War Thunder Set For December Release As Ground Forces Beta Begins On PC

Gaijin Entertainment has announced that that the Closed Beta program for Ground Forces Expansion for military World War II MMO game War Thunder, has begun today. Selected players, who participated in various daily in-game challenges during November, will be among the first to get a taste of intense tank battles and new progression system in this exclusive event. Ground Forces Expansion marks the next glorious chapter in War Thunder’s evolution toward providing gamers with the ability to experience next-gen WWII military gameplay filled with intense action and highly explosive battles, launched from either the air or using armoured vehicles.

“Our ultimate goal is to have hundreds of thousands of individual games made up of dozens of players who can experience intense battles where they come from the skies, the land and eventually from the sea,” said Anton Yudintsev, CEO, Gaijin Entertainment. “The launch of Ground Forces Expansion closed beta is another step towards that goal.”

For users that want exclusive content that will become collector’s items when the Open Beta for Ground Forces starts, there is an option to purchase one of the advanced packs. All of these packs will also grant access to the Closed Beta later in December, although the other means of getting access are planned as well.

M4A2 Sherman Starter Pack ($49.99)

• Exclusive M4A2 Sherman, captured by the German forces, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
• 2000 Golden Eagles;
• Access to the closed beta later in December

M4A2 Sherman Advanced Pack ($59.99)

• Exclusive M4A2 Sherman, captured by the German forces, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
• Unique German “Panther” decal of 39th Tank Regiment, 51st Battalion;
• Unique German “Knight with spear” decal of 505th Heavy Tank Battalion, 1944;
• Unique title “Sherman Hunter”;
• 3000 Golden Eagles;
• Access to the closed beta later in December

T-34 Advanced Pack ($49.99)

• Exclusive T-34 prototype, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
• Unique Soviet “Swift” decal of 15th Guards Mechanized Brigade, 4th Guards Mechanized Corps, 3rd Ukrainian Front, 1944;
• Unique Soviet “Circles” decal of 7th Guards Tank Corps, 1945;
• Unique title “T-34 Test Driver”;
• 3000 Golden Eagles;
• Access to the closed beta later in December

T-34 and M4A2 Sherman Advanced Pack ($99.99)

• Exclusive T-34 prototype, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
• Exclusive M4A2 Sherman, captured by the German forces, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
• Unique Soviet “Swift” decal of 15th Guards Mechanized Brigade, 4th Guards Mechanized Corps, 3rd Ukrainian Front, 1944;
• Unique Soviet “Circles” decal of 7th Guards Tank Corps, 1945;
• Unique German “Panther” decal of 39th Tank Regiment, 51st Battalion;
• Unique German “Knight with spear” decal of 505th Heavy Tank Battalion, 1944;
• Unique title “Sherman Hunter”;
• Unique title “T-34 Test Driver”
• Unique title “Tank Pioneer”
• 6000 Golden Eagles
• Access to the closed beta later in December

Over 5 million players enjoy the PC-version of War Thunder and this fan base continues exponential growth. War Thunder is currently in Open Beta on PC and PlayStation 4, and in development for Mac OS and Oculus Rift. Best of all the game is free-to-play, so either head over to the PlayStation Network on your PS4 or download the PC edition at warthunder.com.

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