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If you’re interested in recruiting one or more of these remarkable Commanders, click on the "Participate" button to unlock access to some special combat missions. Completing them all will reward you with five Fleet of Fog ships and Commander Yotaroh!

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[h2]Ships[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1230460/World_of_Warships__ARP_Takao/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232041/World_of_Warships__ARP_Nachi/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232040/World_of_Warships__ARP_Haruna/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/10877/World_of_Warships__ARP/

• VIII ARP Takao is a versatile heavy cruiser with powerful artillery, devastating torpedoes, high speed, and low detectability. The ship comes with the alternative Arpeggio permanent camouflage.
  
• VII ARP Ashigara, VII ARP Nachi, VII ARP Haguro, and VII ARP Myōkō are effective heavy cruisers, capable of engaging any enemy with the help of their numerous 203 mm guns and 610 mm torpedoes.
  
• V ARP Kirishima, V ARP Haruna, V ARP Kongō, and V ARP Hiei are high-speed battleships with long firing ranges for their tier.

ARP ships are Premium ships. This means that they earn more credits per battle, and their permanent camouflages provide bonuses to XP, as well as reduce the cost of their post-battle service. You can reassign Commanders from any Japanese ships to ARP ships without having to retrain them. XP earned on ARP ships can be converted into Free XP. ARP ships have a special set of unique visual effects for shell and torpedo hits, fires, and flooding.

Each ship comes with her respective same-name Commander with a unique voiceover from the anime series.

You can disable the display of additional content anytime. Starting from Update 0.9.0, all camo bonuses remain active even when their display is disabled. In this case, the standard permanent camouflage or, in the case where a ship doesn’t have one, the Type 5 camouflage will be displayed.

[h2]Commanders[/h2]
Commanders Gunzo Chihaya and Iona, each with 11 skill points, are available in the Premium Shop.

[h3]Iona[/h3]

• Commander Iona with 11 skill points
  
• 11×Dragon signals
  
• 11×Red Dragon signals

[h3]Gunzo Chihaya[/h3]

• Commander Gunzo Chihaya with 11 skill points
  
• 11×Dragon signals
  
• 11×Red Dragon signals

[h2]All in One[/h2]
For those who want it all and want it now—we've got you covered. We have a big bundle comprising all ships and Commanders especially for you.


[h3]Fleet of Fog –35%[/h3]

• VII ARP Ashigara
• VII ARP Nachi
• VII ARP Haguro
• VII ARP Myōkō
• V ARP Kirishima
• V ARP Haruna
• V ARP Kongō
• V ARP Hiei
• VIII ARP Takao
• 9×Commander with 10 skill points
  
• 9×Port Slot
  
• 9×Combat mission: x3 XP for 25 battles
  
• Arpeggio permanent camouflage for Tier VIII ARP Takao
  
• Commander Iona with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Gunzo Chihaya with 10 skill points

[h2]In Pursuit of Premium ships[/h2]
Complete four chains of combat missions and you'll get five ARP Premium ships! The combat missions will remain available until the release of Update 0.9.1. You can complete these chains of combat missions playing Tier V–X ships in Operations, Random Battles, or Co-op Battles.
Start: Fri. 31 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Thu. 13 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• You can complete each chain of missions only once.
  
• If you obtain a ship that you already have in your Port, you will get compensation in credits, a Commander, and a Port slot.

Please note: you can have several identical ARP Commanders in your Port simultaneously.

If you already have V ARP Kirishima, V ARP Haruna, V ARP Kongō, or V ARP Hiei, you'll receive 3,750,000 credits as compensation for each ship. If you already have VII ARP Myōkō, you'll receive 6,375,000 credits as compensation for the ship.

[h2]ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL -ARS NOVA-[/h2]
The anime and manga are set in the near future, at a time when the mysterious Fleet of Fog has seized control over the World Ocean. An enigmatic invincible squadron is made up of the reincarnations of legendary ships from the first half of the 20th century, with Kongō, Kirishima, and Takao being among them.

Equipped with a mysterious superweapon, and led by battleship Yamato, the new masters of the oceans block the humans from accessing the seas—destroying anything that dares to move offshore. Many corners of the earth, including Japan, find themselves isolated and cut off from the rest of the world.

Ships of the Fleet of Fog are commanded by their human-like Mental Models. Iona, the Mental Model of Japanese submarine I-401, chooses to defect across to the humans in a bid to turn the tide of the war against the Fleet of Fog.

Capsuleers of EVE Online and Commanders of World of Warships, prepare yourselves for the CCP × Wargaming Bundle, giving you DLC for both games with just one purchase!

[h2]The EVE Online DLC will provide you with:[/h2]

• 7 days of the Omega premium subscription, giving you access to all ships and skills in EVE
  
• Praxis Battleship with the Praxis Icecloud Investigators SKIN
  
• 250,000 Skill Points to boost your training!

[h2]The World of Warships DLC will provide you with:[/h2]

• 7 days of Warships Premium Account, giving you bonuses of +65% XP and +50% credits per battle
  
• Battleship Texas for 7 days and a special Space Commander with 3 skill points
  
• 10 Sci-Fi Space camouflages

Are you wondering what these two titles have in common? EVE Online and World of Warships are two of the biggest spaceship and warship MMO games of all time, respectively. They also both have huge dedicated player communities, and are renowned for their epic-scale player battles!

EVE Online and World of Warships allow their players to choose between a variety of ship classes, and there is a degree of similarity in the division of classes across the games. The available choices enable tactical diversity to flourish for players in both game worlds. Destroyers, cruisers, battleships, and carriers are examples of the ship types that players can use to employ a wide range of strategies—including tactical fitting—on the seas of World of Warships and among the stars of New Eden.

There's never been a better time to try EVE Online and World of Warships, so grab the CCP × Wargaming Bundle today to get off to an explosive start in both New Eden and out on the open virtual seas!

If you like reading our news on Steam, it’s likely that you’ve already subscribed. If you haven’t subscribed already, there’s now an even more pleasant reason to do so!

Each month our subscribers will get some goodies, and they might be different each time! Subscribe now to receive the following at the end of this month:

• 1x More Consumables container
  
• 100 doubloons

We’re going to use Steam inventory items for distribution, so you won't miss it when the item arrives—a notification will appear to let you know! After receiving a notification, log in via the Steam client to receive the goodies on your account. Additionally, all current subscribers have received an extra reward so don't miss your chance!

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Start: Fri. 24 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Fri. 31 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• +200% XP bonus for the first win of the day
  
• −50% to the cost of Port slots in doubloons
  
• −50% to the cost of upgrades in credits
  
• −80% to the cost of demounting upgrades in doubloons

Start: Fri. 24 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Mon. 27 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• You can convert Elite Commander XP into Free XP at the cost of 1 doubloon for 25 35 Free XP

Start: Fri. 24 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Win a battle playing a Tier V–X ship, and you'll get a commemorative flag honoring the Year of the White Metal Rat, as well as three Wargaming containers. Each of them includes 1 day of Premium Account, 3x Papa Papa signals, and 3x Juliet Charlie signals.

You can complete this combat mission only once.

Start: Fri. 24 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)



Complete a chain of combat missions playing Tier V–X ships in Operations, Random Battles, or Co-op Battles, and you'll get eight Lunar New Year containers!

• 1x Pan-Asian Premium ship (Tier IX Bajie with Commander Zhu Bajie; Tier VIII Siliwangi; Tier VIII VIII Irian; Tier VIII Wukong with Commander Sun Wukong; Tier VIII Loyang; Tier VI Anshan; or Tier VI Huanghe)
  
• 1x permanent Lunar New Year camouflage for one of the Pan-Asian Premium ships (Siliwangi, Irian, Loyang, Anshan, or Huanghe)
  
• 1x Spring Sky, Asian Lantern, or Mosaic expendable camouflage
  
• 2x Type 59 expendable camouflages
  
• 3x Lunar Warrior expendable camouflages
  
• 5,000 Free XP
  
• 1 day of Warships Premium Account
• 250 doubloons

All ships come with a Port slot and 10-skill-point Commander. Bajie and Wukong come with the same-name unique Commanders. If you do not immediately open your container, and prior to opening it you manage to get a ship or camouflage that could drop from that container, you might get the same ship or camouflage again. In such a case you’ll receive compensation equal to the item’s value in the form of doubloons plus, in the case where a ship is dropped, you'll also receive a Commander with 10 skill points and a Port slot.


Cruiser VIII Wukong and battleship IX Bajie are two new Pan-Asian ships named after the characters of the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West”—Monkey King Sun Wukong and wizard Zhu Bajie. Bundles comprising ships, unique Commanders, rare expendable camouflages, economic signals, and other in-game items are available in the Premium Shop at great discounts.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)


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VIII Wukong is a cruiser named after the Monkey King—one of the main mythological characters in Chinese culture. Sun Wukong is an immortal demon who acquired extraordinary powers after long years of wandering in the pursuit of spiritual perfection. His adventures are described in the Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West." In World of Warships, the cruiser represents Pan-Asia at Tier VIII. She carries a combination of French artillery and Pan-Asian long-range deepwater torpedoes.

• Nine 203 mm guns placed in three turrets. The cruiser can boast of having artillery with a good range and a fast reload time for the caliber
  
• Two triple-tube torpedo launchers. The deepwater torpedoes of this ship have a low detectability range; good torpedo range for her tier—12 km; and a high maximum damage of 18,400 HP per hit, but they are not capable of striking destroyers
  
• The Torpedo Reload Booster consumable, placed in a separate slot, allows her to launch one torpedo salvo 8 seconds after another several times during the course of a battle
  
• The Spotting Aircraft consumable temporarily extends the firing range of her main guns
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.


IX Bajie is a battleship named after a half-man, half-pig being, and one of the main mythological characters in Chinese culture. Zhu Bajie is a wizard who achieved immortality, but was later expelled from the heavens and condemned to walk the earth as punishment for his human passions. His adventures are described in the Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West." In World of Warships, the ship represents Pan-Asia at Tier IX.

• Nine 410 mm guns placed in three turrets. All the guns are mounted at the fore end of the ship. The battleship has artillery with a medium range for her tier and enjoys good shell grouping
  
• Good secondary battery with a 7 km standard range and chances between 8–10% of setting the target on fire, depending on the gun type
  
• Access to the Spotting Aircraft consumable, which increases her firing range, or the Fighter consumable, which is used to repel air attacks
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 100% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 20%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.



Pan-Asian destroyer VIII Siliwangi is equipped with powerful deepwater torpedoes and Hydroacoustic Search with a significant action range. A bundle is available, which, in addition to the new destroyer, includes a themed permanent camouflage, rare expendable camouflages, and other valuable items.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• VIII Siliwangi   
  
• Commander with 10 skill points
  
• Lunar New Year permanent camouflage for VIII Siliwangi
  
• Combat mission: x3 XP for 25 battles
  
• 3,000,000
• 10×Spring Sky camouflages
  
• 30×Lunar Warrior Camouflage Patterns
  
• 40×Equal Speed Charlie London
  
• 40×India Bravo Terrathree
  
• 40×Zulu Hotel
  
• 40×Zulu
  
• 40×Papa Papa
  
• Commemorative flag
  
• Port slot

VIII Siliwangi is a Soviet destroyer built under Project 30-bis and transferred to the Indonesian Navy in 1959. In World of Warships, she represents Pan-Asia at Tier VIII and comes equipped with the Hydroacoustic Search consumable with a large action range, as well as deepwater torpedoes.

• Four 130 mm guns placed in two turrets. Firing range—12.5 km; reload time—5 seconds
  
• Two quintuple-tube torpedo launchers. Her deepwater torpedoes enjoy a low detectability range of only 0.8 km, but are not capable of striking destroyers. Maximum damage per hit—17,933 HP
  
• The Hydroacoustic Search consumable enables her to detect enemy ships at distances of up to 5.5 km, and torpedoes at distances of up to 3.75 km
  
• The Smoke Generator consumable sets a smoke screen for 30 seconds. Smoke screen dispersion time—70 seconds. The enhanced consumable has a cooldown period of just 100 seconds
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.




In Update 0.9.0, cruisers VII Southern Dragon and VII Eastern Dragon have become Premium ships and received all associated in-game economic bonuses. During the Lunar New Year celebrations, bundles with the Dragon ships, Dragon signals, and unique Commanders are available in the game.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

VII Southern Dragon is named after Ào Qin—the Dragon King of the South Sea in Chinese tradition. In World of Warships, she is a typical representative of Japanese cruisers—a well-armed and durable ship carrying powerful artillery and long-range torpedoes.

• Ten 203 mm guns placed in five turrets. Her main guns are peculiar for their very powerful HE shells, but are inferior to the guns of other same-tier heavy cruisers in terms of firing range and rate of fire
  
• Four triple-tube torpedo launchers. Their 10 km range and maximum damage of 17,233 HP per hit make them an effective weapon when fighting against any enemy
  
• High maximum speed for her type and tier—35 knots
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.

VII Eastern Dragon is named after Ào Guǎng—the Dragon King of the East Sea in Chinese tradition. In World of Warships, she is a typical representative of Japanese cruisers—a well-armed ship carrying powerful artillery and long-range torpedoes.

• Ten 203 mm guns placed in five turrets. Her main guns are peculiar for their very powerful HE shells, but are inferior to the guns of other same-tier heavy cruisers in terms of firing range and rate of fire
  
• Four triple-tube torpedo launchers. Their 10 km range and maximum damage of 17,233 HP per hit make them an effective weapon when fighting against any enemy
  
• High maximum speed for her type and tier—35 knots
  
• She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%

For a detailed look at the ship's technical specifications, follow this link.





Bundles are available for purchase until: Mon. 10 Feb. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
A Lunar New Year 2019 Premium container can include one of the following rewards:

• A Pan-Asian Premium ship (Tier IX Bajie with Commander Zhu Bajie; Tier VIII Siliwangi; Tier VIII Irian; Tier VIII Wukong with Commander Sun Wukong; Tier VIII Loyang; Tier VI Anshan; or Tier VI Huanghe)
  
• Lunar New Year permanent camouflage for one of the following Pan-Asian Premium ships: Siliwangi, Irian, Loyang, Anshan, or Huanghe
  
• 3x Spring Sky, Asian Lantern, or Mosaic expendable camouflages
  
• 6x Type 59 expendable camouflages
  
• 12x Lunar Warrior expendable camouflages
  
• 20,000 Free XP
  
• 8 days of Warships Premium Account
• 750 doubloons

Ships are credited with a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points. Bajie and Wukong come with same-name unique Commanders. If you purchase a ship or camouflage after you purchase a container, but before having opened it, and the container drops a ship or camouflage that you already have, you'll receive compensation for the value of the ship or camouflage in the form of doubloons. In the case of a ship being dropped, you will also receive a Commander with 10 skill points and a Port slot.

Premium containers offer higher chances of dropping Premium ships or permanent camouflages than standard containers.

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Please note: combat missions of the “Sea of Fortune” Season will be available

from Wed. 22 Jan. 07:00 CET (UTC+1) through Mon. 09 Mar. 08:00 CET (UTC+1)

Play one Clan Battle between January 22 and February 5 to redistribute Commander skill points for free.

• Format: Tier X ships in a 7 vs. 7 format.
  
• Restrictions: no aircraft carriers allowed and no more than one battleship per team.
  
• Rewards: up to 11,000 Steel and many additional rewards.
  
• Maps: Hotspot, Sea of Fortune, Tears of the Desert, Crash Zone Alpha, Mountain Range, Land of Fire, and North.
  
• Mode: Domination.
  
• Season Features: a cyclone is guaranteed to appear on each of the following maps: Mountain Range, Land of Fire, and North.

Spotting range during a cyclone is 12 km instead of the usual 8 km for a Random Battle. The point in time at which a cyclone appears, as well as its duration, are strictly predetermined and don't change.

Starts: Wed. 22 Jan. 12:30 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Mon. 09 Mar. 04:30 CET (UTC+1)

Gaming sessions are available on: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

On the days of any update releases, Clan Battles are held only during the prime time of your server.

Detailed information on the rewards and conditions for the combat missions can be found in the game client.

Clans with Ranks 1–50 in the Global Rating will receive between 5,000 and 25,000 Steel.
* Each following step brings 250 less Steel.

Clans that don't enter the Top 50 will receive amounts of Steel and Coal in their Treasury that correspond to their League and Group.

• Number of Key Areas: 3
  
• Capture time: 40 seconds
  
• Points from a captured Key Area: 3 points per 4 seconds

The main feature of the Season is a guaranteed appearance of the cyclone on the Mountain Range, Land of Fire, and North maps. Unlike Random Battles, cyclones work according to strict rules in the new Clan Battles Season:

• They appear in five minutes after a battle begins
  
• The visibility range drops to 12 km in 1 minute
  
• A cyclone rages for 6 minutes, after which the visibility gradually returns to standard values within a period of 2 minutes

These settings, coupled with the strictly defined conditions of the cyclone’s occurrence, will make team tactics and gameplay more varied by reducing the engagement distance between opponents. The visibility range of 12 km will prevent cruisers equipped with the Surveillance Radar consumable from discovering enemy ships while remaining undetected themselves.


When the Season starts, any player who plays a Clan, Co-op, or Random Battle steering a Tier VIII–X ship, will be given a set of three special Tier X ships for temporary use: X [Großer Kurfürst], X [Zaō], and X [Grozovoi].  On February 3, these will be replaced by X [Montana], X [Moskva], and X [Shimakaze]. The final trio—X [Yamato], X [Hindenburg], and X [Gearing] will arrive in your Port on February 17.