The last attempt to build a LEGO MMO, LEGO Universe, didn't turn out so well and shut down after fifteen months. Undeterred, The Secret World developer Funcom announced today it has licensed the rights to make a LEGO MMO of its own, based on the weird and wonderful LEGO Minifigures franchise.
As The Secret World prepares to creep in under your door on July 3, developer Funcom has announced that its final beta weekend will be open to everyone who fancies it. All you need to do is sign up by June 22, then you can play the beta all this weekend.
As The Secret World has already been kept hidden from our eyes for thousands of years, not to mention delayed several times, another fortnight of not knowing about the Lovecraftian horrors clawing at reality's walls shouldn't hurt. Funcom announced this morning that its real-world-y MMORPG has been delayed to July 3, also revealing the beta event schedule to soften the blow.
The Wii U is set to launch this year, and developers are starting to think about what they can do with its touch-screen controller. Funcom, the studio behind the upcoming MMO Secret World, suggests the system would make a perfect fit for the MMO genre.
Guaranteed access to The Secret World's beta weekends can be yours, if you're already sold on Funcom's MMORPG and willing to slap your money money on a pre-order. You'll also get a smattering of in-game bonus items for your troubles.
MMORPG The Secret World has been quietly gathering buzz. If you're one of the more than 500K users who signed up for the beta test, chances are you'd like another peek behind the Secret curtain. Fortunately for you, developer Funcom gave a nice long presentation at the Game Developers Conference, and now that video is available to watch online.
Funcom's supernatural real-ish-world MMORPG The Secret World will creep into our own reality on June 19, pushed back from its planned April launch to apply a good spit-shine. Beta testing is to ramp up, including several "large-scale public beta events."
"Allowing for even more time to polish the game really shows just how much faith Funcom as a company has in 'The Secret World' and how committed we are to making it the best it can be," creative director Ragnar Tørnquist said in the announcement.
The MMORPG market is hard to break into, but users seem to be expressing interest in the supernatural conspiracy motif of The Secret World. Funcom announced today that over 500,000 users have registered for the beta test, which has been running since late August.
Everything we know is wrong, but soon we shall learn the truth. The Secret World creator Ragnar Tørnquist announced during publisher EA's Gamescom press conference that Funcom's conspiratorial supernatural MMORPG will launch for PC in April 2012.
On top of that, Tørnquist revealed that beta signups will open on August 26. But when will the beta actually begin? That's part of the mystery.
Age of Conan and The Secret World developer Funcom has signed on to publish Stunlock's arena combat game Bloodline Champions (PC), the pair announced today.
Due in the "late 2010" window, the PC game is described as "arena-based player vs. player game featuring unique and action-packed gameplay for up to ten people." A closed beta test is currently underway and said to be "in the later stages," with sign-ups open over on the game's official site. Read more »
It's been a while coming but we've got some new screenshots and a trailer for 'Rise of the Godslayer,' the first expansion for Funcom's low-fantasy MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.
Set in the eastern empire of Khitai and including a new playable race - the Khitan - 'Rise of the Godslayer' includes a new story and missions, player mounts (like a Tiger), in addition to new grassland, desert, and jungle locations. The expansion also includes content appropriate to, "several level ranges," including a, "wide variety of new low-level content" for fresh characters. Read more »
Age of Conan and The Longest Journey developer Funcom has announced that it intends to to reduce its workforce by 20% as part of a cost-cutting program.
The cuts will chiefly strike Funcom's Norwegian branch. Funcom employs over 300 people worldwide with studios in the USA, Canada, Norway, Switzerland and China. The US division was struck by a number of layoffs in November 2008. Read more »
Creator of the acclaimed The Longest Journey adventure series Ragnar Tornquist wrote on his blog that the episodic sequel Dreamfall Chapters may be low on developer Funcom's list of priorities, but is still in the works.
"Dreamfall Chapters—and, by proxy, The Longest Journey—isn't Funcom's highest priority at this point," wrote Tornquist. "With Age of Conan live, The Secret World staffing up in every department, and other games in various stages of development, the project is currently on the back burner—but it hasn't been abandoned." Read more »
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