Gaijin Entertainment wins the award after showcasing their Playstation 4 version premier becoming the first CSI-located company to win at the Gamescom awards.

“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.” says Anton Yudintsev, CEO, Gaijin Entertainment.

The premier shows the introduction of ground forces for War Thunder. Currently the company are working their way through creating more aircraft, then will work their way to tanks and anti-air craft’s with the final goal to create a full war simulation.

War Thunder is open beta on PC, with over 3,000,000 players and has now been released on Steam. It is a state-of-the-art next generation MMO combat game that combines online gameplay experience which places players in a World War II simulator engaging in aerial battles.

Download War Thunder for free from the official website.

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