The Secret World Secrets Surface, Beta Access Teased

@Yossarian: I suppose. But I would be surprised if that was the first place you heard their music. Ink Spots songs have been in Malcolm X, Shawshank Redemption and probably more movies. Not to mention, they were used as the inspiration for "One More Kiss, Dear" in Blade Runner (ridiculously obvious, including the spoken-word segment in the middle). Not to mention "Maybe" was used to open the original Fallout and "If I Didn't Care" in Bioshock.

Koztah

@Koztah: Always better that I now know of them from that than to never have experienced it all, eh?

It's not like they get much airtime otherwise, and it is a great song, which is why it stands out.

@gametr4x: Tell that to Plissken. But call him Snake.

Koztah

@Yossarian: It's kind of depressing that a classic group that not only pioneered rhythm & blues and doo wop but also, through the popularity of their music, helped ease racial tension are now reduced to "that song from Fallout 3".

Koztah

@TheVegetarianBurgerKing: Of course. Bill Cosby makes everything better.

You know what is pure marketing win? The fact that I immediately started singing the song from Fallout 3 when Fahey wrote "Why set the world on fire ..."

I don't want to set the wooooorld, ooooon fiiiiire.....

Server trouble at Funcom. Forums are down xD

@thesircuddles: They aren't used together directly, no, but the capabilities that DX11 has will bring what people CAN do in games that much closer to what CG can already do.

bruceleroy99

@starwind-hawking: Even then. Shooting with one eye reduces the impact depth perception can have on your aim. Closing one eye is a common thing to do while precision shooting.

It's still a shotgun though...

Seems kind of fitting that the dark days page just died. Go Funcom :P

@ShoyuRamen: Its a shot gun

starwind-hawking

anybody having problems with taking the test? Ive updated flash but it barks saying i have an older version.

thefunkdoc

How do you do a precision shooting while your hair is blocking one of your eyes?

ShoyuRamen

Huh. Usually I can see the result of these quiz things from a mile off. I figured myself a Dragon but ended up a Templar. Of course, I chose Dragon anyway, because I'm difficult like that.

Sorry to be picky and I have nothing against Mike Fahey, but I really hate the gradual acceptance of stupid 'net-speak' into common usage. It wasn't so bad when "LOL!", "epic fail!" and the like was just on message boards, but it really annoys me that these terms are turning up in places like this.

@rogsim: Yup. thinking the same thing

Sorry, but this one is much better

TheVegetarianBurgerKing

@Pult|Ost - Not Backwards Compatible: 8D

TheVegetarianBurgerKing

@Guitarzan2k5: Fuck! Don't remind me! That messed with my head for weeks. WORST ENDING EVAR!

@aamesxdavid: The Ragnar is working on it so an interesting story and world is a given.

This intrigues me. So imagine my disappointment when the website for the game doesn't load for crap. :P

Erik Olson

Dagbladet is one of the largest national newspapers in Norway. The more you knoooow.

@Pult|Ost - Not Backwards Compatible: Well, that's reassuring them. For those that beat Dreamfall, I'm sure you can empathize with my "long"-ing for a new game after that cliffhanger ending.

Guitarzan2k5

@Guitarzan2k5 loves donuts: I have to say, I kind of agree. It reminds me of the really neat trailer for "Tabula Rasa", which then turned out to be a stale, barely mediocre MMO. But there's still the potential to be a good MMO here.. I hope. I mean, eventually someone will do something really unique and worthwhile with the platform.. right?

aamesxdavid

@TheVegetarianBurgerKing: Its Champions Online right now xD I can actually see myself playing this more casually over a long stretch of time though.

@Guitarzan2k5: They are working on an episodic formula for the TLJ continuation(working title Dreamfall Chapters). Don't know when you can expect to see a full fledged TLJ3 though.

@Guitarzan2k5 loves donuts: There will be another longest journey game. Hopefully his next project after the secret world is completed.

@thesircuddles: Funny. The test showed me as Dragon, but dammit I want to be a Templar, though katana's and asian mysticism seems pretty badass too.

@Pult|Ost - Not Backwards Compatible: Same here. I'll usually play it for a few weeks and then it gets boring. Then I'll get bored of being bored so I eventually end up playing it again, until I get bored of it.

It's an unhealthy relationship.

TheVegetarianBurgerKing

I had no idea this was an MMO. The trailer had me hoping for a spiritual successor to The Longest Journey... Now I'm a sad panda...

Guitarzan2k5

She looks like a female Dengar.

@jp182: Seems like their site is getting swamped ^^ from traffic.

I really can't wait for this game. Been following it for a couple of years now. I ended up as a Dragons. Seems like we'll be a lot of Dragons around.

And you're welcome Mike ;)

@GlenTen: Secret World: Red-Eye Reduction.

curly haired boy

the page isn't coming up right for me.

@Methusalah: Here, here. I like the idea of an MMO, but I generally get extremely attached to the game before launch, then play it for a month and get tired of it.

I am a Templar, surprisingly. Caint wait for this. lol @ site down : )

@Kem2000: The Secret World has been in development since before Age of Conan started.

Holy crap! I didn't realize Ragnar Tørnquist was designing this game. I absolutely love the longest journey and dreamfall. I'm now officially excited. Now it's just going to be a matter of which new mmo i end up sticking with final fantasy, knights of the old republic, or this. The worst part is... i really wish i could avoid playing mmos. They are such a horrible time and money sink.

I was thinking about reporting this, but the K never uses my tips anyway /sourpuss

Templars stay vigilant.

I'm a Templar. I like the sound of the Dragon though. Illuminati I think will attract the most 12 year olds.

@bruceleroy99: Too bad a CG video and DX11 have no relation.

Also it's pretty clear, to me at least, that the screenshot was CG.

That seriously looks impressive, but I do have to say one thing...

Man-Jaw

The image kind of reminds me of a screen shot I'd like to see to a Left 4 Dead game that looks amazing.

Wasn't really the type of test I was expecting. Much cooler than that. Drew me into the game a bit more and actually got me interested.

thegreatpablo

More and more, these days, I am amazed about the capabilities of CG. When I saw that screenshot, I couldn't tell if that was an actual person or CG. The amount of detail that trailer has makes me excited both for the game itself, but also for DX11 (which I assume dark days will be using)...

bruceleroy99

Yeah, but when is The Secret World of Alex Mack MMO coming out?

She looks kinda like a white-haired Selma Blair.

Why are they releasing a new MMO when they've only just got around to fixing the last one they tried...

Kem2000

Secret World: Attack of the Albinos?

Well, looks like there ARE going to be a lot of Dragons around, I came out as one too. I figured I would come out as a Templar..

Reavyn29

Wheres the new trailer? I can't find it

Dragon and proud of it, although the Illuminati were very tempting.

I got Dragon but I picked Illuminati

I just hope it releases before 2012 :l

Aw, I can't take the test, having problems with the test only displaying the top left portion of the flash window, so I can't select anything on the last page when it groups me into dragon... Oh well, will have to try on my laptop later today.

@bruceleroy99: You are correct, but CG and realtime graphics evolve simultaneously. So we'll probably never see a game with the current look of a CG video.

But I so wish we could have the quality of that video or, at least, the same lighting and materials.

digitalmorphine

@Yossarian: I just want to plaaace a flame in your heart...

@Yossarian: Eh, I don't know what kids are watching these days on account that I don't have any and probably won't for a while.

I'm dating a 20 year-old and that's exhausting enough. :P

Koztah

@Koztah: whoah, WTF... was looking up stuff on YouTube and ran across this...

The hilarious part is I didn't know there was a real song for this, but my girls watch Noggin and they basically ripped this off and redid with more of a children's theme.

Moose A Moose sings it all the time :)

@Koztah: The fact that the Inks Spots' music has been in so many recent movies contradicts your first statement that they've been reduced to "that song from Fallout 3," no? Besides, I'm sure that the Ink Spots or their estates are absolutely psyched to have been introduced to a new generation (and the resulting royalties).

Like, I'm sure the members of Journey have no problem being reduced to "that song from the Sopranos," since it put them back on the charts...

Remember that story not too long ago about how the Fallout 3 soundtrack was being used as in-flight entertainment on Delta? [planetfallout.gamespy.com]

@Taggart6: I like beef beacuse: Click on that bit of Norwegian at the bottom of the post.

Bakeroo

@diagorus: Unless I can play as Alex Mack and turn into a puddle to fight the CEO of the Paradise Valley Chemical Plant - i'll pass.

Starshock

@diagorus: Hopefully funcom returns to their roots in the ways of the Longest Journey and Dreamfall. If they do, I'm sure they'll come up with much more amusing things than Alex Jones and Y2K.

ssh83

Unless I can play as Alex Jones and fight giant Y2k bugs - i'll pass.

diagorus

Is that a cog tag? She hook up with Marcus Phoenix?

randlsa