GAMING NEWSFuncom Layoffs Commence As The Secret World Fails To PerformPosted on Wednesday, August 22 @ 20:17:51 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack
![]() The Secret World is fewer than two months old, and its development team has already been hit with hard times. Funcom has revealed publicly that a portion of The Secret World's development staff has been let go after a mildly disappointing launch. A drop in stock value, concerning post-launch sales, and less-than-stellar review scores were cited as reasons for the layoff of several people. The developer issued the following statement: If there's one thing I've learned about MMOs over the years it's that launch week is everything. Funcom revealed a monthly update plan very quickly, but many gamers won't bother going back if it left them with a bad taste in their mouth. If there's anything the MMO genre needs right now it's competition—which Guild Wars 2 will hopefully bring next week—, so it's extremely sad to see one of the more ambitious titles struggle. That said, I can't say I'm surprised. As I mentioned in my official The Secret World review, the game lacks grounded gameplay mechanics and struggles to offer compelling content. Not everyone may agree with me, but seeing the game's studio face challenges so soon is the first sign that players aren't finding good enough of a reason to renew their subscriptions or recommend friends. More from the Game Revolution Network Comments
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used44
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But, so it goes. Make a better game next time.
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I may be wrong here but i believe the lesson here is unless you are wow, don't release a subscription base MMO no more.
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