Massively - Joystiq: World of Warplanes Interview

Just a year ago, Wargaming.net was at GDC Online to promote World of Tanks. At the time, it was still in closed beta, with open beta still a month away. Nevertheless, the team was enthusiastic and excited to share its plans for the game.

What a difference a year makes. Today, World of Tanks has weathered a successful launch, surpassing five million registered players in August and setting a Guinness World Record for simultaneous player connections at 91,311.

Retail boxes are now arriving in stores, and game updates have come at a steady pace. On top of that, the company is working on World of Warplanes and World of Battleships as it expands on its wartime MMO series. This week at GDC Austin, Massively had a chance to talk to Vice President of Public Relations in North America Bryan Davies and PR Manager Arthur Pratapopau, and they shared some news about all three titles. Read on for highlights from the interview.

World of Warplanes was on display first, and while it's still only in closed beta testing, the demo seemed very smooth. It will have 15v15 battles, similar to World of Tanks. Winning conditions are the same, which are either to destroy the enemy base (protected by anti-aircraft guns) or to eliminate units. The world map probably won't be in at launch but will be in the game soon after.

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