World of Tanks Blitz News

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The Arcade Arena is a cozy realm of old video games illuminated by flashing neon lights. Find an arcade machine with your favorite game, insert a coin, and earn a high score! Retro camos, resources, themed avatars, and the neon Blasteroid heavy—there are tons of awesome rewards waiting for you!



By completing Operation missions and increasing your Pass Level, you'll forge ahead and get rewards. Premium Pass will bring you even more rewards for the same levels. And a new item—the License —will allow you to simultaneously complete missions for several unlocked weeks at once and change the conditions of one mission every week.

[h2]Operation duration[/h2]

• CIS: June 1, 8:00 (MSK) to June 29, 8:00 (MSK)
  
• Europe: June 1, 13:00 (CEST) to June 29, 14:00 (CEST)
  
• North America: June 1, 5:00 (PT) / 8:00 (ET) to June 29, 6:00 (PT) / 9:00 (ET)
  
• Asia: June 1, 14:00 (UTC+8) to June 29, 14:00 (UTC+8)
  

[h2]Rewards[/h2]

Why use a light bulb or armor highlighting when you've got skills, intuition, and a good eye!? Cast aside the comforts of typical battles and put your skills to the test in Realistic Battles!

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Here's when you'll be able to fight in Realistic Battles:
May 20–May 22
• CIS: May 20, 8:00 (MSK) to May 23, 2:00 (MSK)
• Europe: May 20, 8:00 (CEST) to May 23, 2:00 (CEST)
• North America: May 20, 8:00 (PT) / 11:00 (ET) to May 22, 23:00 (PT) / May 23, 2:00 (ET)
• APAC: May 20, 8:00 (UTC+8) to May 23, 2:00 (UTC+8)

May 27–May 29
• CIS: May 27, 8:00 (MSK) to May 30, 2:00 (MSK)
• Europe: May 27, 8:00 (CEST) to May 30, 2:00 (CEST)
• North America: May 27, 8:00 (PT) / 11:00 (ET) to May 29, 23:00 (PT) / May 30, 2:00 (ET)
• APAC: May 27, 8:00 (UTC+8) to May 30, 2:00 (UTC+8)

Every night, Realistic Battles will be temporarily unavailable:
• CIS: 2:00 (MSK) to 8:00 (MSK)
• Europe: 2:00 (CEST) to 8:00 (CEST)
• North America: 23:00 (PT) / 2:00 (ET) to 8:00 (PT) / 11:00 (ET)
• APAC: 2:00 (UTC+8) to 8:00 (UTC+8)


To join a realistic battle, select it in the menu next to the "Battle!" button.

Only Tier V–X vehicles are allowed in this mode.

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We can't keep it a secret anymore! We found a new source of gold, and it's... your victories! Win battles from May 13 to May 23 and claim gold. It's that simple!

[h2]Gold Simply for Victories?![/h2]

You got that right! You'll get 5 gold for each of your first 10 victories every day in Tier IV–X tanks. And that's not all! Each Mastery Badge you earn will get you Nuggets. Collect them and exchange for awesome rewards on the event screen!

[h2]What Can I Get in Exchange for Nuggets?[/h2]

Crew XP and Free XP boosters, Premium Account, the showy Flux camo, and TWO tanks: the nimble M41D and tempered WZ-112-2.

[h2]When Does the Gold Rush Event Take Place?[/h2]

• CIS: May 13, 8:00 (MSK) to May 23, 8:00 (MSK)
  
• Europe: May 13, 14:00 (CEST) to May 23, 14:00 (CEST)
  
• North America: May 13, 6:00 (PT) / 9:00 (ET) to May 23, 6:00 (PT) / 9:00 (ET)
  
• APAC: May 13, 14:00 (UTC+8) to May 23, 14:00 (UTC+8)
  

GO GET NUGGETS!

Invisibility, damage regeneration, mind-blowing speed, and crushing battering rams... Rush into the most reckless and unrestrained World of Tanks Blitz mode and win battles using insane modifications!
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Here's when you'll be able to fight in Mad Games:
May 6–May 10
• CIS: May 6, 8:00 (MSK) to May 11, 2:00 (MSK)
• Europe: May 6, 8:00 (CEST) to May 11, 2:00 (CEST)
• North America: May 6, 8:00 (PT) / 11:00 (ET) to May 10, 23:00 (PT) / May 11, 2:00 (ET)
• APAC: May 6, 8:00 (UTC+8) to May 11, 2:00 (UTC+8)

May 13–May 15
• CIS: May 13, 8:00 (MSK) to May 16, 2:00 (MSK)
• Europe: May 13, 8:00 (CEST) to May 16, 2:00 (CEST)
• North America: May 13, 8:00 (PT) / 11:00 (ET) to May 15, 23:00 (PT) / May 16, 2:00 (ET)
• APAC: May 13, 8:00 (UTC+8) to May 16, 2:00 (UTC+8)

Mad Games will be temporarily unavailable every night:
• CIS: 2:00 (MSK) to 8:00 (MSK)
• Europe: 2:00 (CEST) to 8:00 (CEST)
• North America: 23:00 (PT) / 2:00 (ET) to 8:00 (PT) / 11:00 (ET)
• APAC: 2:00 (UTC+8) to 8:00 (UTC+8)


To play a Mad Games battle, select it in the menu next to the "Battle!" button.
Only Tier V–X vehicles are allowed in this mode.

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[h2]New Operation Mechanics[/h2]
It's now easier to complete Operations! You can complete missions within a week without losing progress for any days you may have missed. The number of levels has been adjusted too, decreasing from 80 to 60. However, the number of rewards remains mostly unchanged. Finally, a License that allows for Operations to be completed in a more straightforward manner has also been introduced.

[h2]Premium Shells Economy[/h2]
We're continuing to refine the way the game's economy works. This time, we're making some adjustments that affect Premium shells. Their cost is now directly related to the tank's tier, as well as to their penetration and damage. Some shells purchased using gold and credits will go up in price slightly, while some will become cheaper. The cost of shells for Premium tanks will become less or remain the same.

[h2]Battle Results Improvement[/h2]
After analyzing the feedback collected from players regarding the updated battle results screens, we decided to return Base XP. It will be displayed in all battle types except Rating Battles. By default, players' results are sorted by damage caused, but we also added the option to sort them by XP. Due to interface specifics, long nicknames may be displayed in a shortened form in battle results.

[h2]Legendary Camos[/h2]
The mythical Qinglong for the Type 59, the daring Interceptor for the T-100 LT, the wild Rhino for the M48A2 Räumpanzer, the mighty Vigilant for the Object 252U, and the venomous Snakebite for the Krupp-Steyr Waffenträger became available in the camo selection menu.

Owners of the following three tanks will soon receive offers to buy new Legendary camos: the cartoonish Win Peaks for the AMX 30 1er prototype, the jade Gongbi for the WZ-120-1G FT, and the post-apocalyptic Burn for the K-91.

[h2]Improvements and Fixed Bugs[/h2]

• The Vickers Mk. F, the Jagdpanzer E 100 with its Mighty Legendary camo and Spezialset attachment, as well as the Grille 15 with its Troublemaker and RA1DER Legendary camos received improved graphics.
  
• Mad Games: Tracks can no longer receive critical damage after the High-Octane Fuel modification expires.
  
• The bug where it was difficult to get a drowned enemy tank out of the crosshairs was fixed.
  
• The bug where the sound of tracks wasn't audible when driving over some objects was fixed.
  
• Various screens, descriptions, and notifications were improved.
  
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.