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enMon, 24 Jun 2024 17:52:36 +0000War Thunder devs apologise for using picture of Challenger shuttle disaster in artwork promoting latest updatehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-devs-apologise-for-using-picture-of-challenger-shuttle-disaster-in-artwork-promoting-latest-updateMatt JarvisMon, 24 Jun 2024 17:52:36 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-devs-apologise-for-using-picture-of-challenger-shuttle-disaster-in-artwork-promoting-latest-updateShooterMultiplayer CompetitiveSimulationSingle PlayerGaijin EntertainmentFirst personXbox OnePCWar ThunderMultiplayer CooperativeMMORPGVirtual RealityPS4Third person

The developers of multiplayer aerial combat sim War Thunder have apologised after a picture of the real-life Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which killed seven crew members when it exploded just 73 seconds after launch in 1986, was used in artwork promoting the game’s recent Seek & Destroy update.

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War Thunder player posts classified document to prove tank is inaccuratehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-player-posts-classified-document-to-prove-tank-is-inaccurateGraham SmithSat, 17 Jul 2021 22:09:05 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-player-posts-classified-document-to-prove-tank-is-inaccurateGaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

A player of free-to-play vehicular combat game War Thunder has claimed that the game's representation of the British Challenger 2 tank is inaccurate. This is an everyday occurence for the messageboard of any videogame striving for realism.

What sets this apart is that the player claimed to be a Challenger 2 commander and proceeded to post classified documents to prove they were right.

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The Flare Path: A2Zhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-a2z-17Tim StoneFri, 03 Apr 2020 12:00:14 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-a2z-17iRacingRebel Inc: EscalationUntil the Last PlaneLock 'n Load Tactical DigitalRadio GeneralAutomobilista 2The Flare PathStrategyDeadstickTrain SimulatorTrain Simulator 2020Fantasy General 2: InvasionSecond FrontTask Force AdmiralWar Thundermudspike.comrFactor 2Victory and Glory: The American Civil WarWolfpackSimulationWars Across The WorldThrough the Darkest of TimesDCS World4th Generation WarfareA2A Simulations

A is for Alphabetised wargame and sim news. Every four weeks or so I hang up a streamer of industrial strength fly paper in The Flare Path water closet and see what wargame and simulation news items stick to it. Below is this month’s bag – 25 stories involving virtual vehicles and surrogate slaughter. If you've visited a transport museum or heritage railway in the past twelve months, or can put these battles – Bunker Hill, Bataan, Borodino – in chronological order, you probably won't regret clicking where it says…

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War Thunder trades WW2 for War Of The Worlds this weekhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/flying-saucers-take-over-war-thunder-for-april-fools-weekDominic TarasonMon, 01 Apr 2019 21:24:08 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/flying-saucers-take-over-war-thunder-for-april-fools-weekRacingMMOSimulationGaijin EntertainmentFree gamesFree-to-playWar ThunderAction Adventure

Ordinarily straight-laced free-to-play WW2 combat sim War Thunder is well known for its silly April Fools events. This year, it's an impressively well fleshed-out UFO combat scenario named Earth Thunder. With a HUD full of incomprehensible alien text and instructions that aren't much more helpful, two teams of UFOs clash above a besieged modern-day city. Being advanced alien craft, they're capable of operating on the land, in the air or even underwater, each with different attack modes, making for an arcadey but very unusual fight. The event runs until April 5th, and Below: A trailer FROM BEYOND.

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War Thunder gazes naval-wards in the massive Masters Of The Sea updatehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-masters-of-the-sea-updateDominic TarasonTue, 23 Oct 2018 18:36:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-masters-of-the-sea-updateShooterMMOSimulationGaijin EntertainmentFree-to-playWar Thunder

After a lengthy closed beta, Gaijin's free-to-play multi-sim War Thunder has finally rolled out its naval combat component. The game now allows players to shoot holes in each other in the air, on the ground and now at sea in around 100 different ships. While the British navy is still in paid, closed beta testing and Japanese ships are still a ways off, ships for America, Russia and Germany are now a standard feature, along with helicopters. The full patch notes for update 1.83 - Masters Of The Sea - can be found here, and a trailer below, mostly showing off the in-testing British ships.

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New maps, tanks, planes and a helicopter beta in War Thunder's "The Valkyries" updatehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-helicopter-valkyries-outDominic TarasonWed, 19 Sep 2018 17:32:37 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-helicopter-valkyries-outMMOSimulationGaijin EntertainmentFree-to-playWar Thunder

Helicopters! And just like that, you can hear Wagner already, right? As of today's big update - "The Valkyries" - they're now in free-to-play vehicular combat sim War Thunder, joining a legion of tanks, a swarm of planes and a slowly growing bathtub of boats. Five choppers (and a fistful of variants) are now available to fly, though access to them is limited at present.

While helicopters are the headline feature of update 1.81, they're currently in beta testing, accessible only if you buy a premium helicopter pack or complete objectives in-game to earn your way in. Thankfully, there's plenty left for the rest of us, including a sack of tanks, a couple planes, and a bushel of maps. Check out the patch notes here, or the ten minute update trailer below.

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Combat helicopters are coming in War Thunder's next major updatehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/helicopters-coming-to-war-thunderDominic TarasonTue, 21 Aug 2018 17:02:19 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/helicopters-coming-to-war-thunderMMOSimulationGaijin EntertainmentGamescom 2018War Thunder

War Thunder may have started life as a pure World War 2 air combat sim, but developers Gaijin Entertainment don't seem like they'll be satisfied until the free-to-play game encompasses the entire history of vehicular warfare. Next on the cards for the game: Helicopters, coming in patch 1.81 as announced at Gamescom. Naval combat has been in beta testing for some time now, but rotary-wing aircraft always seemed like a dream, only teased in an earlier April Fools event. Turns out they were just hovering overhead. Check the debut trailer and some streamed footage below.

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The 100 best-selling games on Steam in 2018 so farhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-games-on-steam-2018Alec MeerFri, 06 Jul 2018 14:42:07 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-games-on-steam-2018NorthgardSurviving MarsHouse FlipperPlanet CoasterFinal Fantasy XIIMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarPath of ExileTotal War: Warhammer IIBorderlands 2SteamFar Cry 5Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsFinal Fantasy XVTeam Fortress 2SmiteHuman: Fall FlatWar ThunderWarhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - MartyrNieR: AutomataA Total War Saga: Thrones of BritanniaSimulationSid Meier's Civilization VRustDeep Rock GalacticThe Elder Scrolls OnlineSlay the SpireFootball Manager 2018Payday 2WarframeNi No Kuni II: Revenant KingdomFactorioGrand Theft Auto VElite DangerousPaladinsDota 2StellarisSales figuresCall of Duty: WWIIDying LightNioh: Complete EditionRocket LeagueAssassin's Creed OriginsRimWorldTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeBlack Desert OnlineSubnauticaCities: SkylinesJust Cause 3Arma 3statsHunt: ShowdownRaftFinal Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornTom Clancy's The DivisionSword Art Online: Fatal BulletSniper Elite 4Rise of the Tomb RaiderFrostpunkSquadDark Souls IIIThe Sims 3theHunter: Call of the WildEuropa Universalis IVGarry's ModJurassic World EvolutionThe ForestHearts of Iron IVDragon Ball FighterZEuro Truck Simulator 2Shadowverse CCGCrusader Kings IIBattleTechPUBG: BattlegroundsFallout 4Watch Dogs 2Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveXCOM 2Total War: WarhammerDark Souls: RemasteredDon't Starve TogetherCupheadFor HonorH1Z1Divinity: Original Sin 2NBA 2k18Kingdom Come: DeliveranceConan ExilesEcoDarkest DungeonArk: Survival EvolvedThey Are BillionsThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimDead by DaylightStardew ValleyThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntAge of Empires 2: Definitive EditionTerrariaThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VRWarhammer: Vermintide 2Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

We've just passed the half-way point of 2018, so Ian Gatekeeper and all his fabulously wealthy chums over at Valve have revealed which hundred games have sold best on Steam over the past six months. It's a list dominated by pre-2018 names, to be frank, a great many of which you'll be expected, but there are a few surprises in there.

2018 releases Jurassic World Evolution, Far Cry 5 Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Warhammer: Vermintide II are wearing some spectacular money-hats, for example, while the relatively lesser-known likes of Raft, Eco and Deep Rock Galactic have made themselves heard above the din of triple-A marketing budgets.

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War Thunder storms the '80s with a new graphics enginehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-storms-the-80s-with-a-new-graphics-engineDominic TarasonWed, 14 Mar 2018 18:13:38 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-storms-the-80s-with-a-new-graphics-engineShooterRacingMMOSimulationGaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

Despite Gaijin's free-to-play omni-sim War Thunder starting out exclusively as a game of World War 2 aerial combat, recent years have seen it take the fight to Wargaming's rolling festival of tankitude, World of Tanks, offering its own accessible yet semi-realistic take on armored ground battles.

Sneaking in just a week before World of Tanks' v1.0 overhaul, War Thunder has refreshed itself with a shiny new graphics engine and a slew of iconic Cold War era tanks to drive, including that chunky American workhorse; the M1 Abrams.

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These are the top 100 Steam games of 2017https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-steam-games-2017Alec MeerTue, 02 Jan 2018 19:00:01 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/biggest-steam-games-2017Rising Storm 2: VietnamNorthgard7 Days To DieWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIIPlanet CoasterChartsMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarPath of ExileTotal War: Warhammer IIBorderlands 2SteamTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsTeam Fortress 2SmiteWar ThunderNieR: AutomataSid Meier's Civilization VRustKilling Floor 2The Elder Scrolls OnlineSenua's Saga: Hellblade IISid Meier's Civilization 6Football Manager 2018Payday 2WarframeThe Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel UnlimitedFactorioGrand Theft Auto VElite DangerousPaladinsDota 2Tekken 7AstroneerStellarisCall of Duty: Black Ops 2FeatureCall of Duty: WWIIDying LightRocket LeagueAssassin's Creed OriginsDishonored 2RimWorldTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeBlack Desert OnlineSubnauticaCities: SkylinesJust Cause 3The Binding of Isaac: RebirthDragon Ball Xenoverse 2Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm RebornTom Clancy's The DivisionWolfenstein II: The New ColossusSniper Elite 4Rise of the Tomb RaiderOxygen Not IncludedDark Souls IIIThe Sims 3Tales of BerseriatheHunter: Call of the WildMiddle-earth: Shadow of MordorFriday the 13th: The GameEuropa Universalis IVFootball Manager 2017HitmanHollow KnightPreyEndless Space 2Garry's ModThe ForestHearts of Iron IVEuro Truck Simulator 2Shadowverse CCGSouth Park: The Fractured but WholeFarming Simulator 17Crusader Kings IIPUBG: BattlegroundsFallout 4Resident Evil 7: BiohazardWatch Dogs 2Counter-Strike: Global OffensiveXCOM 2Total War: WarhammerDon't Starve TogetherCupheadFor HonorNBA 2K17H1Z1Divinity: Original Sin 2NBA 2k18Conan ExilesDarkest DungeonDoomArk: Survival EvolvedThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimGrim DawnDead by DaylightStardew ValleyThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntAge of Empires 2: Definitive EditionTerrariaWallpaper EngineLeft 4 Dead 2Arma 3

Another year over, a new one just begun, which means, impossibly, even more games. But what about last year? Which were the games that most people were buying and, more importantly, playing? As is now something of a tradition, Valve have let slip a big ol' breakdown of the most successful titles released on Steam over the past twelve months.

Below is the full, hundred-strong roster, complete with links to our coverage if you want to find out more about any of the games, or simply to marvel at how much seemed to happen in the space of 52 short weeks.

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War Thunder leaves open beta, officially releasedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-releasedAlice O'ConnorWed, 21 Dec 2016 18:55:54 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-releasedSimulationGaijin EntertainmentFree gamesFree-to-playWar Thunder

Back when simulated man Tim Stone declared War Thunder [official site] one of the best sims, it wasn't even out of beta. Now, after four years in open beta, Gaijin Entertainment have declared their free-to-play aeroplane-a-tank battler is... well, not done, but officially 'released' and out of beta. War Thunder is still missing several long-planned features, like proper shipfights, but they are coming.

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The Flare Path: Alphabetisedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/simulation-game-a-to-zTim StoneFri, 13 Nov 2015 13:00:52 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/simulation-game-a-to-zTeam FusionNuts!The Seven Years WarIL-2: Cliffs of DoverThe Flare PathAfghanistan 11Ironclads 2IL2 Battle of StalingradStrategyCommand Ops 2DCS: WorldFeatureHMS MarulkenWar ThunderDecisive Campaigns: BarbarossaCombat Air Patrol 2Wings Over Flanders FieldsFalcon 4.0Armoured Commander

Alphabetia is a miserable disease. Like Malaria its symptoms come and go without warning. I realised I was having an attack early this morning in the shower. Usually, when it comes to lathering - apologies for the following mental image imposition - I'm a conventional head-to-toes sort of guy. Today's ankles-buttocks-chest sequence was a sure sign something was amiss.

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British Invasion: War Thunder Adding Tanks From Blightyhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/british-invasion-war-thunder-adding-tanks-from-blightyEmily GeraSun, 02 Aug 2015 16:00:18 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/british-invasion-war-thunder-adding-tanks-from-blightyBlockbusterpoetryGaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

War Thunder [official site] - A Poem

O succulent tank porn and its lusty armour My heart is like an empty field and you its farmer Your tanky face, those tanky eyes Those tanky breasts, your tanky thighs And a farmer hat that rests on your head evermore For this is needed for completion of the metaphor

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War Thunder Gets Chilly New Updatehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-cold-steel-updateCassandra KhawWed, 01 Jul 2015 19:00:22 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-cold-steel-updateGaijin EntertainmentWar ThunderMMO

World War II multiplayer plane-o-tank battler War Thunder [official site], which sadly bears no relation to Tropic Thunder, has received a big new update. Titled Cold Steel, it brings a veritable armament of changes and improvements, 20 new vehicles, and everything in between. Before we launch into the nitty-gritty, come watch the pretty trailer first.

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The 25 best simulation games on PChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-simulation-gamesTim StoneFri, 15 May 2015 21:00:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-simulation-gamesiRacingMicrosoft Flight Simulator XSteel Beasts Pro Personal EditionShooterIL-2: Cliffs of DoverAssetto CorsaBattle of Britain 2: Wings of VictoryThe Flare PathTrain Simulator 2015Bestest Bestssteel-furyOMSIStrategyDCS: WorldFeatureRacingRise of FlightRising StormSilent Hunter 3Farming Simulator 15Action AdventureWar ThunderWings Over Flanders FieldsFalcon 4.0FSXEuro Truck Simulator 2Arma 3IL-2 SturmovikX-Plane

Ready to discover once-and-for-all whether X-Plane is better than FSX? Whether Falcon 4.0 is better than Milk Float Simulator 2012? Ready to read the word 'realism' 46 times in a single hour, and spit feathers on discovering that the sim that caused got you through your divorce has been cruelly cold-shouldered by an idiot with a bus fetish and a sci-fi blindspot the size of the Crab Nebula? You are? Splendid. You're in the right place.

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Platform Wars: War Thunder Connecting PC And PS4https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-cross-platform-pc-ps4Alice O'ConnorMon, 02 Jun 2014 19:00:03 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-cross-platform-pc-ps4PS4Gaijin EntertainmentcrossplayWar Thunder

Which is better, PC or PlayStation 4? There's only one way to settle this: realising that it's a daft question and a petty argument entirely unworthy of your precious time. Why war over platforms when you can war across platforms? War Thunder is bringing PC and PlayStation 4 together for a spot of friendly murdering, introducing cross-platform multiplayer "very, very soon." Why bicker when you can be united in a shared love of destroying vintage tanks and aeroplanes?

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War Thunder Rolls Out Ground Forces Open Betahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-ground-forces-open-betaAlice O'ConnorFri, 16 May 2014 17:00:03 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-ground-forces-open-betaFree-to-playGaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

Everything I know about tanks, I learned from Brendan. My understanding is that tanks are big and made of metal and that some people like them quite a lot. So huzzah! After being in paid beta for a while, War Thunder's tank-adding expansion Ground Forces has launched into open beta. Watching the launch trailer, I am intrigued to discover that the pokey-out bit on a tank is actually a big gun, and that tanks are used for fighting.

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Like Angry Houses? War Thunder: Ground Forces Beta Keyshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-ground-forces-beta-keys-2Graham SmithFri, 25 Apr 2014 13:00:49 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-ground-forces-beta-keys-2Gaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

War Thunder: Ground Forces is rolling towards an open beta, but for now the competitive multiplayer game remains open only to those who have a key. We have keys. Would you like a key? There are 3000 keys.

War Thunder is like World of Tanks but with planes; small arenas, short matches, free-to-play, and a persistent tech tree to advance through with your hard-won XP. While the makers of World of Tanks created a whole new game to incorporate planes, War Thunder: Ground Forces puts the tanks into the same maps as the planes, so the two can interact (by shooting at each other). Read our preview of the game for more detail, or find a trailer and the first-come, first-served keys down below.

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Hands On: War Thunder Ground Forces Closed Betahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hands-on-war-thunder-ground-forces-closed-betaChristopher LivingstonThu, 24 Apr 2014 18:00:39 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/hands-on-war-thunder-ground-forces-closed-betaFeaturePreviewsGaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

So, here's a quick refresher: World of Tanks had tanks and War Thunder had planes, and then World of Warplanes had planes so now War Thunder Ground Forces, currently in closed beta, has both tanks and planes fighting in the same world. I feel like these free-to-play World War II MMOs are in an arms race, and soon they'll be adding submarines and blimps and, I dunno, flying saucers. Anyway, if you're wondering if Gaijin Entertainment is as good with tanks as they are with planes, I just spent a couple days rolling around in the Ground Forces beta to find out. Let's tank a look, he said, vowing it would be his only tank pun.

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Rumble: War Thunder Ground Forces Beta Keyshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-ground-forces-beta-keysJim RossignolThu, 03 Apr 2014 13:30:15 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-ground-forces-beta-keysGaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

Hello! The War Thunder Ground Forces beta - that means games of multiplayer tanks, as is so popular in these modern internets - is about to bombard these lonely shores, and Gaijin have sent us over a big batch of keys to give away.

You can grab them (and all the requisite info) below.

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War Thunder: Ground Forces Beta Advances, Storms Rezzedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-at-rezzedAlice O'ConnorFri, 28 Mar 2014 09:00:59 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-at-rezzedEGX Rezzed 2014Gaijin EntertainmentFree-to-playWar ThunderEGX Rezzed

The chaps over at Gaijin Entertainment are still waxing their moustaches and sewing cool patches onto their jackets, not quite yet ready to roll out War Thunder's tank-adding expansion Ground Forces. This weekend they plan to invite "a really large number" of new players to join the closed beta testing, rewarding pilots who've been completing daily tasks in the base game. Oh, life's always easier for the teacher's pet.

Or you could simply be at EGX Rezzed in Birmingham this weekend, where Ground Forces will be playable by all and sundry. Even Adam and Graham.

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The Flare Path: Shoots And Scootshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-2Tim StoneFri, 17 Jan 2014 13:00:19 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-2Scourge of War: WaterlooThe Flare PathWar Thunder

There was a young Panzer called Peter, Who fancied himself a great defeater; But because of his haste, and his tendency to waste Panzergranate 40 Armour Piercing Composite Rigid ammunition, He was often disgraced in the War Thunder: Ground Forces beta.

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Open Your Wallet For War Thunder's Ground Forces Betahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/open-your-wallet-for-war-thunders-ground-forces-betaCraig PearsonFri, 06 Dec 2013 16:00:30 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/open-your-wallet-for-war-thunders-ground-forces-betaFree-to-playGaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

"Load the platinum cannons with the world's largest diamond!" *Ker-chunk* "Loaded, sir! But we don't have anything to fire it at." "You're right, Jiggingtons! We've already blasted a hole where the Mona Lisa's smile should be, and knocked the arms off the Venus de Milo. I need to purchase more art to destroy. Gentlemen, stand down. Amuse yourselves while I'm at the super-secret auction." "Expositionally well done, sir. Sir, can we play some War Thunder while you're gone? There are tanks in the closed beta, and all you need to do get in is buy a ..." "Don't be bloody stupid, Jiggingtons! I'm not made of money! Now hand me my ivory backscratcher, and get the man who tells the man who tells the other man to open the door for me. I'm orf."

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War Thunder Tanks Next Month With Ground Forces Betahttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-tanks-next-month-with-ground-forces-betaGraham SmithFri, 15 Nov 2013 16:00:55 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/war-thunder-tanks-next-month-with-ground-forces-betaFree-to-playGaijin EntertainmentWar Thunder

Just as World of Warplanes takes flight, so War Thunder is crashing down to earth. In a good way. The free-to-play flight sim is launching a Ground Forces beta on December 4th, letting tank fanciers join the fight.

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The Flare Path: Is Thunderstruckhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-is-thunderstruckTim StoneFri, 18 Jan 2013 13:00:16 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-flare-path-is-thunderstruckThe Flare PathWar Thunder

By 1945, though the U-boat threat had greatly diminished, Britain's reserves of weather-related aircraft names were dangerously low. Spurred into action by scathing press criticism of the Boulton Paul Breeze, de Havilland Drizzle, and Bristol Beaufort Scale, in early February the Air Ministry took steps to address the issue by organising a summit of leading aircraft designers and meteorologists. Tragically, the meeting never took place as the Airspeed Anemometer carrying 9 of the key participants to the venue was struck by a Republic Thunderbolt while manoeuvring to avoid a Fairey Fogbank.

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