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The Secret World Pre-Order Campaign Begins

funcom [1]Funcom [1] and EA [2] Partners have announced that the pre-order campaign [3] for the upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, The Secret World [4] is now live. Everyone who pre-orders the game 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 on PC. 

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The Secret World puts players into a modern-day world where every myth, legend and conspiracy theory is true, and where secret societies pull the strings of entire governments from the shadows. Players get to travel the world – from New York to London and from Egypt to Transylvania – as they fight the evil that has infiltrated myths and folklore for centuries.

Gamers who pre-order The Secret World will receive:

“The Beta Weekends are a fantastic opportunity for players to familiarize themselves with the game,” says Funcom SVP of Sales & Marketing Morten Larssen. “With guaranteed access to every single one of these weekends, our pre-order players will have the unique opportunity to truly immerse themselves in the universe that surrounds The Secret World – starting six weeks before launch!”

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During 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. Access to the Beta Weekends will be available through limited giveaways or by pre-ordering. Gamers that pre-order The Secret World will be guaranteed access to every event. Recently Funcom announced that over 750,000 gamers are now registered for the ongoing beta testing.

Players can pre-order the game on The Secret World website, from EA Origins or game retail stores. The Secret World will also be in Boston at PAX East this weekend.

Minimum System Requirements:

Required 512 KBPS or faster Internet Connection DVD-Rom 8X or faster DVD drive for game installation
OS Windows XP (SP 1)/Vista (SP 1)/Windows 7 (SP 1) Video Card nVidia 8800 series 512 VRAM or better/Radeon HD3850 512MB or better
Processor 2.6 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU DirectX DirectX 9.0c Compatible
Memory At least 2GB RAM for Windows XP or 3GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Input Keyboard & Mouse
Hard drive At least 30GB of free space