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Publisher Wargaming.net

Developer Wargaming.net

Release Date Nov 13, 2013

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5.0

World of Warplanes review: black sheep

By Charlie Hall on Jan 03, 2014 01.03.14

World of Warplanes feels old. This combat flight simulator from Wargaming features dozens of classic aircraft spanning the decades around World War II. It models a type of combat from the...

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By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 12, 2014 05.12.14

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World of Warplanes update 1.3 adds US heavy fighters

By Samit Sarkar on Apr 25, 2014 04.25.14

The latest update to World of Warplanes brings the air combat title to version 1.3 and adds a new class of aircraft, American heavy fighters, developer Wargaming.net announced today. Heavy...

Fly UFOs in World of Warplanes for April Fools' Day

By Samit Sarkar on Apr 01, 2014 04.01.14

World of Warplanes developer Wargaming.net put a special April Fools' Day surprise in all players' hangars: playable UFOs, the studio announced today. The massively multiplayer online air combat...

World of Warplanes update aims to make it 'exciting to watch'

By Dave Tach on Feb 06, 2014 02.06.14

The second major update for World of Warplanes, Wargaming.net's massively multiplayer online game, will include new camera effects and stat tracking as the developer sets its sights set on eSports. ...

Explore recovered World War II aircraft in Wargaming's new app

By Samit Sarkar on Jan 29, 2014 01.29.14

World of Warplanes developer Wargaming.net released an augmented-reality mobile app today, Apparition, that allows users to take a virtual tour of a German aircraft from World War II, the studio...

Real war is not a game, say Wargaming.net and War Child

By Dave Tach on Dec 06, 2013 12.06.13

World of Tanks developer Wargaming.net and its charity partner War Child joined forced recently to remind gamers that real war is not a game. War Child, a U.K.-based organization, provides support...

World of Warplanes launch delayed until Nov. 13

By emilygera on Sep 20, 2013 09.20.13

Wargaming is delaying the launch of its flight combat MMO World of Warplanes until Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, in CIS countries and in North America and Europe, respectively, it was announced by the firm...