[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.]
April 10, 2017 — Wargaming today revealed
its partnership with Austrian developer Bongfish, who brought over
a decade of experience working with well-known publishers to bear
on a new game mode for World of Tanks, dubbed Frontline. From
today, players can put the new mode through its paces in the World
of Tanks test server, Sandbox.
What can players expect from Frontline? Epic 30v30 tank clashes
across vast 9 km
2 battlefields, with one team pushing the assault while
the other defends their territory. Over several rounds, the action
spreads deeper behind defensive lines until a winner is
declared.
“Players have been asking us for larger teams, bigger
maps, and new combat setups for some time,” said Milos
Jerabek, World of Tanks Development Director.
“Wargaming’s distributed development approach made this
a reality and we partnered with Bongfish to create the new
mode—all while the in-house team for World of Tanks works on
the game’s key mechanics. Bongfish has a ton of expertise to
make it happen under our guidance. There’s true chemistry
between the both of us, and we look forward to revealing what this
collaboration brings to players.”
“We’ve been working on Frontline for a while now,
and are excited to finally show it to the world,” said
Michael Putz, Bongfish Founder and CEO. “We’re
passionate about authentic gameplay and vast open spaces, and so
are World of Tanks developers. By working with them, we can channel
this passion to create something one of a kind for tankers to
enjoy.”
Sandbox has been an integral component in improving the game as
well as fostering a conversation between the players. Frontline
marks the third time the game tests the waters in Sandbox to ensure
World of Tanks continues going from strength to strength.
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About World of Tanks
World of Tanks is a team-based massively multiplayer online
action game dedicated to armored warfare of the mid-20th century.
Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with
other steel cowboys all over the world. Your arsenal includes over
500 armored vehicles from the United States, Germany, the Soviet
Union, France, Great Britain, Japan, China, Sweden and
Czechoslovakia carefully detailed with historical accuracy.
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and
publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market.
Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped
over 15 titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based
MMO war series dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that
includes the armored World of Tanks, the flight combat World of
Warplanes, and the naval World of Warships. The three intertwined
titles form a common gaming universe integrated within the portal
www.wargaming.net .
As part of its multiplatform line-up, the company has introduced
World of Tanks on Xbox and World of Tanks Blitz on mobile
platforms, Windows 10 PCs and Mac OS X. Launched in 2014 and 2015,
World of Tanks on Xbox introduced epic tank-on-tank battles to
console gamers and offers the first cross-platform gaming
experience between Xbox 360 and Xbox One. In 2016, Wargaming
released World of Tanks for PlayStation®4, continuing its
console campaign. Official website:
http://www.wargaming.com
About Bongfish
Bongfish was founded in 2006 in Graz, Austria with the simple
goal to craft incredible games that combine state-of-the-art
technology with deep gameplay. We bring a high-tech approach to
game development and have more than 10 years of experience working
with some of the top game publishers in the industry on console,
mobile and PC platforms. Balancing innovation and execution is what
drives our team on a daily basis to deliver incredible results to
our partners and customers around the world.
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