The Secret World has one remaining secret – that it wasn’t the big fat hit it needed t' be. Dev Funcom has been making grumbly noises about the Metacritic score being too low, leading t' a tumble in their share price, reportedly by as much 84%. It’s almost as if Metacritic be a poisonously artificial benchmark a success 'n accomplishment, isn’t it? While I raise at least three eyebrows at Funcom claiming their aggregate review score be the major reason for the game struggling, the fact be that the game has failed t' meet their sales projections, 'n that’s bad news for an MMO. Funcom’s chief money-dude has also been talking a lay-offs in the wake a the bad news.(more…)