[NA, EU] World of Warplanes Soars into Open Beta and 0.5 Update Notes

Wargaming announced today announced that the free-to-play flight combat game World of Warplanes has officially gone into open beta testing. Open beta goes live today in Russia and North America, and July 4th in Europe. In total, the closed beta saw more than 2.7 million applications from 194 different countries. Featuring planes from the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany and Japan, players will be able to combat in 15 vs. 15 PvP matches. later in the Open Beta, World of Warplanes will see the official launch of the Unified Premium...

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[ASIA] [Results] [AU] 29th June Cybercafe FREE PLAY & Challenge

Congratulations to the following winners! 1st place — Jecklen_Hyde —Reward: 5,000+ 800 gold 2nd place — wobbly_penguin —Reward: 3,000+ 800 gold 3rd place — betterhalf2 —Reward: 2,000+ 800 gold These players have accumulated 4 kills in the Cybercafe Challenge with Tier 4 tanks and above and will be rewarded with 800 gold Saminskip eggsbaker TwistedOne SINN14 Tahl gniff34 armor_girl stasis nobody813 pnutz source: http://worldoftanks.asia/en/news/23/results-au-29th-jun-cybercafe-free-play-challenge-20...

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Fan-video contest «Vive la Liberté!» is running!

War Thunder in partnership with MSI present fan-video contest: «Vive la Liberté!» dedicated to the liberation of France! Make an unique War Thunder fan-video, that would reflect the essence of WWII air combat over France, struggling for freedom and glorious victory over tyranny. Create your video and share it with other players! The best of the best, most talented and creative movie directors amongst our pilots will be choosen, and given truly amazing prizes provided by MSI!  Creating your video, you may use any planes that took part in battles...

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New aircraft data sheets

Official War Thunder forums now have a section devoted to Aircraft Data Sheets, which will be updated with performance figures and graphs based on the actual WWII aircraft documents. You will find parameters such as climb rates, speed to altitude rates, and others. You could also find the exact sources we used to create War Thunder combat aircraft. Meet the legendary IL-2 and P-47 Thunderbolt, check their actual historically accurate characteristics by clicking the link below. http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/forum/312-aircraft-data-sh...

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Summer in War Thunder: Day Two

Day 2 — July 2nd from July 2nd 6 am GMT (July 1st 11 pm PDT) till July 3rd 6 am GMT (July 2nd 11 pm PDT) Achievement 1: 40 ground kills (10 000 Lions) Achievement 2: 150 ground kills (20 000 Lions) Achievement 3: 400 ground kills (40 000 Lions) Check your daily progress in the Logbook: «Achievements» — «Miscellaneous» For the Day 2 special discounts will help you to unlock achievements: 50% discount on I-16 type 28. +30% XP boost for Ki-49IIa, B-25J-20, Pe-2-21, IL-2M, Ju-88A-4, P-47D, F6F, Bf.109F-4, Yak-1B, LaGG-3-66 and A6M2 source:...

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[EU] Mid-week Medal Hunt: Defender

Weekly Medal Hunt returns this time goal is base defense.  Don’t let anyone capture your base. If you manage to reduce the amount of enemy capture points on a friendly base by 70 or more you will receive the Defender medal, and an additional 1,250 extra experience. This additional experience will be automatically credited to your account when you receive the medal. There is no need to register or take any special action to take part in the event. This event takes place from Wednesday 03rd July at 07:10 CEST (+2 GMT) until 04th July at 07:00...

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Summer in War Thunder!

War Thunder announces Summer Week! Special events, contest and amazing prizes every day! «Screenshot of the Week: Sunshine!» — traditional weekly contest goes special this time! Prizes: 1st Place: 5 000 Golden Eagles + A26 Invader + P-39N-0 Airacobra (SU) 2nd Place: 3 000 Golden Eagles + P-39N-0 Airacobra (SU) 3rd Place: 2 000 Golden Eagles Global achievements contest: Everyday from 6am GMT (11pm PDT) till 6am GMT (11pm PDT) next day TWO achievements are added  in War Thunder. Every player, who unlocks first achievement immediately gets...

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[NA] Meet and Greets, Hamilton ON, Buffalo NY July 6 & 9

Wargaming staff  in the upstate New York area early July.  First place will be Hamilton, Ontario, where Tribal-class destroyer HMCS Haida is currently docked. Meet Chieftain at 11am on Saturday, July 6, followed by conversation at local eatery. On Tuesday, July 9, the Chieftain and reinforcements from WG will meet whoever shows up at 19:00 EDT in Buffalo, NY. Location is not yet decided, suggest place trough link below Hamilton, ON When: 11:00 local time July 6, 2013 Where: Pier 9 in Hamilton Harbor (check this website for more precise...

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[NA] New Missions System Revealed

New gameplay feature has been introduced, beginning July 1, 2013 mission system will be enabled in North American cluster. Missions gives you objectives beyond just winning a battle. Missions currently come in three flavors: Repeatable, Daily and One-Time.  First repeatable mission: Hat Trick Mission Starts: 04:30 PDT (07:30 EDT) July 1, 2013 Mission Ends: 04:00 PDT (07:00 EDT) July 4, 2013 Objective: Destroy Three or more tanks in a single battle Reward: 100 XP multiplied by the tier of the tank used to complete the mission (100 XP*...

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[EU] Easy 8 Pro Series – Now with real money prizes!

Changes to the Wargaming.net reoccurring tournaments! The 7 vs. 7 format is being kept, but in the Easy 8 Pro Series you can win real money!  Prizes: 1st Place 8000 gold per player  + gold medal + 650 € 2nd Place 6000 gold per player + silver medal + 350 € 3rd Place (2 teams) 4500 gold per player + bronze medal + 200 € 4th Place (4 teams) 2500 gold per player + 150 € 5th Place (8 teams) 1500 gold per player The monetary prize will be transferred to the captain of the appropriate team via PayPal. The captain of the winning team...

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[EU] New Clan Wars Campaign – Third Stage Revealed

Next stage in Clan Wars Campaign is starting, called ‘Revolution Epoch’. launching tomorrow, on July 2nd.  Check out the details below! Third Stage: ‘Revolution Epoch’ 2nd–11th of July The new tier restrictions for participating vehicles will be as follows: 2nd – 5th of July: Vehicles will be restricted to Tier IX 6th – 11th of July: Vehicles will be restricted to Tier X VP will be credited each turn during Stage III. VP for owning provinces will be credited at the beginning of the Stage. Stage III VP crediting rules: If a clan owns...

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[EU] Video: eSports Review – Episode 5

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[EU] Interactive Special – Fifth Edition

Vote for next interactive special! The poll will run from 1st July at 12:00 CEST (+2GMT) until 8th July. The options are: SU-152 SU-100M1 T-43 KV-13 SU-14-1 S-51 T25 AT T20 AT 7 Comet  Black Prince Aufklärunspanzer Panther JagdPanther Panther VK 30.02 (D) Tiger Tiger (P) G.W. Panther AMX 13 75 AMX M4 (1945) Lorraine 155 mle. 50 WZ-131 IS-2 Once the winning tank has been picked, the discounts and bonus will be applied to all tanks of the same branch up to the chosen one (inclusive) as follows: The initial II to V tier tanks of the branch...

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[EU] Tank of the Month: AMX 13 75

From 1st July, 07:10 CEST (GMT +2) until 1st August, 07:00 CEST (GMT +2) you will be able to enjoy 30% extra credits earned in the battles played with AMX 13 75, French Tier VII light tank. From 1st July, 07:10 CEST (GMT +2) until 5th July, 07:00 CEST (GMT +2) the price of this vehicle will be reduced by 50%! more info about the tank here:  http://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/46/tank-month-amx-13-75/...

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[EU] Early July in the Gift Shop

From 1st July 07:10 CEST until 5th July 07:00 CEST following offers:     Early Retirement Package 60 Days of Premium Account 10,000 gold Credits: 10,000,000 99,95 Euro Big is Beautiful 32 Days of Premium Account 5,000 gold Credits: 3,000,000 49,95 Euro Boyfriend Package Dicker Max, German tier VI Premium Tank Destroyer 1 Garage Slot 30 Days of Premium Account 3,000 gold 29,95 Euro Excelsior! Excelsior, British tier V Premium Heavy Tank 1 Garage Slot 30 Days of Premium Account 2,000 gold 19,98 Euro Offer of the Month...

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[ASIA] Ticket Winners for PAX Australia

The 5 winners of double passes for PAX are as follows: Menkar - COAF rep for "ARMED" clan Malpaso - Clan Leader of POW Clan heinrichengel - of 1AR-R clan A_N_Z_A_C_S - Clan Leader of ANZUS Tanzer - COAF rep for "ARMED" clan Checkout the winning entries here: http://worldoftanks.asia/en/news/22/ticket-winners-pax-au/...

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[ASIA] July 2013 Events & Specials Preview

This month, new missions system that will be accompanying some of the specials. All you need to do is complete the missions during the event period to win some extra rewards. Here is a rundown of the July 2013 Events and Specials. Monthly Specials: Tech Tree Focus Special: UK Addition/ Removal of Permanent Gift Shop Items July Gift Shop Special #1 15th Anniversary Tier X Special Tank of the Month Special Lucky 7 July July Gift Shop Special #2 Tech Tree Focus Special: USSR July Gift Shop Special #3 15th Anniversary Tier X Special Anniversary...

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[ASIA] New Media Uploaded (July 2013)

New wallpapers for July, Screenshots and collection of videos from past few weeks http://worldoftanks.asia/en/news/21/new-media-uploaded-july-20...

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[ASIA] Motivational Mondays #57

Another week of Motivational Mondays! Every Monday, WG posts up a motivational poster and players discuss about related topics in the forums.  Join in the discussions here: http://forum.worldoftanks.asia/index.php?/topic/21278-motivational-mondays-57/ If you have your own World of Tanks motivational poster, share them here: http://forum.worldoftanks.asia/index.php?/topic/304-motivational-mondays/...

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[ASIA] TanksAsia Season 1: Challenge Series Week 4

TankAsia Season 1: Registrations for Challenge Series Week 4 are now OPEN. Challenge Series Week 4 will commence on 7th July, 2013 (Sunday). For more details on Week 4, please refer to the tournament page.  Registration will be closed on July 6th Saturday, 23:59 UTC+8 (15:59 UTC) Go to the TanksAsia Season 1 microsite: http://worldoftanks.asia/en/content/TanksAsia-Masters/TanksAsia-Season-1/tanksasia-season-1/...

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