MMORPG
The Secret World
Developer: Funcom · Published by Electronic Arts · 2012
A modern-day MMO where every myth and conspiracy is real.
About This Game
The Secret World is a modern-day MMORPG from Funcom, published by EA, set in a world where "everything is true", magic, myths, conspiracies and Lovecraftian horror all coexist. Players join one of three secret societies (Illuminati, Templars, Dragons) in a war against the dark. It launches on PC in 2012.
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In Features & Editorial
A Trip Into The Secret World. Part 1
A play-diary trip into The Secret World's beta: choosing the Templars, surviving the Crucible, and stepping through the Hollow Earth toward Kingsmouth.
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In Previews
First Look: The Secret World: Character Creation & Societies
Funcom's "everything is true" conspiracy-horror MMO has a fascinating world and three secret societies, but the character creator is a letdown.