For those of you wondering if Funcom would keep up with new content for The Secret World, today it was announced the first new content will be arriving on July 31st.
On July 31st, TSW players will find a number of new missions featuring -- among other things -- a best-selling author, a daredevil, and even a crazy cat lady. Another mission will explore a character who may be more than she pretends to be. Two current dungeons are also getting a new nightmare mode; if you thought Ankh and Hell Fallen were challenging before, just wait until you test yourself in this mode.
The major other announcement is the marketplace will finally be opened to players, to allow buying and selling of items across shards and between players. This was disabled at launch due to bugs, so it seems the problems have been resolved.
August will see Issue 2. It looks like Funcom will be following the plan used by Turbine for Asheron's Call, and by Matrix Online when managed by Monolith Productions in utilizing monthly updates.
More information can be found at http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/the-secret-worlds-first-content-update-coming-july-31st/