World of Tanks debuts as official World Cyber Games 2013 discipline
16 best will compete at the Superfinal of the tournament tank squads from all over the world
27 November 2013 - Wargaming Company, one of the leading developers and publishers of online games, is pleased to announce that its tank MMO-action World of Tanks will participate in the World Cyber Games 2013 Super Final as an official discipline. The final battles of the tournament will take place from November 28 to December 1 in Kunshan, China.
"The status of the official disciplines WCG 2013 - is clear proof of how the project is interesting and the audience kibesportsmenam, - said John Hyuk Park, the head of the eSports-direction Wargaming. “The super final will allow us to assess how the professionalism of the teams has grown compared to last year, and outline plans for the further development of the tournament component of the game.
International Championship will gather 16 best eSports teams from Russia, Europe, America and Asia, which will compete for the title of the best tank of the planet and the total prize pool of $ 63 000. The winner will get $ 35 000, and the team that took second and third place, will take away home $ 21 000 and $ 7 000, respectively.
Fans of tank battles will be able to follow the confrontation of their favorite teams via online streaming:
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About the game World of Tanks
World of Tanks is a massively multiplayer online game completely dedicated to armored vehicles of the mid-20th century, in which fans of steel giants from all over the world fight shoulder to shoulder, defending their claims to world tank domination.
An advanced pumping and development system will allow you to experience any of the cars represented in the game. Do you like to harass the enemy on nimble light tanks, make violent breakthroughs on universal mediums, incinerate enemies with gigantic tyazhi, or do you want to become a first-class sniper, controlling long-range artillery - a machine of any class can become a truly deadly weapon in the hands of a real pro.
But even the strongest players will not be able to succeed alone. In World of Tanks, the team decides everything, and the victory is achieved through the coordinated work of the team, where each player is assigned a role.
Join the multimillion army of tankers: www.worldoftanks.ru
About Wargaming
Wargaming is one of the world's largest publishers and developers in the free-to-play MMO market. The company was founded in 1998, and during that time managed to turn from a group of enthusiasts into an international corporation with 2200 employees worldwide and has released more 15 games.
Wargaming is currently working on a military series of MMO games dedicated to tank, air and sea battles of the mid-20th century. The company's flagship project, tank action World of Tanks, managed to win many awards from leading gaming publications and become one of the most successful MMO projects. Air Force World of Warplanes overcame the mark of four and a half million registrations before the release, started successfully and is rapidly gaining popularity. The release of the third in a series of World of Warships project dedicated to warships is scheduled for 2014 year.
In June, 2012, Wargaming announced Wargaming.net service, which will become the center of a new gaming universe, uniting all MMO-projects of the company on www.wargaming.net.
Read more on the website: www.wargaming.com
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