[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]
12
th March, 2013 - Wargaming, the award-winning
videogame developer and publisher, is delighted to announce that
its MMO action game World of Tanks has set a new Guinness World
Record for Most Players Online Simultaneously on One MMO Server.
The number of gamers logged on to one of the five servers of the
Russian gaming cluster reached the triple-figure mark of 190,541
players on January 21, 2013.
With more than 50 million gamers worldwide and peak concurrent
user count of 815,000 players in Russia alone, the company is on
the leading edge of the online games market.
“It’s an important and exciting milestone for the
company,” said Andrei Yarantsau, VP of Global Operations at
Wargaming. “It inspires us to greater efforts in polishing
and refining all aspects of our present and future projects. If
World of Tanks keeps growing at the rate it is, the game will soon
top the current total and secure another world record.”
The tank MMO action game has entered the book for the second
time by demolishing its previous record of 91,311 players set in
January 2011.
About World of Tanks
World of Tanks is the first and only team-based, massively
multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare. Throw
yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with other
steel cowboys all over the world. Your arsenal includes more than
300 armored vehicles from United States, Germany, the Soviet Union,
France, Great Britain and China, carefully detailed with historical
accuracy.
A flexible system of authentic vehicle upgrades and development
allows you to try any of the vehicles and weapons in the game.
Whether you prefer to exhaust your foes with fast and maneuverable
light tanks, make deep breaches in enemy lines with all-purpose
medium tanks, use the force of giant tanks to eliminate opposing
armored forces, or become a heavy sniper with long-range howitzers,
each unit type has its own advantages and can be extremely
effective when operated by a true tank ace.
But being a great tank commander alone isn't enough to win! In
World of Tanks, it's all about teamwork. Victory is achieved by
combining your combat skills with those of the other members of
your team, each playing their own role on the battlefield. Just add
your favorite strategy to build your own steel empire and manifest
the indisputable authority of the tank power!
Join World of Tanks:
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and
publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market.
Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped
more than 15 titles and employs over 1300 people across such key
regions as North America, Europe, Russia, Asia, and Australia..
Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series
dedicated to mid-20th century warfare that will include the
company's flagship armored MMO World of Tanks, launched in April
2011 and currently boasting 50 million players worldwide, the
flight combat World of Warplanes, named one of the most anticipated
MMOs, and the naval World of Warships, scheduled for release in
2013..
In June 2012, Wargaming announced the Wargaming.net Service, the
epicenter of the online battle gaming universe that will gather the
series under a single portal -
www.wargaming.net.
Official website:
www.wargaming.com
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