When the next beta weekend arrives on June 15th, many will be entering The Secret World for the first time to explore the world within our own where conspiracies, legends and horrors are no longer confined to nightmares but have become the stuff of reality. Are you ready? The Ten Ton Hammer editors and staff have been hitting The Secret World hard in order to prepare you to make the most of your short weekend with the game.

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PREVIEWS

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alt="The Secret World" width="200"> href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/tsw/features/previews/savage-coast">The
Secret World Savage Coast Preview

We take you on a whirlwind tour of The Savage Coast, the second major
map that awaits players in The Secret World. src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/231643/preview"
alt="The Secret World" width="200"> href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/tsw/features/previews/blue-mountain"> style="font-weight: bold;">The Secret World Blue Mountain
Preview

Continuing our preview series for The Secret World, we take a closer
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alt="The Secret World" width="200"> href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/tsw/previews/the-polaris"> style="font-weight: bold;">Hands-On Dungeon Preview - The
Polaris

Ten
Ton Hammer ventured into The Polaris to dungeon crawl with Funcom's Tor
Andersen. What we uncovered was no "newbie" experience--dungeons in The
Secret World are tough! Our preview and video detail how tough.

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TIPS
& GUIDES

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href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/tsw/guides/20-kingsmouth-beta-tips">Killing
it in Kingsmouth - 20 Tips for The Secret World

You’ve read the hands-on previews; now it’s time to learn the things
you need to know before you get your own hands on The Secret World beta
and venture into Kingsmouth. The Secret World isn't your standard
MMO--go in prepared! src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/228777/preview"
alt="The Secret World" width="200"> href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/tsw/guides/the-ability-wheel">The
Tao of TSW - A Guide to the Ability Wheel

Channeling the wisdom of Sun Tzu Wu, we dug into The Ability Wheel in
the TSW press beta so we could demystify the system and prepare you to
create powerful builds of your own in beta and beyond. src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/231775/preview"
width="200"> href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/tsw/previews/the-polaris"> style="font-weight: bold;">Polaris Dungeon Walk-Through Video

The Polaris is the first dungeon you'll encounter if you begin your
adventure in the Illuminati starting area of Kingsmouth. It's a tricky
beast that requires special tactics, so you'll want to check out our
walk-through video and enter prepared. src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/231911/preview"
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href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/tsw/previews/hell-rising">Hell
Rising Dungeons Walkthrough

We're on a highway to Hell! Or, in other words, we've been to Hell and
back so we could bring you a preview, plus plenty of tips and tricks,
to prepare you for your journey into the depths of Hell via a motel
room in The Savage Coast. src="http://www.tentonhammer.com/image/view/232423/preview"
alt="The Secret World" width="200"> style="font-weight: bold;"
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/tsw/previews/darkness-war"
target="_blank">Darkness War Dungeon Walkthrough

Ten
Ton Hammer ventured to the edge of the abyss to bring back the ancient
secrets of a 1000 year old war in The Secret World's Darkness War
dungeon. We share our tips for tackling some of the toughest boss
encounters yet.