Fantasy fans rejoice! Funcom announced today, April 1, that it is ditching The Secret World's modern say setting (who wants to play a game set in the real world?) and switching to a world full of forests and dragons. Funcom realizes that MMOs are based on subscription numbers, and the fantasy genre could always use more games. Senior Producer and Creative Director Ragnar Tørnquist explains the new direction:

"After several intense rounds of closed testing we have identified that people just love orcs and elves. Helicopters, assault rifles, government conspiracies and real-world monsters of myth and legend are simply no match for the sword-wielding knights of old. After much internal debate we have decided to move away from the modern-day setting and head in a pure, high-fantasy direction. I am particularly looking forward to playing my Illuminati night elf."

Also, remember Secret World's classless progression system? That's gone. Get ready to level to 50, with another 10 levels of content planned for an upcoming expansion. Sign me up!

If you want to reminisce about The Secret World's real world setting, check out our preview of the game from the Game Developers Conference.