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Weak sales, increased competition and deferred billings for The Secret World result in tough Christmas for MMO firm
Read More »Funcom confirms economic crime unit office raid
Funcom has confirmed the Norwegian economic crime unit visited its offices on Wednesday and is investigating the firm on suspicions of infringing the Secruties Trading Act. The company wastemporarily taken off the Oslo Stock Exchangeon Wednesday morning. "Yesterday, the company received a visit from kokrim who is conducting an investigation …
Read More »Funcom confirms office raid by economic crime unit
Secret World developer insists development of games has not been affected by investigation into finances
Read More »Funcom temporarily suspended from Oslo Stock Exchange
Secret World developer Funcom was suspended from the Oslo Stock Exchange at 9am today. The troubled company was charged with "suspicion of infringement of the provisions of the Securities Trading Act with regards to the financial information given to the market regarding The Secret World from August 2011 until the …
Read More »Funcom suspended from Oslo Stock Exchange in early hours of trading
Trading halt lifted as of 12:30pm local time following police investigation
Read More »Funcom to shut down Beijing studio
Further redundancies hit Canada and US offices
Read More »Layoffs and studio closures strike at Funcom
The Secret World developer confirms company restructuring
Read More »The Secret World drops subscription fee
MMO avoids free-to-play and adopts traditional pay-up-front model
Read More »Funcom ditches The Secret World subscription charges
As of today, a subscription is no longer required to play EA and Funcom’s The Secret World. There are no complicated rules or restrictions, no complex matrixes telling you what you can and cannot access,” the official blurb reads. Pay Once, Play Forever – it’s that simple.” Those who have …
Read More »Red Thread working on Dreamfall sequel
Pre-production begins on new game in The Longest Journey saga
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