With the recent layoffs Funcom’s Montreal/Raleigh offices and closure of Funcom’s Beijing office, everyone is asking: What does this mean for Age of Conan? Or The Secret World? Or Anarchy Online? Or that Lego Minifigure MMO? Or that kid’s game you probably never heard of? Each of the game’s directors have written their own letters … Continue reading “Funcom Bigwigs Weigh In On Relocation”
Good news, bears. As of…now, The Secret World is buy to play for all. Like Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, this means that all you have to do is purchase the client and you have full access to the game for as long as you desire (or as long as the game is up … Continue reading “Funcom Follows Arenanet: The Secret World Is Buy To Play”
The third quarter results are in for Funcom, and the news is a mix. The Secret World has launched and revenues for the third quarter are 10,963 TUSD, more than double for the same quarter in 2011 and far higher than in the second quarter of this year. Unfortunately due to the poor launch of The … Continue reading “Funcom Q3 2012 Finances”
The Secret World marks three months since launch, and while shakeups at Funcom have resulted in the team being moved around, the team is dedicated to keeping everything business as usual. In a continued effort to improve on the game, Funcom has been releasing near monthly “issues” updates, offering new quests and features. With the … Continue reading “Funcom Listens: The Secret World Receives Reticle Combat, Back End Engine Updates”
You were paying attention when Funcom stated that the layoffs back at the end of August were temporary, weren’t you? In the latest Flash Point podcast, Joel Bylos went on to explain that the rehiring process has already begun, with three of the ex-Funcom employees brought back to the team. On the end of The … Continue reading “Funcom Reverses Layoffs, Anarchy Online Engine Update, Steam”
I’m happy to see that I am not the only person who was baffled when Funcom’s CEO Trond Arne Aas suddenly up and flew the coup before the launch of The Secret World. As many of you already know, Funcom’s stock tumbled following the launch of The Secret World, from $17 to $2.23. Luckily, and … Continue reading “Funcom Former CEO Under Investigation, Insider Trading”
Funcom’s second quarter finances are out, and the results are rather predictable. Since we already know from previous reports that The Secret World failed to meet up to Funcom’s expectations, and greatly so, it comes as little surprise that the recently launched MMO has pulled in less than half of Funcom’s previous “Conan-like” scenario. The … Continue reading “Funcom Q2 2012 Highlights”
Funcom recently launched The Secret World, and if you hadn’t heard: It didn’t go so well. Launch numbers have been pretty unimpressive, and came on the heels of CEO Trond Arne resigning his role and Funcom’s shares taking a nosedive. Funcom’s second quarter finances won’t be released until the 28th of this month, but we … Continue reading “Funcom Temporarily Lays Off Staff”
This week has certainly been interesting for Funcom. The Secret World launched earlier this week to be met with mostly positive reviews by critics. On the eve of the game’s launch, however, Funcom’s CEO Trond Arne Aas resigned his role while staying on as a strategic adviser. “The company’s financial position is strong and the … Continue reading “Funcom's Shares Tank After The Secret World Launch”
This week has certainly been interesting for Funcom. The Secret World launched earlier this week to be met with mostly positive reviews by critics. On the eve of the game’s launch, however, Funcom’s CEO Trond Arne Aas resigned his role while staying on as a strategic adviser. “The company’s financial position is strong and the … Continue reading “Funcom’s Shares Tank After The Secret World Launch”
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