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World of Tanks developer Wargaming has announced an eSports tourney to mark its 15th anniversary.

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World of Tanks developer Wargaming has sued Changyou.com Limited and Beijing-based Gamease Age Digital Technology Co for their hand in creating Project Tank, a title the Warsaw outfit claims borrows heavily from its highly successful MMO.

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World of Tanks developer Wargaming is supporting National Military Appreciation Month by offering players charity DLC bundles that will give back proceeds to a selection of causes.

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World of Tanks developer Wargaming is rolling out its 8.5 update now, adding new maps, tanks and store features into the mix.

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Wargaming is asking World of Tanks players to change their passwords after a “security incident” occurred in which player email addresses and hashed passwords may have been compromised. No financial information was compromised. As an incentive to change user passwords, and likely a ‘sorry for your trouble’ type of thing, Wargaming is giving players who change their passwords 300 in-game gold. Thanks, Eurogamer.

World of Tanks developer Wargaming is currently experimenting with the notion of free-to-play on consoles, including PS4, but CEO Victor Kislyi has stressed that you will only see the company’s games on consoles if the formats don’t hamper the free-to-play experience.

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Wargaming is celebrating the second anniversary of World of Tanks with a sale on tanks and components from now until April 16. Users can also pick up XP bonuses, and participate in special events. Players will also receive a “one-day premium account bundled with a selection of consumables,” says PCgamesN. Players can redeem the code 2NDBDAYTANKS through the World of Tanks website. There’s plenty more where that came from, so check out all the bonuses through the link. The Featherweight Anniversary Tournament is also going on for those in Europe, and the prize is gold and premium tanks, and there’s also a Razer’s Edge competition where the winner can win a trip to Paris. Those in the US can also pick up a selection of tank bundles until Sunday, April 14.

Total Annihilation designer Chris Taylor has told VG247 that he would like to work on the classic RTS franchise again. The developer has discussed the future of the PC market and the tough times facing publishers, just weeks after his studio Gas Powered Games was acquired by Wargaming.

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Wargaming has announced details for World of Tanks Update 8.5, which adds more medium and light tank goodness to both the German and the Soviet tech trees. Changes have also been made to the in-game economy, meaning all players will ow be able to purchase premium consumables with silver credits. In addition, all players, both paying and non-paying, will be able to create three-member platoons and companies. The update also comes with one new map, Pearl River, and three existing maps will get revamped visuals and shading effects, including Siegfried Line, South Coast and Malinovka. The UK tech tree will also get the Sexton, a premium SPG with a fast firing speed and quick reload times. A release date was not provided in the press release.

Not content with being the creators of the most popular online tank game on the PC, Wargaming is taking World of Tanks on the bus as well, as World of Tanks Blitz will someday be available for Android and iOS devices, both tablets and phones.

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Gas Powered Games has been snapped up by World of Tanks developer Wargaming in a suprise announcement.

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Wargaming has announced a eSports league for World of Tanks.

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World of Tanks Update 8.4 will include new machines for those who like to use the British and Soviet tanks. But never fear, German tank lovers: a new light armor tree is coming your way, so you were not forgotten. Some visual tweaks will also be made to the maps Ensk, Fisherman’s Bay, Live Oaks and Steppes, while a new tutorial covering everything new players need to know will be included as well. Sound lovely. Read all about it through the latest developer blog. Thanks, PCgamesN.

Wargaming today announced that World of Tanks Update 8.3 is now live in Europe and Southeast Asia. The update includes 17 new tanks for the latest nation added to the game, China. The lower tiers of the new tech tree also feature various foreign designs, including the first Japanese-made tank in the game, the Type 97 Chi-Ha. A number of original Chinese tank models, “some of which never went into mass production,” are also featured in the higher tech trees. North-American players will get the update on January 17, and testing of the new tech tree will start in Korea on January 21.

Happy holidays, World of Tanks, and congratulations on being almost as enormous as this image file.

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World of Tanks update 8.2 from Wargaming is loaded with new tanks and updated maps, including more American and Premium vehicles and four updated maps.
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Wargaming has revealed that it is to launch a dedicated server for the South East Asian market – which will include Australia and New Zealand. The move will offer faster gameplay, improved localisation, and more convenient payment models for different regions. Get the details below.

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World of Tanks will have British armored fighting vehicles added to the mix with update 8.1, according to Wargaming.

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World of Tanks has 40 Million registered users worldwide, according to an announcement from Wargaming. This number is twice as big as the game’s previous milestone set in early 2012.
In addition, the game has also set a new PCCU record in Russia with over 500,000 players simultaneously on one game server. The company expects further growth for both numbers, as World of Tanks has seen an increasing number of new players with the launch of Update 8.0.

World of Tanks update 8.0 has been delayed by developer Wargaming to give the studio time for further bug-fixing.

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