World of Tanks is 15. Source: Wargaming
Categories

World of Tanks 2.0 goes global in early September as biggest update 15 years

Wargaming announced that it will launch World of Tanks 2.0 as a heavily-updated game on September 1 in Asia and September 3 in the U.S. and Europe.

The developers at Wargaming have been working on World of Tanks — which Will Wright called a shooter game for old people — for 15 years. It debuted in 2010 and has been played by tens of millions of players as the flagship title for vehicle-based shooters, said Michael Broek, regional publishing director at Wargaming, in a press briefing.

Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with GB M A X!
Join now to enjoy our free and premium membership perks.
Join Now
Already a member? Sign in
Written by

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.