Official Site: World of Warships
Studio:Â Wargaming.net
Launch Date:Â September 17, 2015
Genre:Â Historical MMOFPS Sim
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
world of warships
One Shots: Ideal locales for tourist traps
Sometimes I wonder if our adventurers in these virtual worlds stumble upon locales so pretty and arresting that they pause and go, "You know...
World of Warships’ virtual international museum hop returns for a second event next week
Wargaming is currently in the midst of massive upheaval following its decision to completely pull out of Russia and Belarus, but it's nevertheless planning...
From the Depths: Everything we know about Wargaming’s exit from Russia
Mixing gaming and politics is rough. Think back to the Blitzchung fiasco for Blizzard back in 2019. Or when Daybreak was (and then wasn’t)...
One Shots: What am I looking at right now?
Anyone can -- and probably will -- take a picture of the back of their character looking across some amazing vista. But sometimes it's...
Wargaming will suffer ‘substantial losses’ in corporate exit from Russia and Belarus
Over a month ago, at the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, MMO studio Wargaming was already making a bold statement about the burgeoning...
War Thunder’s chat has been disabled for a full month since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
One of the tried-and-true rules about MMORPGs is that you're almost always better off if you disable global chat immediately - especially if you're...
Neverwinter parent company donates $2M in aid to Ukraine, IGDA calls on industry to condemn invasion
Since last week, we've been covering the game industry's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as game studios and esports teams divert launches, raise...
Wargaming pledges aid to Ukrainian Red Cross, sacks pro-invasion developer
Politics can be a touchy subject, especially for a global company whose customers represent many diverse viewpoints. However, neutrality on the current state of...
World of Warships unveils plans for a Hot Wheels collab in March
It's a well-known, highly scientific, immutable fact of physics that painting rad flames on the side of your vehicle will make it at least...
From the Depths: Checking up on World of Warships’ community promises
Wargaming’s World of Warships had its share of controversies in 2021, some of which led to the resignation of many of its most prolific...
World of Warships adds super aircraft carriers, the Dirigible Derby, and a ship from Spain in latest patch
As promised in its early 2022 roadmap, World of Warships has added several new features in update 0.11.1, including dirigibles of all things. No,...
Massively Overthinking: Lost Ark and its place in the MMORPG genre
We've all been watching Lost Ark a very long time; I remember writing an article about it way back in 2014 because I was...
Massively Uplifting: MMOs show true love through helping kids, planting trees
Attitudes and thoughts about Valentine's Day vary widely, from crass commercialism to idyllic romanticism to complete indifference. But the fact remains that the spirit...
World of Warships plans new temporary modes, new tech trees, and economy changes in first half of 2022
From now until this coming summer, World of Warships has a whole lot of content plans coming down the pike according to a recent...
Massively Overthinking: The biggest 2021 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
Believe it or not, we're finally almost done with our entire lineup of turn-of-the-calendar-year content and recaps and tallies. It's exhausting! But I have...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2021
As the year that was 2021 comes to a close -- raise a glass, give a toast, and perhaps think of a few fond...
One Shots: Sailing into the port of 2022
Twenty Twenty-Two ho! As we sail into unexplored territories, Rees Racer is kicking off a new year of One Shots with a farewell to...
The Daily Grind: Have there been any cross-promotions in your MMO that annoyed you?
We always have a chuckle in the MOP office when World of Warships puts out its latest wacky cross-promotion with real world celebrities or...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2021
One of my favorite traditions every year is to put a spotlight back on some of the wild things MMORPG developers said every year....
From the Depths: Seven tips to improve your World of Warships experience
It’s no secret that World of Warships has had a rough year thanks to dodgy monetization mechanics and Wargaming’s treatment of employees and players....
