Wargaming.net
File:Wargaming.net.jpg | |
Company type | Video game developer |
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Industry | Computer and video games |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus London, England |
Key people | Victor Kislyi[1] |
Products | See Games and reception |
Number of employees | ~140 |
Website | Wargaming.net |
Wargaming.net is a strategy game developer operating since 1998. The company is based in London with development center in Belarus[2][3]. In November 2007 Wargaming.net acquired Arise, an independent PC game studio,and currently consists of nearly 250 employees. The company's motto is "Strategic Satisfaction"[4].
Wargaming.net is best known for its critically acclaimed Massive Assault series [5]. The company is also highly acknowledged for its recent World War II real-time strategy game "Order of War" produced by Square Enix[6][7], one of the world's leading publishers. Wargaming.net is the first Western game development company to produce a game for Square Enix[8].
Games and reception
Game Title | Release Year | Genre | Aggregated Scores |
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DBA Online | 2000 | Turn-based strategy | Not available |
Massive Assault | 2003 | Turn-based strategy | 80.11%[9], 77[10] |
Massive Assault Network | 2004 | Turn-based strategy | 78.15%[11], 74[12] |
Massive Assault: Domination | 2005 | Turn-based strategy | 69.61%[13], 69[14] |
Massive Assault Network 2 | 2006 | Turn-based strategy | 76.00%[15], 72[16] |
Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power | 2007 | Turn-based strategy | 69.47%[17], 68[18] |
Order of War | 2009 | Real-time strategy | 71.67%[19],69[20][21][22] |
World of Tanks | 2010 (Russia) 2011 for EU and US |
Massively multiplayer online game |
Wargaming.net's games received mostly postitive reviews. Review website IGN rated Massive Assault and Order of War 8.4[23] and 8.0 [24] out of 10 respectively.
Awards
- Nomination "Best Strategy Game" at the 6th International Game Developers Conference in Russia, 2008 (KRI-2008)[25][26]
- Nomination "Best Developer of the Year" at the International Game Developers Conference in Russia, 2009(KRI-2009)
- Special Award of Media at the International Game Developers Conference in Russia, 2009(KRI-2009)[27]
- Special Award from the Industry at KRI - 2011 [28]
References
- ^ http://www.gamezone.com/news/09_22_09_01_05PM.htm
- ^ http://pc.ign.com/articles/102/1020898p1.html
- ^ http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/52708/Massive-Assault-series
- ^ http://www.gamershell.com/companies/wargaming_net/666234.html
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/massiveassaultnetwork2/news.html?sid=6181545
- ^ http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/46213/Order-of-War-Square-Enix-Announces-PC-Exclusive-World-War-II-RTS
- ^ http://release.square-enix.com/na/2009/04/16.html
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6216732.html
- ^ Massive Assault rating from Gamerankings
- ^ Massive Assault rating from Metacritic
- ^ Massive Assault Network rating from Gamerankings
- ^ Massive Assault Network rating from Metacritic
- ^ Massive Assault:Domination rating from Gamerankings
- ^ Massive Assault:Domination rating from Metacritic
- ^ Massive Assault Network 2 rating from Gamerankings
- ^ Massive Assault Network 2 rating from Metacritic
- ^ Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power rating from Gamerankings
- ^ Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power rating from Metacritic
- ^ Order of War rating from Gamerankings
- ^ Order of War rating from Metacritic
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/games.html?type=company&mode=72356
- ^ http://www.strategyinformer.com/company/wargamingnet.html
- ^ http://pc.ign.com/articles/455/455814p1.html
- ^ http://pc.ign.com/articles/102/1028554p1.html
- ^ http://www.wargaming.net/news.php
- ^ http://rgdconf.com/2008/index.php?type=info&doc=companies
- ^ http://www.kriconf.ru/2009/index.php?type=info&doc=news Translated from Russian
- ^ KRI Awards 2011