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World of Warplanes is coming along nicely
Wargaming.net's World of Warplanes is currently in closed beta at the moment, with around 700,000 registered users shredding it up in the air combat game. Like World of Tanks, the developers are focusing on keeping the same addictive and easy to jump in experience intact for Warplanes. Controls will be along the lines of an arcade style system, but there's a heavy emphasis on realistic features too. For instance, your plane won't be as fast if it's equipped with a bunch of bombs, but it will become more nimble as you lighten the load when dropping bombs. And like Tanks, there's a dedicated team meticulously researching planes from the 1920s to the 1950s to bring the most realistic looking planes for players. They're even going to have concept planes that were planned but never produced in real life due to practicality or costs. You can expect lots of planes to choose from too. You can sign up for the closed beta going on right now to see what the next big free-to-play game from Wargaming is all about.
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| 4:00 PM on 05.28.2013 Wargaming unveiling first console title at E3 |

The makers of World of Tanks will have a massive, 10,000 square foot booth at E3 this year where they'll be showing off a handful of titles. It's here Wargaming will be premiering their first ever console title, being develop...more
| 5:00 PM on 06.26.2012 Diary of a Warplane |

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| 10:30 PM on 05.22.2012 World of Warplanes to enter closed beta on May 31 |

World of Warplanes has been going strong for a while now with its alpha version -- some 600,000 people signed up to participate -- but it's getting to be that time for the next phase. Wargaming.net is preparing for a closed b...more
| 4:30 PM on 02.24.2012 World of Warplanes enters global alpha, sign up now |

Wargaming.net has kicked off the global alpha for its flight combat MMO World of Warplanes. You can sign up over here, if you're interested, or here for Europe and here for Russia. A word of warning: the application for this ...more
| 10:30 AM on 08.20.2011 Talking tanks, planes and ships with Wargaming.net |

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