The Secret World now taking pre-orders; Includes guaranteed access to all beta weekends
Published on (04-03-2012)
Award-winning independent developer and publisher of online games Funcom, and EA Partners, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), are thrilled to announce 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 game's launch on June 19, 2012.
Players can pre-order the game that PC Gamer credits for "taking bolding steps to revolutionize the MMO" now at www.thesecretworld.com.
Gamers who pre-order 'The Secret World' will receive:
•Guaranteed access to all Beta Weekends starting May 11th, with the ability to carry over their characters to every subsequent event
•Guaranteed Early Access to the game, up to four days prior to the game's official launch
•An exclusive in-game item providing an experience boost to progression
•An exclusive in-game t-shirt featuring a unique monster design
•A powerful pet (Ferocious Wolf, Egyptian Cat or Loyal Hound) to support the player in combat
•A head start on character naming before the game launches
In the Beta Weekends, players will be immersed in a revolutionary MMO experience that breaks free from the confinements of character classes and levels. With each event, more content such as locations and missions will be added to 'The Secret World' universe, creating an ever-evolving experience from one event to the next.
Funcom has announced that over 750,000 gamers are now registered for the ongoing beta testing.
For more information about 'The Secret World', please go to www.thesecretworld.com. Press assets for The Secret World are available at www.info.ea.com.
For more details please see the full press release on www.funcom.com.
Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands, 3 April 2012
Funcom
