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War Thunder launches Ground Forces, complete with trailer

Eliot Lefebvre — Fri, 16 May 2014 13:00:00 EST

Filed under: Historical, Trailers, Video, Expansions, Patches, News Items, War, Free-to-Play

Have you ever sat down to play War Thunder and thought to yourself that it's missing something? Maybe you have. Maybe you've though that what it really needs is tanks. A lot of them. An entire world of them. They could call it something compelling, like... how about "Planet of Armored Vehicles?" Or Ground Forces, that would make sense too. Especially since that's what the team at Gaijin Entertainment did call it.

Yes, the Ground Forces expansion is now live, allowing every player to take part in a landscape of mechanized weaponry. There's a launch trailer just past the cut celebrating the inclusion of this global set of armored artillery, complete with plenty of shots of planes being shot down by anti-air vehicles. So if you like the idea of taking the gameplay out of the air and onto the ground, the game has you covered now.

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War Thunder rolls out new Ground Forces tanks, map

MJ Guthrie — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:30:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Historical, Expansions, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play

There's nothing quite like pulling onto the War Thunder battlefield in a brand-new hunk of death-dealing metal -- except maybe rolling that new tank out on challenging new terrain! And Gaijin Entertainment has delivered just that with the introduction of nine new tanks and a new map for the closed beta of War Thunder's Ground Forces expansion. Five new Soviet and four new German machines join the current roster, including the Tiger I, the IS-1, the KV-2, and the Jagdpanzer IV. Players can hop in and test their skills in these new machines on the new map of Kuban.

For a peek at the four tanks mentioned, check out the gallery below. And to learn more about the Ground Forces expansion, head to the game's most recent FAQ.

[Source: Gaijin Entertainment press release]

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War Thunder expands Ground Forces beta test

Justin Olivetti — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 09:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Historical, Events (In-Game), War, Free-to-Play

Tanks ahoy! War Thunder has moved into its next wave of beta testing, Gaijin Entertainment announced.

A new batch of invites have been sent out for the closed beta of the Ground Forces content. It's not just hard work and bug hunting, however; the team is currently running a Winter Magic event through January 12th that can net participants special gifts, premium aircraft, and a week of premium account access.

It's important to understand that while the Ground Forces content is in closed beta, War Thunder itself is in open beta. Gaijin reports that over five million players have given the title a try so far.

[Additional source: Gaijin Entertainment press release]

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War Thunder Ground Forces closed beta has begun

Shawn Schuster — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 11:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Historical, PvP

War Thunder's Ground Forces expansion has opened the gates to closed beta earlier this week, allowing players who participated in daily in-game challenges throughout November to experience the new content first.

"Our ultimate goal is to have hundreds of thousands of individual games made up of dozens of players who can experience intense battles where they come from the skies, the land and eventually from the sea," said Anton Yudintsev, CEO, Gaijin Entertainment. "The launch of Ground Forces Expansion closed beta is another step towards that goal."

You can purchase an advanced pack full of exclusive content that will also allow access to December's closed beta events by visiting the game's online store.

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Fight your way into War Thunder's ground forces beta

Jef Reahard — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:30:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Historical, Events (In-Game), Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, PvE, War, Free-to-Play

War Thunder's devs have come up with a novel way for interested gamers to get in on the game's upcoming ground forces closed beta test. Starting today, Gaijin is hosting special in-game daily missions, the completion of which could lead to a spot in the beta.

There are no guarantees, unfortunately, but Gaijin's announcement says that "the more you complete the higher your chances are." Today's mission involves destroying 60 ground units in War Thunder's arcade mode or 30 ground units in the title's historical battles mode or full real battles mode.

War Thunder currently features instanced World War II-era aerial combat. The dev team is in the process of adding ground and eventually naval combat as well. The ground forces closed beta is scheduled to start "before December 4th."

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