The Secret World Spin-Off The Park Has Only Been In Development For "A Few Months"

Remember The Park, the single-player spin-off of The Secret World that Funcom has been working on? The one that will take place in The Secret World's haunted amusement park? A PR representative from Funcom confirmed for me today that, despite launching next month, the game has only been in development for "a few months." While the exact number of months is unknown, it is likely that the phrase was intentionally worded in a way that makes it sound like it could have been in development for upwards of nine or ten months, whereas it may have only been in development for two or three months. If it has, in fact, only been in development for "a few months," this could explain why it was announced so shortly before release.

But this leaves more than a few questions. Could the story have been told better as an add-on to The Secret World itself? How short is it? Are reused assets going to be prevalent? Will it be well-written? Is this the beginning of a last ditch attempt by Funcom to make their way out of the financial hole they're in? I suppose we will find out when the game launches next month.