Wargaming.net
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| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
Key people | Victor Kislyi[1] |
| Products | See Games and reception |
Number of employees | ~250 |
| Website | Wargaming.net |
Wargaming.net is a strategy game developer operating since 1998. The company is based in London with a development center in Belarus[2][3]. In November 2007 Wargaming.net acquired Arise, an independent PC game studio,and currently consists of nearly 800 employees[4]. The company's motto is "Strategic Satisfaction"[5].
Wargaming.net is best known for its critically acclaimed Massive Assault series [6]. The company is also highly acknowledged for its recent World War II real-time strategy game "Order of War" produced by Square Enix[7][8]. Wargaming.net was the first Western game development company to produce a game for Square Enix[9].
Games and reception
| Release Year |
Title | Genre | Aggregated Scores |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | DBA Online | Turn-based strategy | Not available |
| 2003 | Massive Assault | Turn-based strategy | 80.11%[10], 77[11] |
| 2004 | Massive Assault Network | Turn-based strategy | 78.15%[12], 74[13] |
| 2005 | Massive Assault: Domination | Turn-based strategy | 69.61%[14], 69[15] |
| 2006 | Massive Assault Network 2 | Turn-based strategy | 76.00%[16], 72[17] |
| 2007 | Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power | Turn-based strategy | 69.47%[18], 68[19] |
| 2009 | Order of War | Real-time strategy | 71.67%[20], 69[21][22][23] |
| 2010 | Order of War: Challenge | Real-time strategy | 72.50%[24], 70[25] |
| 2010 (Russia) 2011 (EU and US) |
World of Tanks | Massively multiplayer online game | 82.15%[26], 80[27] |
| 2011 (Russia) | World of Warplanes | Massively multiplayer online game | |
| TBA | World of Battleships | Massively multiplayer online game |
Wargaming.net's games received mostly postitive reviews. Review website IGN rated Massive Assault and Order of War 8.4[28] and 8.0 [29] out of 10 respectively.
Awards
- Nomination "Best Strategy Game" at the 6th International Game Developers Conference in Russia, 2008 (KRI-2008)[30][31]
- 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)[32]
- Special Award from the Industry at KRI - 2011 [33]
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.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-03-19-world-of-tanks-monthly-profits-hitting-double-digit-millions
- ^ 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
- ^ Order of War: Challenge rating from Gamerankings
- ^ Order of War: Challenge rating from Metacritic
- ^ World of Tanks rating from Gamerankings
- ^ World of Tanks rating from Metacritic
- ^ 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