Wargaming.net
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| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus Nicosia, Cyprus |
Key people | Victor Kislyi (CEO)[1] |
| Products | See Games and reception |
Number of employees | ~1400 |
| Subsidiaries | BigWorld Day 1 Studios Gas Powered Games |
| Website | Corporate website |
Wargaming.net is a strategy game developer operating since 1998. The company has development centers in Belarus, Ukraine, USA and Russia. There are also Wargaming.net offices in Cyprus, France, Germany, the USA, South Korea, Singapore and Australia[2]
Wargaming.net is well known for its critically acclaimed Massive Assault series.[3] The company is also highly acknowledged for its recent World War II real-time strategy game Order of War published by Square Enix.[4][5] Wargaming.net was the first game development company to produce a game for Square Enix.[6]
History
In 2007, Wargaming.net acquired Arise, an independent PC game studio, and currently consists of nearly 800 employees.
in 2010, Wargaming.net launched World of Tanks in Russia
On August 7, 2012, Wargaming.net acquired BigWorld middleware firm for $45M.[7]
On February 14, 2013, they announced plans to buy the struggling developer Gas Powered Games.[8]
In 2012, Wargaming's revenue was declared to be 217.9 million Euro, with net profit of 6.1 million Euro, as declared in an annual report for the Cyprus Stock Exchange. The money gained by Wargaming almost exclusively came from World of Tanks.[9][10]
In July, 2013, Wargaming.net bought the Master of Orion franchise and the Total Annihilation franchise from the Atari bankruptcy proceedings. [11]
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%,[12] 77[13] |
| 2004 | Massive Assault Network | Turn-based strategy | 78.15%,[14] 74[15] |
| 2005 | Massive Assault: Domination | Turn-based strategy | 69.61%,[16] 69[17] |
| 2006 | Massive Assault Network 2 | Turn-based strategy | 76.00%,[18] 72[19] |
| 2007 | Galactic Assault: Prisoner of Power | Turn-based strategy | 69.47%,[20] 68[21] |
| 2009 | Order of War | Real-time strategy | 71.67%,[22] 69[23][24][25] |
| 2010 | Order of War: Challenge | Real-time strategy | 72.50%,[26] 70[27] |
| 2010 (RU) 2011 (EU, NA, CH) 2012 (SA, VN, SK) |
World of Tanks | Massively multiplayer online game | 82.15%,[28] 80[29] |
| September 25, 2013 (CIS) | World of Warplanes | Massively multiplayer online game | |
| TBA | World of Tanks Xbox 360 Edition | Massively multiplayer online game | |
| TBA | World of Warships | Massively multiplayer online game | |
| TBA | World of Tanks Blitz | Massively multiplayer online game | . |
Awards
- Nomination "Best Strategy Game" at the 6th International Game Developers Conference in Russia, 2008 (KRI-2008)[31][32]
- 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)[33]
- Special Award from the Industry at International Game Developers Conference in Russia, 2011 (KRI-2011)[34]
References
- ^ http://www.gamezone.com/news/09_22_09_01_05PM.htm
- ^ http://wargaming.com/en/careers/
- ^ 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
- ^ Wargaming acquires BigWorld middleware firm for $45M (exclusive)
- ^ http://kotaku.com/5984241/world-of-tanks-company-buys-gas-powered-games?tag=gas-powered-games
- ^ 2013-05-07, Создатель World of Tanks заработал за год 218 млн евро на виртуальных битвах, NEWSru
- ^ WARGAMING PUBLIC COMPANY LTD. Annual Financial Report
- ^ Wargaming Takes Master of Orion, Stardock Gets Star Control
- ^ 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://worldofwarplanes.com/en/news/8/world-of-warplanes-release-date-changed/
- ^ 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