May 31, 2012 - Wargaming.net, the award-winning game publisher and
developer, today announced that its highly anticipated free-to-play MMO title
World of Warplanes has taken to the skies for its closed beta, inviting players
to experience an expanded amount of in-game content, including new warplanes,
maps and other features.
Eligible closed beta pilots in Europe, North America and Russia will be able to
get into the cockpit and take control of the skies with four warplane classes,
including fighters, ground-attack planes, heavy fighters and carrier-based
aircraft spanning 59 different warplanes from Germany, the United States and the
U.S.S.R.
Across four unique maps, pilots can unleash devastation on their competition
with new weaponry, including bombs and rockets, and against new ground targets
such as anti-aircraft guns. New players can also take part in an in-game
tutorial to polish their skills.
Wargaming.net plans to actively recruit pilots during the entirety of the closed
beta to further incorporate player feedback and better improve the gameplay.
"It's an exciting day for the entire World of Warplanes team," said World of
Warplanes Producer Alex Zezulin. "The launch of the closed beta will help us
give players the most polished and enjoyable gaming experience possible and
we're looking forward to getting their feedback."
About World of Warplanes
World of Warplanes is the flight combat MMO action game set in the Golden Age of
military aviation. The game continues the armored warfare theme marked in the
highly-acclaimed World of Tanks and will throw players into a never-ending
tussle for air dominance.
World of Warplanes will allow players to build full-scale careers as virtual
pilots offering machines from several key eras, from1930's biplanes to the
Korean War jet fighters that led the way to modern air forces.
World of Warplanes will feature a wide range of warbirds, each of them unique in
their effectiveness and behavior. Virtual pilots will choose from three main
warplane classes - single-engine light fighters capable of engaging enemies in
close dogfights, heavy fighters with their deadly straight attacks, and strafing
aircrafts, the fearsome threat to ground targets.
Every plane will feature multiple variations of ammo types, engines, and other
crucial modules, and their various combinations will allow players to pick the
optimal configuration for the most effective behavior in combat.
About Wargaming.net
Wargaming.net is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of
the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Since 1998, the company has
published more than 15 titles, including the highly acclaimed Massive Assault
and Order of War series. Currently Wargaming.net is focused on establishing an
MMO war trilogy that will include their flagship armored World of Tanks, the
flight combat World of Warplanes (one of the most anticipated MMOs for 2012),
and the naval World of Battleships scheduled for release in 2013.
