War Thunder Hits Five Million Subscribers in First Year

Gaijin Entertainment has announced that War Thunder, their massively multiplayer online combat flight simulator, has hit five million subscribers in the year since the open beta has launched. That’s five million subscribers in 12 months. To celebrate this milestone and War Thunder’s anniversary, a new video was released by Gaijin. You can check it out above.

Anton Yudintsev, CEO of Gaijin Entertainment stated that, “To those who have served, and to those who continue to step up to answer the call of duty in War Thunder – we salute you! In your honor Gaijin Entertainment is organizing Golden Battles on November 3rd and 10th – this is a good chance for all players to improve their balance and get a unique decal to decorate their planes!”

War Thunder has had a significant number of updates in the past year, including the addition of close to a hundred new planes, new modes and other fixes. It is currently in development for Mac OS, Oculus Rift and the PlayStation 4 for which it will be launching on November 15th in North America and November 29th in Europe.