Funcom Taking Us to The Secret World

Video game publisher announces plans for a massively multiplayer online horror role–playing game for the PC and Xbox 360 set in modern times.

Funcom today announced details on a new new massively multiplayer online role–playing game for the PC and Xbox 360. The Secret World has been in development since last summer and though a release date has yet to be announced it is currently in a playable state.

The Secret World, said Funcom, is set in modern times and is " inspired by history and mythology, modern conspiracy theories and ancient mysteries." In the game players venture into " world within ours, a secret world, where magic exists, monsters roam and ancient forces are fighting for the dominance of earth. It is a world of legendary stories, ageless conflicts and powerful cabals. In this world, even modern cities hide secrets. In this world, players can take part in the greatest conspiracies of our age, and battle the forces of darkness across the world and throughout time."

Funcom has been leaving breadcrumbs of information about the game online to lead gamers to a Web site where concept art from the game is revealed. The company is also the developer by other MMOGs such as Age of Conan and Anarchy Online.

"We started envisioning this contemporary online world more than ten years ago, and as the years passed the ideas grew and improved," said Ragnar Tørnquist, Producer and Director on The Secret World, in a statement. "We always wanted a different kind of online world, something scary and contemporary, something deeper and closer to our reality. Our goal now is to create a detailed world where players feel empowered and part of something big, something mystical and epic."