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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.

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.

NVIDIA has announced plans to host a World of Tanks International open tournament. It will be held in Asia Pacific, China, Europe, Russia and the Americas where the best seven-member teams will compete for with the best out of three games the winner. The tournament will last for four weeks before Grand Finals where up to $100,000 in prizes will be offered, along with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 card. At date has not been set, and you can pre-register here. Thanks, Polygon.

If you’ve ever wondered just how many folks you can cram into one MMO server all at the same time, you’ve come to the right place. That number is, right now, 190,541.
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World of Tanks update 8.4 has been outlined by developer Wargaming in a new trailer. It’s out now, adding ten new tanks into the mix and a new tutorial for beginners.

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Wargaming has announced a eSports league for World of Tanks.

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Nvidia has announced that it is embracing the shift in high-spec F2P titles, by offering free in-game credit for Hawken, PlanetSide 2 and World of Tanks when you buy any GeForce GTX card from today.

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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.

Wargaming.net’s World of Tanks is no stranger to whopping statistics but here’s a new and impressive one.

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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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World of Tanks is not only getting armored, Chinese military vehicles with update 8.2, but a new set of achievements and game mechanics according to the patch notes. Along with various fixes and bug squashing, the update will add new sound effects, the ability to use fallen trees as cover, and an improved draw distance. The patch is substantial, along with its notes, and you can read them in full over ob PCGamesN. Update 8.2 is estimated to be released in December.

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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