War Thunder launches the closed beta for Ground Forces
Gaijin Entertainment has just announced the beginning of the closed beta of Ground Forces, the long awaited expansion for its free-to-play war action MMO, War Thunder, which brings the fight on the ground allowing players to fight in intense tank battles.
“Our ultimate goal is to have hundreds of thousands of individual games made up of dozens of players who can experience intense battles where they come from the skies, the land and eventually from the sea,” said Anton Yudintsev, CEO, Gaijin Entertainment. “The launch of Ground Forces Expansion closed beta is another step towards that goal.”
The developers have also unveiled the advanced packs which will grant them to the next beta phase and give them exclusive content which will become collector's items when the open beta comes out.
The advanced packs include:
M4A2 Sherman Starter Pack ($49.99)
Exclusive M4A2 Sherman, captured by the German forces, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
2000 Golden Eagles;
Access to the closed beta later in December
M4A2 Sherman Advanced Pack ($59.99)
Exclusive M4A2 Sherman, captured by the German forces, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
Unique German "Panther" decal of 39th Tank Regiment, 51st Battalion;
Unique German "Knight with spear" decal of 505th Heavy Tank Battalion, 1944;
Unique title "Sherman Hunter";
3000 Golden Eagles;
Access to the closed beta later in December
T-34 Advanced Pack ($49.99)
Exclusive T-34 prototype, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
Unique Soviet "Swift" decal of 15th Guards Mechanized Brigade, 4th Guards Mechanized Corps, 3rd Ukrainian Front, 1944;
Unique Soviet "Circles" decal of 7th Guards Tank Corps, 1945;
Unique title "T-34 Test Driver";
3000 Golden Eagles;
Access to the closed beta later in December
T-34 and M4A2 Sherman Advanced Pack ($99.99)
Exclusive T-34 prototype, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
Exclusive M4A2 Sherman, captured by the German forces, that will be available only for the owners of this pack;
Unique Soviet "Swift" decal of 15th Guards Mechanized Brigade, 4th Guards Mechanized Corps, 3rd Ukrainian Front, 1944;
Unique Soviet "Circles" decal of 7th Guards Tank Corps, 1945;
Unique German "Panther" decal of 39th Tank Regiment, 51st Battalion;
Unique German "Knight with spear" decal of 505th Heavy Tank Battalion, 1944;
Unique title "Sherman Hunter";
Unique title "T-34 Test Driver"
Unique title “Tank Pioneer”
6000 Golden Eagles
Access to the closed beta later in December
Source of information: Gaijin Entertainment press release