Gaijin Entertainment, developer and publisher announced today that they are the first CIS-located company to win at the Gamescom awards 2013. The company won the “Best Simulation” for the franchise and MMO military game War Thunder.
The award is one of the most coveted and is nominated by a jury of leading video game critics from the United States and Europe’s most respected media outlets. Tens of thousands of visitors went to Cologne and walked away wowed by the demo of War of Thunder for Playstation 4 after the release of the beta for PC.
War Thunder, is a Playstation 4 launch title and is in open beta for PC. War Thunder is MMO combat game that combines unique online gameplay, that puts players in the popular World War II era aerial and ground force battles.
Anton Yudintsev, CEO of Gaijin Entertainment had the following to say about the game:
We are blown away to be awarded ‘Best Simulation’ for War Thunder at Gamescom 2013. The show has been one of the most important events in Gaijin Entertainment’s history.We unveiled the PS4 version to the public and demonstrated the ferocity of tank warfare and our support for Oculus Rift behind closed doors to the selected press. We would also like to thank the thousands of attendees who played through the demo in the entertainment area and for their fantastic feedback in what is shaping up to be the biggest game in our history.
War Thunder is open for beta on PC, and over three million players have already enjoyed the experience of aerial combat. The fan base and community continues to grow with the release of the Steam digital distribution platform.
