The Modern-Day MMO of Myths, Legends and Conspiracies Sees Growing Number
of Players, New Dimension Added To Handle the Traffic
Durham, NC - July 10th, 2012 - Funcom is thrilled to announce an ambitious
monthly update plan for its recently released modern-day massively multiplayer
online game The Secret World. Every month going forward Funcom will be releasing
comprehensive game updates filled to the brim with exciting new content such as
storylines, missions, seasonal events, gameplay enhancements and even entire
world regions. These updates will serve players new and exciting experiences
every month, ensuring there is always something new to discover in The Secret
World.
"The team is excited to be working on expanding The Secret World," says Senior
Producer and Creative Director Ragnar T?rnquist. "We are committing to a very
ambitious update schedule, but our goal is, and has always been, to provide our
subscribers with new, high-quality content every month."
The Secret World launched to great critical acclaim on July 3rd and is the
highest rated current PC game on MetaCritic by user score. The number of players
is growing quickly and to cope with the increasing traffic, Funcom today had to
add a new dimension to the game. One dimension can hold tens of thousands of
gamers playing at the same time, and due to the game?s unique single-server
technology players can move seamlessly from one dimension to another to play
with their friends anywhere and at anytime no matter what dimension they call
home.
The first update will be released July 31st and details on what is included in
the update will be made available later this week. In his first State of the
Gameto the community published today, Mr. T?rnquist also revealed a high-level
overview of what players can expect further down the line, including:
- Monthly mission packs, including a slew of new investigation missions
- New weapons (including a big one that will cause even bigger
explosions!)
- Raids (clue for the first one: The Big Apple will never be the same)
- Expanded character customization, including plastic surgery
- A player vs. player dungeon set in an entirely new geographical area
- Dungeon finder tool to make grouping for dungeons much easier
- Seasonal events such as Halloween and Winter Solstice
- Two large adventure areas including new characters, missions, monsters,
lore and more
- More social gameplay will be added to the London hub
- Combat will be enhanced significantly both visually and mechanically
- And much, much more!
The Secret World has been recognized widely for its new take on the MMO
formula. Not only is it set in a unique modern-day setting, the game completely
does away with confinements such as classes and levels. Storytelling is also
taken to a whole new level and the game introduces engaging missions unlike
anything seen before in MMOs. Public interest in the game has been formidable
with 1.5 million gamers all over the world registered to beta test The Secret
World, breaking all previous Funcom records.
The Secret World is developed by Funcom and co-published by EA Partners, a
division of Electronic Arts Inc. For more information about the game please
visit http://www.thesecretworld.com.
About Funcom
Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC and
consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues
to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles
include Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, The Longest Journey, Anarchy Online
and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. For corporate information please visit
http://www.funcom.com. For information
about Funcom games visit
http://www.anarchy-online.com,
http://www.dreamfall.com,
http://www.thesecretworld.com or
http://www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
under the ticker FUNCOM. |
