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Interview with World of Tanks Composer Akira Yamaoka

World of Tanks is proud to work with composer Akira Yamaoka on its upcoming project for new artists. Akira is best known for the Silent Hill series which took the horror genre of games into a whole new level. He has been making music for games as far back as Contra. Akira will be judging the music submitted by fans for World of Tanks. He also will have a song on the new soundtrack. We got the chance to sit down with Akira and ask some questions about his career and passion for World of Tanks.
Posted on 10/19/2017 by Garrett Fuller

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Gamescom 2017 - Loud Noises Aren't All That Will Blow You Away

World of Tanks is getting a new lick of paint soon. After years of methodical updates, Wargaming are introducing a host of new graphical changes with three upgraded maps. Some major sound enhancements are incoming this September. After Sabaton’s recent collaboration with World of Tanks, we sat down with Wargaming’s Al King to find out why it’s not just the loud noises that will blow you away.
Posted on 09/02/2017 by Guest Writer
War Stories Hands-On Preview

This week Wargaming, the makers of World of Tanks, revealed they're ready to take their mega-popular free-to-play game to a whole 'nother level with a single-player/co-op experience they're calling War Stories. With the big news ready to break at this month's GamesCom, they invited us to try the new mode ourselves. The new casual-friendly mode is set to do right by its thus-far-overlooked PvE fans and bring an interesting new dimension to World of Tanks.
Posted on 08/17/2017 by Neilie Johnson
Wargaming War Stories Interview With Jeff Greg & Andrew Hura

August twenty-first marks the dawn of a new day for World of Tanks console players as Wargaming embarks on a new single-player/co-op venture called War Stories. Last week at Wargaming's Chicago offices, we spoke to Lead Game Designer Jeff Greg and Lead Environment Artist Andrew Hura about the challenges the team faced in creating this new mode.
Posted on 08/17/2017 by Neilie Johnson
Wargaming Brings the Battle of Dunkirk to Life

In the early days of World War II the battle of Dunkirk was one of the most climactic battles. It is said that the Axis powers allowed time for the Allies to be rescued from the coastal city which kept Europe from being completely overrun. Now with the new movie coming out this summer, Wargaming is honored to bring this event into their world. Here is an interview with developers outlining the event and the history behind this monumental battle.
Posted on 07/19/2017 by Garrett Fuller
More than Just a Grand Final

While the Wargaming.net League Grand Finals took place in Moscow, a small contingent of fans descended on gaming venue EXP in London. We sent Gareth Harmer to investigate.
Posted on 06/02/2017 by Gareth Harmer
Frontline Provides Massive PvP Mayhem - Our Exclusive Interview

Frontline is the latest expansion for World of Tanks which allows players to join much bigger battles. The games now host 30v30 combat scenarios for everyone to join. We got the chance to talk with the World of Tanks’ Chris Stott to go over this latest edition.
Posted on 04/19/2017 by Garrett Fuller
Top 5 Games To Forget About Politics With Today

This week as we finish up a brutal election time in our country we thought it would be best on some games that do their damnedest to help you forget reality. What MMOs truly take you into a fully immersive experience? Do any of them have such in depth world building that you simply do not want to leave? Well, here we present to you the Top Five Games to Forget About Politics!
Posted on 11/09/2016 by Garrett Fuller
Grand Finals 2016 – Interview with Mo Fadl

With boots on the ground during the recent World of Tanks Grand Finals 2016, we had the chance to talk with Mo Fadl, Head of Global Competitive Gaming to learn about the current eSports scene and what the future holds.
Posted on 04/14/2016 by Neilie Johnson
Wargaming League's Grand Finals 2016

With eSports steadily gaining ground as live entertainment, World of Tanks' player-centric strategy seems to be working. The Wargaming League Grand Finals—the third of its kind—took place last weekend in Warsaw, Poland, and was far and away the biggest one yet.
Posted on 04/12/2016 by Neilie Johnson

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MMOS - Selling Lifestyles, Not Just Games

Entertainers these days don't seem content to succeed at one thing. That's because making money in the entertainment business just isn't as straightforward as it used to be, so performers have learned to expand their brands beyond music or movies and into other markets. Similarly, game makers are realizing if they want to survive, let alone thrive, they too need to expand their commercial and cultural reach.
Posted on 04/27/2014 by Neilie Johnson

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War Stories Hands-On Preview

This week Wargaming, the makers of World of Tanks, revealed they're ready to take their mega-popular free-to-play game to a whole 'nother level with a single-player/co-op experience they're calling War Stories. With the big news ready to break at this month's GamesCom, they invited us to try the new mode ourselves. The new casual-friendly mode is set to do right by its thus-far-overlooked PvE fans and bring an interesting new dimension to World of Tanks.
Posted on 08/17/2017 by Neilie Johnson
Evolving Again on the PS4

With World of Tanks' PS4 release looming, the Midwestern branch of the Wargaming.net empire is cranking away on the game, making sure it's all that it should be. I visited the Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore office recently and discovered that having found their feet with the 360 and Xbox One versions, the team exudes confidence about the PS4—so much so that despite the demands of crunch, they had time to talk and show off their hard work.
Posted on 01/19/2016 by Neilie Johnson
The Great Tank Makeover

Games are made available on a new console all the time, not many however get a complete makeover from the ground up. World of Tanks is a great game on the Xbox360, but the visual and auditory makeover to bring it to the Xbox One is a work of art.
Posted on 06/03/2015 by Franklin Rinaldi
Hands On with the iOS Edition

This past week at GDC we had the chance to meet with Victor Kislyi from Wargaming.net. There are a lot of updates coming to World of Tanks in the coming months, the best of which is bringing the game to mobile platforms. Wargaming.net really does dominate that tactical warfare MMO like no one else. We have enjoyed years of World of Tanks and now with a graphical upgrade and tablets coming around the corner it was great to hear what the team is working on.
Posted on 03/26/2014 by Garrett Fuller
E3 2013 - XBox 360 WoT

During E3, we managed to check out Wargaming's port of its popular World of Tanks to the XBox 360. It's a version of the game that has been built for the console from the ground up. See what we discovered before heading to the comments.
Posted on 06/21/2013 by Garrett Fuller
Wargaming Storms GDC

During the recent Game Developers' Conference, the Wargaming team made a big splash with both World of WarPlanes and the new tablet game, World of Tanks: Blitz. We caught up with Wargaming and have a preview of both to share. Check it out!
Posted on 04/05/2013 by Garrett Fuller
Climbing the Chinese Tech Tree

Last week, Wargaming.net released the Chinese tank line into World of Tanks. We've taken a bit of time to see how they fare against other tanks and have a full preview of the latest update. Read on and then tell about your experiences in World of Tanks in the comments.
Posted on 01/22/2013 by Neilie Johnson

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Gamescom 2017 - Loud Noises Aren't All That Will Blow You Away

World of Tanks is getting a new lick of paint soon. After years of methodical updates, Wargaming are introducing a host of new graphical changes with three upgraded maps. Some major sound enhancements are incoming this September. After Sabaton’s recent collaboration with World of Tanks, we sat down with Wargaming’s Al King to find out why it’s not just the loud noises that will blow you away.
Posted on 09/02/2017 by Guest Writer
Wargaming War Stories Interview With Jeff Greg & Andrew Hura

August twenty-first marks the dawn of a new day for World of Tanks console players as Wargaming embarks on a new single-player/co-op venture called War Stories. Last week at Wargaming's Chicago offices, we spoke to Lead Game Designer Jeff Greg and Lead Environment Artist Andrew Hura about the challenges the team faced in creating this new mode.
Posted on 08/17/2017 by Neilie Johnson
Wargaming Brings the Battle of Dunkirk to Life

In the early days of World War II the battle of Dunkirk was one of the most climactic battles. It is said that the Axis powers allowed time for the Allies to be rescued from the coastal city which kept Europe from being completely overrun. Now with the new movie coming out this summer, Wargaming is honored to bring this event into their world. Here is an interview with developers outlining the event and the history behind this monumental battle.
Posted on 07/19/2017 by Garrett Fuller
Frontline Provides Massive PvP Mayhem - Our Exclusive Interview

Frontline is the latest expansion for World of Tanks which allows players to join much bigger battles. The games now host 30v30 combat scenarios for everyone to join. We got the chance to talk with the World of Tanks’ Chris Stott to go over this latest edition.
Posted on 04/19/2017 by Garrett Fuller
Grand Finals 2016 – Interview with Mo Fadl

With boots on the ground during the recent World of Tanks Grand Finals 2016, we had the chance to talk with Mo Fadl, Head of Global Competitive Gaming to learn about the current eSports scene and what the future holds.
Posted on 04/14/2016 by Neilie Johnson
Console Version Rebuilt from the Ground Up

The Evolution of World of Tanks is upon us with its metamorphosis from the limitations of the Xbox 360 to the abundant horsepower of the Xbox One. Wargaming has taken their highly successful game World of Tanks and rebuilt it from the ground up.
Posted on 06/04/2015 by Franklin Rinaldi
Interview With Mo Fadl, eSports Director of Wargaming.net

This year's Grand Finals in Warsaw, Poland marked a maturation point for Wargaming.net's fledgling eSports league, and eSports director Mohammed Fadl had some interesting observations about Wargaming's progress and the overall evolution of entertainment.
Posted on 04/29/2015 by Neilie Johnson
Wargaming's Archaeological & Historical Projects

Wargaming has been involved in a number of initiatives to conserve and preserve historical vehicles from World War II. We had the distinct privilege to interview Tracy Spaight, the Director of Special Projects at Wargaming to talk about the company's love of history. See what he had to say, as well as take a look at some truly awesome videos and photos of the amazing things Wargaming is doing.
Posted on 06/26/2014 by Suzie Ford
Xbox 360 Launch Party: Interview with Denny Thorley

Yesterday we posted the chat we had about this week's 360 World of Tanks launch with Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi and Microsoft Games Studios GM Matt Booty. Today we round out the conversation by relating our discussion with Denny Thorley, General Manager of Wargaming's Chicago office.
Posted on 02/23/2014 by Neilie Johnson
Xbox 360 Launch Party: Interview with Victor Kislyi & Matt Booty

This week marked the launch of mega-multiplayer hit World of Tanks on Xbox 360. At an event held in downtown San Francisco, we sat down for a chat with two of the main players behind the launch and asked them about appealing to a console audience, Wargaming's growing pains, and the pitfalls of meteoric success.
Posted on 02/22/2014 by Neilie Johnson
The Chieftan on Designing Treaded Monsters

Tanks don’t grow on trees. They don’t just magically appear out of nowhere and then a bunch of soldiers just climb in and start blowing stuff up left and right. There’s a lot of work that goes into designing these treaded monsters. And no one seems to know more about what it takes to put one together than Wargaming’s Nicholas Moran.
Posted on 01/13/2014 by Blake Morse
Bringing War to eSports

Wargaming recently announced the formation of an eSports league around their premier title, World of Tanks. We managed to corner Wargaming's Head of eSports Caleb Fox to talk all about it. See what he had to say before heading into the comments to discuss it.
Posted on 02/21/2013 by Garrett Fuller

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History Aflame - Ripper X Takes on WoT

MMORPG.com's own Ripper X ventures into World of Tanks for some first impressions game-play of this tank based warfare MMO. The game is free to play and does include a premium based subscription as well. Check out Ripper's thoughts about his first steps in the game in History Aflame - Ripper X Takes on WoT.
Posted on 08/16/2011 by Ripper X

General Articles

XBox One to 360 Comparison

World of Tanks had been on the XBox 360 for a long time, even when the XBox One was announced. Now it has made the leap up to the new console and XBox One players are lining up to buy tanks, shoot it out, and crush some walls along the way.
Posted on 10/13/2015 by Garrett Fuller
Wargaming's WoT Grand Finals

Wargaming's flagship title, World of Tanks, boasts more than 80 million registered players world-wide—a colossal number born not only from the game's simple-but-addictive gameplay, but also from the publisher's willingness to give the players what they want. Last week, Wargaming held the first ever World of Tanks Grand Finals in Warsaw, Poland, an event that Wargaming hopes will bolster the profile of both it and e-sports as a whole.
Posted on 04/12/2014 by Neilie Johnson
2014 April Fool's Day Round Up

Nothing spites a news manager more than the arrival of April 1st and the attendant, and expected, games industry jokes. To celebrate the day, we've rounded up April Fool's pranks for your amusement into one convenient feature that we will update throughout the day. Keep your eyes right here to see the industry's best!
Posted on 04/01/2014 by Suzie Ford
Celebrating 15 Years of Wargaming

Recently, the Wargaming team held a press conference to talk about the company's big fifteenth anniversary. We have the full report on all the happenings and announcements that you won't want to miss. Read on before heading to the comments to discuss the event.
Posted on 08/06/2013 by Neilie Johnson
Wargaming.net at G-Star 2012

During G-Star 2012, we had boots on the ground to check out Wargaming.net's plans to bring its stable of games to a larger worldwide audience. We caught up with Wargaming's Chris Cook to talk about it. See what he has to say before leaving your thoughts in the comments.
Posted on 11/27/2012 by Neilie Johnson
8.1 Brings the Brits

Wargaming.net recently deployed the latest update to its flagship title, World of Tanks. In v8.1, British tanks and a host of new effects into WoT. Find out why we think that 8.1 is another solid update for World of Tanks. Leave your thoughts in the comments when finished!
Posted on 11/26/2012 by Garrett Fuller
The Best Update Yet

World of Tanks has been undergoing some renovation lately, no moreso than in the v8.0 patch that launched recently. Today we take a look at the latest update and support our contention that it is "the best update yet". See why and then let us know what you think in the comments.
Posted on 10/26/2012 by Adam Tingle
More Than Tanks in the Sky

Fans of World of Tanks have a lot to look forward to in the coming months with the arrival of v7.0. But there's more "on the wing" for fans of war games with World of Warplanes. MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller takes a look at both in his latest article. Check out what's coming for the pair of games from Wargaming.net. Leave us a couple comments after reading.
Posted on 10/31/2011 by Garrett Fuller
E3 2011: World of Tanks Impressions

During E3 2011, MMORPG.com's Joe Iuliani had the opportunity to swing by the Wargaming.net booth to check up on World of Tanks. Joe chatted up the dev team and has some insights to share with you so keep reading!
Posted on 06/21/2011 by Joe Iuliani
GDC 2011 - Preview

During last week's GDC, MMORPG.com's Drew Wood had the chance for a first hand look at World of Tanks. Drew's 'interest was piqued' to say the least. Find out what captured Drew's attention about World of Tanks. Tried it yourself? Leave us your thoughts in the comments.
Posted on 03/09/2011 by Drew Wood
Not Exactly an MMO

In his latest article for MMORPG.com, columnist Bill Murphy takes readers on a brief tour of World of Tanks and tackles the issue of whether or not WoT is truly an MMO. Find out what Bill saw, or didn't see, in his time playing World of Tanks.
Posted on 08/19/2010 by William Murphy

Awards

The 2011 MMORPG.com Awards

It's that time of year when the staff of MMORPG.com gets together and looks back over the long list of 2011's MMOs in order to hand out our coveted "Best Of..." awards. See what we think were the movers and shakers of 2011. Have different thoughts? Let us know in the comments!
Posted on 12/19/2011 by William Murphy

Event Blogs

Wargaming League's Grand Finals 2016

With eSports steadily gaining ground as live entertainment, World of Tanks' player-centric strategy seems to be working. The Wargaming League Grand Finals—the third of its kind—took place last weekend in Warsaw, Poland, and was far and away the biggest one yet.
Posted on 04/12/2016 by Neilie Johnson
Wargaming.net's Grand Finals Starts in Warsaw, Poland

Today marked the opening of the Wargaming.net League World of Tanks Grand Finals, and boy was it grand. It began with pounding techno music, flashing lights, and super-macho trailer showing competitive tough guys ready to tank it out, and a huge digital display that counted down the seconds until show time.
Posted on 04/25/2015 by Neilie Johnson

Columns

More than Just a Grand Final

While the Wargaming.net League Grand Finals took place in Moscow, a small contingent of fans descended on gaming venue EXP in London. We sent Gareth Harmer to investigate.
Posted on 06/02/2017 by Gareth Harmer
Top 5 Games To Forget About Politics With Today

This week as we finish up a brutal election time in our country we thought it would be best on some games that do their damnedest to help you forget reality. What MMOs truly take you into a fully immersive experience? Do any of them have such in depth world building that you simply do not want to leave? Well, here we present to you the Top Five Games to Forget About Politics!
Posted on 11/09/2016 by Garrett Fuller
The New Age of Esports Game Development

Game Design is a funny thing. There are many ways to create and build all types of games. Over the past twenty years we have seen the tremendous rise of video games into our popular culture, and now they are here to stay. However, in this latest batch of games coming forth in 2015-2016 there is a new element to design as studios try to capitalize on a growing market: eSports.
Posted on 11/04/2015 by Garrett Fuller
E3 2015: Wargaming.net - Tanks, Ships & Master of Orion

At E3 last month, we got to catch up with Wargaming.net about three of their games. The developer’s flagship title, World of Tanks, will be releasing on Xbox One on July 28, and there’s also good news for fans of World of Warships and Master of Orion.
Posted on 07/11/2015 by Som Pourfarzaneh
How to Make Military Shooter MMOs Better

I often wish I could enjoy realistic military shooters like World of Tanks. I have tried them before, and the closest I came to joy was when I was piloting an old aircraft over a massive battlefield... then I was shot down. Because these games are skill-based shooters, it’s often the case that when you die you just stay dead; there’s no room for error. The last time I played World of Tanks I grew so impatient I just logged out. I probably appeared to be the world’s most sore loser.
Posted on 07/04/2015 by Beau Hindman
The Truth is MMOs are Evolving

I think a change in acronyms is due to match the change. MMORPG has always been a mouthful and sort of sucked all of the immersive qualities out of the genre. MMORPG sounds like a scientific categorization. And, as this column hopefully shows, the semi- or pseudo-MMO market is alive and well within the blurry lines in between genres, so we need some new terms.
Posted on 02/26/2015 by Beau Hindman
Some Intriguing Info On F2P ARPUs

Research house SuperData recently released some findings on the average revenue per user for 10 prominent free to play online games. This is an area in which there has never been much readily available data. So, while limited, the bits that were revealed about the likes of World of Tanks, Guild Wars 2, DOTA 2 and League of Legends grabbed my attention and got me wondering.
Posted on 04/22/2014 by Richard Aihoshi
2013's Free to Play Top 10

Research company SuperData recently released a list of the top 10 F2P games based on their estimated worldwide revenue last year. Not surprisingly, the top position was occupied by CrossFire, which is said to have brought in a cool $957 million. Depending on how this figure was sourced, is it possible that the MMO shooter from SmileGate and Tencent may actually have surpassed the $1 billion mark?
Posted on 01/28/2014 by Richard Aihoshi
The Best Hybrid MMOs of 2013

2013 was a great year for the hybrid MMO with some truly solid contenders coming forth to earn your playtime. With only a scant few MMORPGs releasing, more players than ever before branched out into MOBAs, Action-MMOs, and MMOFPSs. It was a year of experimentation and exploration, widening horizons, and seeing just what the free-to-play market has to offer. Join us as we recount the best hybrid MMOs available in 2013.
Posted on 01/24/2014 by Christopher Coke
History of Wargaming

Wargaming has just launched its second title after the juggernaut that is World of Tanks took the world by storm over the past few years. We take a look at Wargaming's history and much more. Read on!
Posted on 11/28/2013 by Neilie Johnson
Wargaming.net Goes Gas Powered

With Wargaming.net's buyout of Gas Powered Games, new questions arise about the viability of the US games market combined with foreign investment. See what we have to say in this week's Free Zone and then leave your thoughts in the comments.
Posted on 03/12/2013 by Richard Aihoshi