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 140 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 WWII 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (in development) |
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]
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