11th. The tool will allow players to group for any playfield or dungeon in the game.
In our latest column devoted to The Secret World, we take a look at this week's August State of the Game letter. We offer our analysis and our hope for The Secret World after a rather difficult month. See what we have to say before weighing in with your thoughts in the comments.
Ragnar Tørnquist has published the August State of the Game letter for The Secret World. In it, he frankly addresses the recent Funcom lay offs as well as prognosticates about the future of TSW. Among other things, he tells fans that the team is not going to play it safe and is dedicated to keeping The Secret World today's most unique MMO.
