<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
(	O
WoT	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
armoured	O
warfare-themed	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Wargaming	O
,	O
featuring	O
20th	O
century	O
(	O
1910s	O
–	O
1970s	O
)	O
era	O
combat	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
called	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
:	O
Modern	O
Armor	O
(	O
formerly	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
:	O
Valor	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
studio	O
Wargaming	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
has	O
also	O
expanded	O
to	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Blitz	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Rush	O
and	O
a	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
and	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
contains	O
multiple	O
game	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
camouflage	O
,	O
shell	O
ricochets	O
,	O
and	O
module	O
and	O
personnel	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
in	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
can	O
choose	O
six	O
primary	O
types	O
of	O
battles	O
:	O
random	O
battles	O
,	O
team-training	O
battles	O
,	O
tank-company	O
battles	O
,	O
team	O
battles	O
,	O
stronghold	O
battles	O
and	O
special	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
random	O
battles	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
participate	O
in	O
platoons	B-Application
,	O
groups	O
of	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
has	O
five	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
vehicles	O
:	O
light	O
tanks	O
,	O
medium	O
tanks	O
,	O
heavy	O
tanks	O
,	O
tank	O
destroyers	O
,	O
and	O
self-propelled	O
artillery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camouflage	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
temporary	O
use	O
by	O
paying	O
with	O
freely	O
earned	O
in-game	O
credits	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
permanent	O
use	O
by	O
paying	O
with	O
gold	O
purchased	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
store	O
or	O
won	O
in	O
an	O
in-game	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clan	O
Wars	O
in	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
has	O
two	O
main	O
components	O
:	O
Strongholds	O
and	O
the	O
Global	O
Map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
thought	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
pre-orders	O
were	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
clusters	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
was	O
released	O
online	O
on	O
12	O
April	O
2011	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
retail	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
on	O
6	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Wargaming	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
universe	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
:	O
Roll	O
Out	O
,	O
the	O
five-issue	O
series	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Garth	O
Ennis	O
and	O
Carlos	O
Ezquerra	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
has	O
collaboration	O
events	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
tank-battle	O
anime	O
series	O
Girls	B-Application
und	I-Application
Panzer	I-Application
;	O
by	O
2021	O
these	O
events	O
were	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
languages	O
and	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Wargaming	O
and	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
announced	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Swedish	O
metal	O
band	O
Sabaton	O
,	O
shooting	O
a	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
drive-style	O
video	O
for	O
Sabaton	O
's	O
song	O
"	O
Primo	O
Victoria	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
a	O
tank	O
named	O
"	O
Primo	O
Victoria	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
Mattel	O
,	O
makers	O
of	O
the	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
brand	O
to	O
create	O
various	O
Hot	O
Wheels-themed	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
console	O
and	O
PC	O
both	O
collaborated	O
with	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
G.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
to	O
release	O
in-game	O
cosmetics	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
certain	O
tanks	O
resemble	O
GI	B-Device
Joe	I-Device
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
exclusively	O
on	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
two	O
armored	O
fighting	O
vehicles	O
from	O
the	O
G.I.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Wargaming	O
announced	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Blitz	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
for	O
tablets	O
and	O
smartphones	O
using	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Blitz	O
was	O
released	O
(	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
only	O
)	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
in	O
European	O
countries	O
like	O
Norway	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
and	O
Iceland	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
awaiting	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
June	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
again	O
,	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
testing	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Russia	O
,	O
with	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Blitz	O
being	O
released	O
worldwide	O
later	O
on	O
4	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
28	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
available	O
for	O
PC	O
users	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Blitz	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
:	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
Wargaming	O
West	O
,	O
formerly	O
Day	O
1	O
Studios	O
until	O
purchased	O
early	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	O
1	O
was	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
publisher	O
for	O
their	O
console	O
mech	O
game	O
when	O
Wargaming	O
asked	O
the	O
studio	O
about	O
porting	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	O
1	O
prototyped	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
"	O
in	O
mere	O
days	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
is	O
free-to-play	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
subscribers	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
7-day	O
trial	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
gold	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
,	O
to	O
buy	O
premium	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
accounts	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
give	O
players	O
more	O
experience	O
and	O
credits	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Edition	O
is	O
not	O
connected	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
separate	O
user	O
base	O
and	O
no	O
crossplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
retail	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360s	I-Operating_System
by	O
mid-May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Wargaming	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
cross-platform	O
play	O
between	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
 '	O
status	O
and	O
progress	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
regulations	O
bar	O
Wargaming	O
from	O
offering	O
premium	O
accounts	O
as	O
recurring	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wargaming	O
West	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
gets	O
a	O
"	O
meaningful	O
user	O
base	O
"	O
then	O
they	O
will	O
focus	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Wargaming	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
that	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Wargaming	O
West	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
studio	O
as	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
July	O
2020	O
at	O
00:00	O
UTC	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
and	O
support	O
ceased	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
no	O
longer	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accounts	O
and	O
progress	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
debuted	O
as	O
an	O
esports	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
World	O
Cyber	O
Games	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
official	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
e-sports	O
tournament	O
is	O
the	O
Wargaming.net	O
League	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
four	O
different	O
regions	O
:	O
CIS	O
,	O
APAC	O
,	O
EU	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
12	O
teams	O
each	O
,	O
and	O
NA	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
has	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
(	O
and	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Blitz	O
)	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
,	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
is	O
insanely	O
detailed	O
and	O
has	O
combat	O
that	O
takes	O
a	O
while	O
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
sevens	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Wargaming	O
official	O
press	O
release	O
from	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
users	O
worldwide	O
reached	O
700	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
including	O
500,000	O
users	O
on	O
Russian	O
servers	O
(	O
350,000	O
active	O
players	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
200,000	O
on	O
Western	O
servers	O
(	O
150,000	O
active	O
players	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
peak	O
concurrent	B-License
users	I-License
exceeded	O
43,000	O
on	O
Russian	O
servers	O
and	O
10,000	O
on	O
Western	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
had	O
recorded	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
registrations	O
worldwide	O
(	O
Europe	O
,	O
Russia	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
January	O
2011	O
there	O
were	O
74,536	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
online	O
on	O
the	O
Russian	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
server	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Wargaming	O
,	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
world	O
record	O
amongst	O
MMO	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Wargaming	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
now	O
have	O
60	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
for	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
money	O
gained	O
by	O
Wargaming	O
largely	O
came	O
from	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
microtransaction	O
revenue	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
surpassed	O
that	O
of	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
earning	O
$372	O
million	O
and	O
ranking	O
fourth	O
highest	O
amongst	O
online	O
game	O
revenues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Wargaming	O
found	O
itself	O
amidst	O
controversy	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
claimed	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
employees	O
had	O
threatened	O
to	O
file	O
a	O
Digital	O
Millennium	O
Copyright	O
Act	O
(	O
DMCA	O
)	O
claim	O
against	O
YouTube	O
gaming	O
content	O
creator	O
SirFoch	O
over	O
his	O
scathing	O
review	O
of	O
a	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
premium	O
tank	O
,	O
the	O
Chrysler	O
K	O
GF	O
.	O
</s>
