<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
modern-day	O
real	O
world	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
occult	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
uses	O
a	O
subscription-optional	O
,	O
buy-to-play	O
business	O
model	O
,	O
requiring	O
players	O
only	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
no	O
additional	O
subscription	O
fees	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
benefits	O
to	O
those	O
members	O
still	O
paying	O
a	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
was	O
relaunched	O
as	O
Secret	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
joins	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
world-controlling	O
secret	O
societies	O
attempting	O
to	O
repel	O
,	O
mitigate	O
or	O
exploit	O
the	O
attack	O
of	O
Lovecraftian	O
entities	O
and	O
other	O
immortal	O
beings	O
in	O
coastal	O
Maine	O
,	O
rural	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Transylvania	B-Device
,	O
a	O
quarantined	O
section	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
a	O
utopian	O
community	O
outside	O
South	O
Africa	O
's	O
Cape	O
Town	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
planned	O
)	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
river	O
Congo	O
;	O
and	O
to	O
advance	O
their	O
society	O
's	O
agenda	O
over	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
contemporary	O
setting	O
,	O
borrowing	O
heavily	O
from	O
the	O
horror	O
fiction	O
genre	O
and	O
folklore	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fog-ringed	O
,	O
zombie-infested	O
New	O
England	O
fishing	O
village	O
for	O
the	O
novice	O
player	O
,	O
mummies	O
and	O
cultists	O
in	O
Egypt	O
for	O
the	O
mid-level	O
player	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
vampires	B-Application
and	O
werewolves	O
in	O
Transylvania	B-Device
and	O
ghosts	O
,	O
robots	O
,	O
Oni	O
and	O
an	O
interdimensional	O
occult	O
cancer	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	O
content	O
bleeds	O
into	O
player	O
faction	O
headquarters	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
Seoul	O
and	O
the	O
DUMBO	O
neighborhood	O
in	O
Brooklyn	O
,	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
transport	O
network	O
,	O
along	O
the	O
subterranean	O
branches	O
of	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
in	O
Agartha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
other	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
stop	O
to	O
use	O
most	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
attacks	O
and	O
abilities	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
combat	O
is	O
faster	O
and	O
movement-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
traditional	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
advancement	O
is	O
primarily	O
through	O
equipment	O
,	O
using	O
experience	O
points	O
to	O
buy	O
additional	O
abilities	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
or	O
avatar	B-Application
within	O
a	O
game	O
world	O
in	O
third	O
-	O
or	O
first-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
character	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
exploration	O
,	O
fighting	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
completing	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
players	O
and	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
character	O
starts	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
joining	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
"	O
factions	O
"	O
:	O
the	O
Illuminati	O
,	O
the	O
Templars	O
or	O
the	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
offers	O
players	O
a	O
choice	O
between	O
tab-targeted	O
combat	O
or	O
a	O
more	O
action-based	O
combat	O
where	O
the	O
target	O
is	O
selected	O
with	O
a	O
crosshair	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ability	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
recharged	O
by	O
killing	O
mobs	B-Protocol
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
mob	B-Protocol
once	O
every	O
ten	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
missions	O
involve	O
fetching	O
items	O
or	O
fighting	O
monsters	B-Protocol
;	O
others	O
include	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
puzzles	O
that	O
are	O
quasi-alternate	O
reality	O
games	O
that	O
require	O
"	O
searching	O
the	O
Internet	O
"	O
for	O
clues	O
with	O
an	O
in-game	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabotage	B-Device
missions	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
navigate	O
areas	O
,	O
preferably	O
without	O
being	O
spotted	O
by	O
enemies	O
or	O
automated	O
traps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
also	O
supports	O
groupings	O
of	O
characters	O
called	O
"	O
cabals	B-Application
"	O
,	O
each	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
members	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
faction	O
,	O
although	O
many	O
players	O
have	O
opted	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
off-game	O
groupings	O
to	O
unite	O
characters	O
from	O
different	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
has	O
four	O
main	O
modes	O
of	O
Player	O
vs	O
Player	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
content	O
;	O
The	O
Fusang	O
Projects	O
,	O
a	O
perpetual	O
PvP	O
zone	O
based	O
on	O
capturing	O
and	O
holding	O
"	O
Facilities	O
"	O
against	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
factions	O
,	O
El	O
Dorado	O
,	O
a	O
timed	O
"	O
capture	O
the	O
flag	O
"	O
style	O
match	O
with	O
four	O
"	O
relics	O
"	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
controlled	O
to	O
gain	O
points	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
Stonehenge	O
,	O
a	O
timed	O
"	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
hill	O
"	O
style	O
three	O
faction	O
match	O
with	O
5	O
players	O
per	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
Shambala	O
,	O
a	O
two	O
team	O
faction	O
independent	O
"	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
"	O
type	O
of	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
PvP	O
awarded	O
"	O
White	O
Marks	O
of	O
Venice	O
"	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
exchanged	O
for	O
"	O
Black	O
Marks	O
of	O
Venice	O
"	O
at	O
an	O
exchange	O
rate	O
of	O
100	O
to	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tørnquist	O
debunked	O
several	O
rumors	O
surrounding	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
aliens	O
or	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
"	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
denied	O
any	O
connection	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
will	O
assume	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
supernatural	O
heroes	O
who	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
future	O
war	O
between	O
good	O
and	O
evil	O
"	O
,	O
fighting	O
dark	O
monsters	B-Protocol
that	O
threaten	O
the	O
modern	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tørnquist	O
identified	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
dark	O
fantasy	O
,	O
featuring	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
demons	B-Operating_System
and	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
playfields	O
are	O
on	O
fictional	O
Solomon	O
Island	O
,	O
Maine	O
,	O
walled	O
off	O
by	O
occult	O
fog	O
and	O
besieged	O
by	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
with	O
heavy	O
influences	O
from	O
H.P.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
island	O
include	O
:	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
a	O
capsized	O
tanker	O
further	O
offshore	O
haunted	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
Cthulhu	O
avatar	B-Application
;	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Hell	O
Dimensions	O
where	O
a	O
human	O
bent	O
on	O
redeeming	O
Hell	O
is	O
held	O
captive	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
ancient	O
past	O
where	O
the	O
war	O
over	O
the	O
mountain	O
is	O
fought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
a	O
mafia	O
of	O
black-marketeering	O
mummies	O
,	O
by	O
a	O
millennia-old	O
paramilitary	O
resistance	O
movement	O
named	O
the	O
Marya	O
,	O
by	O
a	O
cagey	O
eyewitness	O
of	O
old-testament	O
events	O
wielding	O
what	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
Aaron	O
's	O
Rod	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Akhenaten	O
's	O
rebellious	O
high	O
priest	O
and	O
the	O
seven	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
children	O
he	O
sacrificed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
seven	O
avatars	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
pantheon	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
giant	O
Sentinel	O
statues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
location	O
the	O
character	O
visits	O
is	O
Bacaş	O
County	O
,	O
Transylvania	B-Device
,	O
where	O
an	O
ancient	O
human-fairy	O
truce	O
has	O
been	O
broken	O
by	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
vampires	B-Application
besieging	O
the	O
local	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vampires	B-Application
are	O
being	O
opposed	O
by	O
the	O
Drăculești	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
founded	O
by	O
Vlad	O
Dracula	O
to	O
hunt	O
and	O
fight	O
supernatural	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
faces	O
Lily	O
in	O
Transylvania	B-Device
and	O
her	O
true	O
identity-Lilith-is	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Venice	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Council	O
of	O
Venice	O
,	O
responsible	O
for	O
keeping	O
the	O
peace	O
in	O
the	B-Protocol
secret	I-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
,	O
has	O
been	O
corrupted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
announcing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
Funcom	O
project	O
director	O
Jørgen	O
Tharaldsen	O
informed	O
the	O
press	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Funcom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
blend	O
elements	O
of	O
MMO	B-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
alternate	O
reality	O
gaming	O
(	O
ARG	O
)	O
and	O
social	O
networking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
GDC	O
2009	O
,	O
Tørnquist	O
gave	O
an	O
interview	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
regarding	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
revealing	O
more	O
about	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
planned	O
to	O
avoid	O
level	B-Application
grinding	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
characters	O
would	O
be	O
customizable	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
degree	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
their	O
choice	O
of	O
clothing	O
(	O
except	O
in	O
PvP	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
must	O
wear	O
faction-specific	O
uniforms	O
)	O
,	O
weapons	O
(	O
which	O
range	O
from	O
shotguns	O
to	O
swords	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
and	O
upgraded	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
supernatural	B-Application
powers	I-Application
they	O
acquire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
against	O
computer-controlled	B-Protocol
monsters	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
central	O
points	O
and	O
will	O
require	O
more	O
of	O
player	O
's	O
attention	O
than	O
contemporary	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
story-driven	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
overarching	O
linear	O
plot	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
side-quests	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
investigation	O
to	O
sabotage	B-Device
and	O
hunting	O
,	O
since	O
diversity	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
will	O
be	O
another	O
central	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
factions	O
are	O
:	O
the	O
London-based	O
Templars	O
,	O
pious	O
zealots	O
"	O
who	O
would	O
burn	O
an	O
entire	O
village	O
down	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
hands	O
on	O
one	O
demon	B-Operating_System
"	O
;	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
City-based	O
Illuminati	O
,	O
Machiavellian	O
pragmatists	O
who	O
"	O
believe	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
tough	O
world	O
where	O
only	O
the	O
strongest	O
will	O
survive	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Seoul-based	O
"	O
Dragon	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
take	O
a	O
neutral	O
stance	O
between	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
and	O
are	O
"	O
all	O
about	O
deceiving	O
,	O
orchestrating	O
chaos	O
,	O
and	O
waiting	O
patiently	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
personality	O
test	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
inclination	O
towards	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
factions	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
website	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
reveal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
guilds	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
cabals	B-Application
"	O
in-game	O
,	O
affiliated	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre-production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Cabal	B-Application
(	O
and	O
The	O
Entire	O
World	O
Online	O
in	O
the	O
earliest	O
concepts	O
)	O
started	O
in	O
2002	B-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
mid-2003	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
working	O
team	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cabal	B-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
the	O
later	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
but	O
in	O
the	O
1920s	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
contemporary	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
's	O
works	O
and	O
the	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
franchise	O
being	O
major	O
inspirations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
work	O
on	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
was	O
resumed	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
shipped	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
designers	O
(	O
including	O
Ragnar	O
Tørnquist	O
)	O
playing	O
key	O
roles	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
was	O
produced	O
at	O
the	O
Funcom	O
studios	O
in	O
Oslo	O
,	O
Montreal	O
and	O
Beijing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
consisted	O
of	O
people	O
previously	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
,	O
Anarchy	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
,	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
uses	O
the	O
proprietary	O
DreamWorld	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Funcom	O
announced	O
a	O
reduction	O
of	O
20%	O
of	O
its	O
staff	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
"	O
significant	O
delay	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
co-publish	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
with	O
Funcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Funcom	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
over	O
750,000	O
gamers	O
had	O
applied	O
to	O
beta-test	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
significantly	O
higher	O
than	O
for	O
their	O
previous	O
MMO	B-Application
,	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Hyborian	I-Protocol
Adventures	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Norwegian	O
economic	O
crime	O
unit	O
Økokrim	O
launched	O
an	O
investigation	O
into	O
suspected	O
infringement	O
of	O
the	O
provisions	O
of	O
the	O
Securities	O
Trading	O
Act	O
concerning	O
the	O
2012	O
launch	O
of	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
websites	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
page	O
with	O
a	O
countdown	O
timer	O
that	O
uses	O
Eastern	O
Arabic	O
numerals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alternate	O
reality	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
8tracks	B-Application
and	O
several	O
websites	O
created	O
by	O
Funcom	O
such	O
as	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
game	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ARGs	O
provided	O
the	O
players	O
with	O
more	O
insight	O
in	O
the	O
lore	O
and	O
story	O
behind	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
and	O
also	O
in-game	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Funcom	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
app	O
called	O
The	O
Secret	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funcom	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
panel	O
advertising	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2012	O
where	O
people	O
could	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
preparation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
beta	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
paid-for	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funcom	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
these	O
issues	O
free	O
to	O
its	O
subscribers	O
and	O
lifetime	O
users	O
,	O
instead	O
including	O
1,200	O
bonus	O
points	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
subscription	O
and	O
thus	O
offering	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
only	O
buying	O
the	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
users	O
are	O
interested	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
has	O
a	O
74/100	O
critic	O
rating	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
starts	O
off	O
strong	O
,	O
it	O
loses	O
steam	B-Application
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
puzzles	O
,	O
storytelling	O
,	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
PvP	O
content	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Deesing	O
of	O
G4	O
TV	O
gave	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
a	O
score	O
of	O
2.5/5	O
during	O
closed	O
beta	O
testing	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Funcom	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
had	O
sold	O
200,000	O
copies	O
,	O
below	O
company	O
's	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funcom	O
claimed	O
that	O
mixed	O
and	O
poor	O
reviews	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
proximity	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Guild	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
and	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mists	I-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
launches	O
,	O
cut	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Human	O
Equation	O
acquired	O
license	O
rights	O
for	O
Funcom	O
's	O
Black	O
Watchmen	O
intellectual	O
property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
currently	O
has	O
two	O
seasons	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
prior	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
universe	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
Black	O
Watchmen	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Funcom	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
spin-off	O
of	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
The	O
Park	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
experimental	O
horror	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Funcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Park	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
universe	O
and	O
uses	O
both	O
locations	O
and	O
characters	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Secret	O
World	O
tie-in	O
mission	O
called	O
The	O
Seven	O
Silences	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Park	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
every	O
year	O
during	O
Halloween	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mission	O
is	O
currently	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Secret	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hide	O
and	O
Shriek	O
is	O
a	O
one	O
vs.	O
one	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
universe	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
collect	O
items	O
called	O
'	O
stories	O
 '	O
which	O
deal	O
with	O
characters	O
and	O
themes	O
from	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
rebuilt	O
and	O
relaunched	O
as	O
Secret	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
Legends	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
older	O
game	O
and	O
accounts	O
will	O
still	O
remain	O
functional	O
and	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
American	O
film	O
production	O
company	O
Infinitum	O
Nihil	O
announced	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funcom	O
and	O
Rock	O
Pocket	O
Games	O
have	O
announced	O
that	O
another	O
spin-off	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
during	O
Halloween	B-Application
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Moons	O
of	O
Madness	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
,	O
story-driven	O
cosmic	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
and	O
deals	O
with	O
the	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
's	O
Orochi	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2021	O
Star	O
Anvil	O
Studios	O
announced	O
a	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Protocol
Secret	I-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
