NEWS 30 Jul 2024­ by L Coulsen

Crossout Stages a Walkout

Okay, that headline sounded less clickbaity in my head, so let's clear that up. The game's getting a new type of vehicle that walks, upright, on legs. Bipedal, specifically. Yeah, they literally 'walk out' onto the battlefield. That's pretty darn neat, actually. Though they look a bit goofy, still rather cool.
NEWS 03 Apr 2023­ by L Coulsen

Mobile Infantry Comes to War Thunder

Not the Startship Troopers kind, but...also kind of yes? Using massive exo-skeletons to jump around like robotic frogs on crack, the beta is now live and, shall we say, on the move. Yeah, I'll...show myself out. They kinda make me think of proto-wanzers. Now that would be a crossover!
NEWS 01 Nov 2022­ by L Coulsen

War Thunder Turns 10

Happy birthday to War Thunder. Turning 10 years old, they're doing a fortnight-long celebration and bringing a bunch of new content. See the press release below for full details. And well done. Here's to 10 more.
NEWS 20 Dec 2017­ by Lee Braden

War Thunder – Listen carefully, I shall say this only …

French tanks have arrived in War Thunder, and it’s all time for vehicles to go mad speeds forwards and have heavy armour, just not so much reversing (seriously, they have slower reverse speeds than a Churchill) The official title of this patch is "La Résistance" and the title of this news is a joke from…
ANNOUNCEMENT 15 Dec 2017

Heroes & Generals Colmar Hamlet Update

Heroes & Generals has received its 1.10 update titled Colmar Hamlet, appropriately enough that's also the name of the new map added to the Encounter game mode. In Colmar Hamlet infantry battle over control of the hamlet. There's also 42 new helmet covers, 14 new vehicle paint jobs, and five new weather settings, as well…
NEWS 01 Dec 2017­ by Lee Braden

Honneur et Patrie – French Ground Forces Deploying To War …

French tanks are coming to War Thunder chaps, and it’s going to be a mix of heavy armour and autoloaders. Since there isn’t an official video, I chose one of the videos from the Tank Museum, Bovington where they talk about the Char B1, which is one of the starter packs listed for sale. While…
ANNOUNCEMENT 08 Nov 2017

Heroes & Generals Battle Flow Update

Large scale FPS combat game Heroes & Generals is getting a new update with changes based on community feedback. Some of these changes include nine new helmet paints, new level design tweaks including new buildings, 14 new vehicle paints, adjusted lighting settings. The map changes are meant to provide a more balanced and smooth flow…
NEWS 01 Nov 2017­ by Lee Braden

War Thunder – Ils ne passeront pas!

The Armée de l'air or French Air Force has hit War Thunder today, and comes with some of the strangest designs seen in the game so far. Before I go in, I mention that the War Thunder 5th anniversary is live, and some great items including a challenge to get some vehicles, also certain packs…
NEWS 12 Oct 2017­ by Lee Braden

Viva La France! French Vehicles Coming To War Thunder

Not just content with sitting on the sidelines as Panzers run riot over the countryside, France joins War Thunder. A new nation to appear in 1.73 is the French Air Force, and those who study history knows that France was defeated quickly in the war, so as Kirill Yudinstev, the Creative Director of Gaijin Entertainment…
NEWS 18 Sep 2017­ by Lee Braden

Fighting Fire with Fire

Gaijin Entertainment pushes the boundaries with the new 1.71 update to War Thunder, adding in Explosive Reactive Armour. If you don’t want to watch the video, which does a very good and basic job of explaining E.R.A and Composite armour, the nutshell is “using explosions to disrupt HEAT shells” but soon enough you can test…
ANNOUNCEMENT 15 Sep 2017

War Thunder Battle Of Britain Event And Legends Video

It's been 77 years since the Battle of Britain, as of today. British and German air forces clashed as the RAF tried, and succeeded, in stopping the largest Luftwaffe bombing raid on the south-east of England. It's been immortalised in many movies and games and now War Thunder is commemorating the event with a weekend…
ANNOUNCEMENT 14 Sep 2017

Heroes & Generals Planes And Ladders Update

Free to play MMOFPS Heroes & Generals is getting a new update titled “Planes & Ladders.” The trailer above explains it all but to summarise, you're getting three new planes; the MiG-3, Bf 109D-1, and P35A. The update will also include leaderboards that will track various stats for each player. You can check out the…
ANNOUNCEMENT 29 Aug 2017

War Thunder Heads For A New Era

Ground vehicles in War Thunder are mostly centred around World War 2 at the moment but that's all set to change with the addition of rank 6 ground vehicles. What does that mean? Here goes: On the most basic level, it means new vehicles from the 60's and 70's. Things like the T-64A, BMP1, and…
ANNOUNCEMENT 14 Aug 2017

Dead Maze, a New Zombie MMO in 2018

Developer Atelier 801, previously responsible for the cutesy free to play platformer Transformice, have announced they're working on a free-to-play zombie survival MMO titled Dead Maze. In the new game players will team up with others to scavenge for supplies and work together to rebuild society, if they're to survive. Uniquely amongst modern MMOs, Dead…