Norwegian developer Funcom has released their first-quarter 2009 financial report (Adobe Acrobat-format) and its (Adobe Acrobat-format) related presentation (thanks Ola). After a rough fourth quarter last year, Funcom has rebounded to profitability, and their presentation says "The Company’s financial position remains strong." They also say "positive indications on subscriber retention from January 2009 has been reinforced and strengthened in the following months for the Age of Conan game … combined with an increase in new customers in Q1 2009 has led to a stable and solid subscriber base" for the MMORPG. They also say "The strong potential for The Secret World was confirmed by the broad and very positive coverage and feedback from both world gaming press and gamer communities at GDC in April 2009." Here is their status report for The Secret World:

Status:
• Game reached important mile-stone on May 7:
    • 1st iteration combat
    • Character creation
    • First cut-scenes
    • 1st iteration of mission system
    • First underground playfield
    • Content development tools
    • 11 game areas close to complete or in development
    • 100 people working on project