


Okay, but what exactly is War Thunder? Well, it's an MMO/simulation game where you're able to either pilot historical fighter planes or tanks in battles against other players. The game now boasts 1,000 playable vehicles from several factions (including, but not limited to the US, UK, Japan, Germany and Soviet Union) and Gaijin are currently proposing to introduce naval vessels to its arsenal of tanks and planes. By the end of 2016, the game had 800 playable vehicles and 15 million players in total. On initial release, War Thunder had 200 aircraft available and 600,000 players. It was also in 2012 that Gaijin released War Thunder as an open beta in Russia (before the rest of the world were allowed to participate in 2013). They have predominantly developed simulation games in the past such as 2009's Wings of Prey, 2010's Apache: Air Assault and 2012's Birds of Steel, but have also developed games in other genres such as 2007's X-Blades and its spiritual successor, 2012's Blades of Time. What is itGaijin Entertainment is a Russian video game developer that has been around since 2002.

A brief pause in the fighting where you get to appreciate the scenery
