The Secret World News from N4G

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  Pre-Order 'The Secret World' and gain access to its public beta in May 11th

  DSOGaming writes: "EA Partners announced today that the pre-order campaign for the upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, The Secret World is now live. Everyone who pre-orders will be guaranteed access to all Beta Weekends beginning May 11, 2012 running most weekends up until the games launch on June 19, 2012 on PC."

  - Apr 03, 2012
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  The Secret World dev: MMOs make you start again, were different

  Do you have to create a new character to find longevity in most MMOs? The Secret World lead content designer Joel Bylos reckons so, but as with everything else, his game will be doing things differently.

  - Feb 28, 2012
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  'There's a place for storytelling in MMOs,' argues Secret World dev

  CVG: ... but you shouldn't have to 'give a sh*t', says Funcom lead content designer

  - Feb 24, 2012
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  The Secret World hits stores in June 19th

  DSOGaming writes: "Independent developer and publisher of online games, Funcom, today announced that the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Secret World will launch on June 19th, 2012. Originally slated for an April launch, Funcom has decided to invest more development time into the title in order to apply even more polish before launch."

  - Feb 21, 2012
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  Funcom reveal a new location for The Secret World, Blue Mountain

  Funcom have revealed a rather eerie looking location for their upcoming Myths and Legends MMORPG, The Secret World, known only as Blue Mountain.
  
  Blue Mountain will be one of the first areas of the game that players will be able to get a good chance to deal a critical blow against the coming darkness.

  - Jan 26, 2012
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  Funcom reveal some Illuminati secrets in this Q&A

  Last week was, for Funcom and fans, the week of the Illuminati. The Illuminati are the third and final faction from the upcoming MMORPG, The Secret World, to be detailed in a specific Q&A session by Lead Content Designer, Joel Bylos.

  - Jan 16, 2012
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  The Secret World ends lluminati Week with Screenshots and Interview

  The Secret World brings another peek into the elusive society through an exclusive interview on IGN with Lead Content Designer Joel Bylos. Some quotes from the interview

  - Jan 15, 2012
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  The Secret World avoids being "very heavy handed" like World of Warcraft

  In Funcom's The Secret World MMO there are no player levels, or even character classes. It's all about progression; a "sense of development" without numbers 'above our heads.'
  
  The studio choose to combine player skill and gaining more abilities to 'level-up' instead of hand-holding with floating numbers on monsters. It's a "natural feeling of becoming stronger."

  - Nov 29, 2011
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  The Secret World: Funcom Teases Templar Week

  GamerZines writes:
  
  To remind gamers that The Secret World's release is only a few months away, Funcom has announced that this week they'll reveal more about one of the MMO's three different factions; the Templars.

  - Nov 15, 2011
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  Guarantee The Secret World Beta Access

  Funcom recently launched the registration process for the upcoming closed beta testing phase of the highly anticipated The Secret World. Visiting the official website and registering their interest, gamers were told that they were not guaranteed access, merely that their details had been registered. Now however, Funcom has relaunched the programme with the chance to guarantee access to the closed beta phase.

  - Sep 06, 2011