Tag Archives: world of tanks

Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 16:26 GMT

Wargaming launching World of Tanks professional eSports league

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Wargaming has announced a eSports league for World of Tanks.

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Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 13:17 GMT

Buy a Nvidia GeForce card from today, get free Hawken, PlanetSide 2 & World of Tanks credit

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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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Thu, Feb 07, 2013 | 20:19 GMT

World of Tanks Update 8.4 includes new British and Soviet tanks, visual upgrades

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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.

Wed, Jan 16, 2013 | 15:04 GMT

World of Tanks Update 8.3 goes live in Europe and Southeast Asia

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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.

Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 21:31 GMT

Worlds of Tanks boasts 10,000 concurrent users in Korea

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

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Fri, Dec 21, 2012 | 04:58 GMT

World of Tanks infographic boasts 45 million players

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

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Wed, Dec 12, 2012 | 01:52 GMT

New tanks and refurbished maps in latest World of Tanks update

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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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Wed, Nov 21, 2012 | 21:27 GMT

World of Tanks update 8.2 contains new achievements, and much more alongside new tanks

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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.

Fri, Nov 16, 2012 | 11:50 GMT

Wargaming to launch dedicated South East Asia server

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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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Wed, Oct 10, 2012 | 21:24 BST

PlaySpan breach compromises user IDs, no evidence of credit card data being accessed or exported

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A PlaySpan breach by hackers has been shut down after the firm detected and terminated illegal access to the Marketplace.

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Fri, Oct 05, 2012 | 14:41 BST

World of Tanks update 8.1 teased, British tanks on the way

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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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Tue, Oct 02, 2012 | 17:44 BST

World of Tanks has 40 Million registered users worldwide

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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.

Thu, Sep 27, 2012 | 18:08 BST

World of Tanks dolls itself up with update 8.0

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World of Tanks has just got prettier. A physics and graphical overhaul has been released in update 8.0, patching up the look of the game. The patch is available in North America and Europe right now.

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Thu, Sep 20, 2012 | 12:39 BST

World of Tanks 8.0 update delayed to allow for further polishing

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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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Fri, Aug 24, 2012 | 15:11 BST

World of Tanks’ Clan Wars mode coming to World of Warplanes

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World of Tanks’ Clan Wars mode will be integrated with Wargaming’s World of Warplanes, according to game producer Sergey Ilyshyn, and the combining of the two games is just the start.

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Wed, Aug 22, 2012 | 13:31 BST

World of Tanks update 8.0 gets a barrage of screens

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World of Tanks update 8.0 is incoming, and developer Wargaming has released 23 new images of the game into the wild.

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Mon, Aug 20, 2012 | 12:57 BST

Wargaming CEO: ‘Free to play is the Wild West, it’s unpredictable’

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World of Tanks and World of Warplanes developer Wargaming says it still doesn’t know free-to-play, due to its unpredictable, shifting nature, and sees a future in free single player titles.

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Mon, Aug 13, 2012 | 16:22 BST

World of Tanks boss: Western publishers called our game “cheap, Asian stuff”

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Wargaming.net CEO Victor Kislyi has revealed World of Tanks was originally belittled by Western developers for being a free-to-play game.

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Tue, Aug 07, 2012 | 17:09 BST

Wargaming acquires Australian middleware company BigWorld for $45 million

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Wargaming has acquired BigWorld, an Australian middleware company for $45 million. The World of Tanks developer said the acquisition will “make internal development more efficient,” while help the firm reach its $200 million a year revenue goal as it also prepared World of Warplanes for launch. “BigWorld has a licensing business of its own, and we will continue to support its customers,” Wargaming boss Victor Kislyi told VentureBeat. “We will be in a position in the future, if everything goes right, to offer the combined BigWorld and Wargaming technology to anyone who wants to do an MMO.”

Wed, Aug 01, 2012 | 15:44 BST

World of Tanks update 7.5 live in Europe, hits US tomorrow

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Wargaming has announced update 7.5 for World of Tanks is now available in Europe and will go live in North America tomorrow, August, 2.

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