Okay, while I don't give the slightest crap about the game itself, as far as MMOs or just games in general go, I would think that one of the most important things you'd want to be in place, especially for launch, is the ability for people to actually, you know, play your game.

The makers of Star Wars: The Old Republic apparently don't agree with ( Read more... )

I've long said that The Secret World will most likely be the first MMO that I ever play, and that is still a true statement.

With that said, however, I will go into it fully aware of the fact that something similar to these events is inevitably going to happen, and I'm just going to (try to) roll with it when it does.

Lately, I've found myself increasingly avoiding news regarding The Secret World, but I did read this. I'll probably read the upcoming interview they mention in that as well.

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And here's the two-part interview.

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"At this year's GamesCom, AusGamers caught up with The Secret World Creative Director, Ragnar Tørnquist, to talk to him about how they're shaking up the MMO world."

(This is different from the other GamesCom interview from the other day, though it's repeating some of the same info ( Read more... )

GamesCom 2011 interview with Ragnar Tørnquist.

(EDIT 2) Embed removed because it doesn't fucking work anymore. *weary sigh* Just click the link above. (/EDIT 2)

I think the only really new bit of info that I gleaned from that was "the game launches in April of next year." That's the first I've heard of a definite release date window. I wouldn ( Read more... )

"If you are an existing member of the community (e.g. you took the original initiation test or even left your e-mail in the newsletter sign-up) you have been automatically registered as ( Read more... )

How did I miss this? (Found via this.)

I seriously don't know what it is, especially, but something about this game just sings to me, despite it being a MMO, a genre to which I am usually incredibly averse*. It's a sure-fire definite at this point that I'll be getting this when it is released, unless word about it takes a drastic turn for the ( Read more... )

Rock, Paper, Shotgun interviews the creator of The Secret World. (Again.)Some of the ARG elements (especially the part about characters from within the game emailing you and such) seem a bit weird, but overall, the more I hear about this game, the more interested I become. As always, I'll just say please don't screw this up, Funcom. (And, much ( Read more... )

When I first heard of The Secret World, my reaction went something along the lines of "A new game created by Ragnar Tørnquist?! Well, while it may not be Dreamfall Chapters as I would have liked, that's still pretty swee- wait... MMO? Bah. Could not care less in the slightest. Next?"

And then, much later, here's the first LJ post I made that ( Read more... )

...but here's another thing: an interview with Ragnar Tørnquist.My only real fear about this game is that it will end up being a kind of Peter Molyneux/Fable situation, i.e. the game won't possibly be able to live up to all the pre-release news and hype surrounding it. Then again, I still like the Fable series even though it didn't make good on, ( Read more... )