World of Tanks, a free to play MMO that revolves around… well, tanks (Ed: no shit) has hit 500K players world-wide.
The game was released 3 months ago in Russia and boasts 350,000 active players over there. In Europe and the US however it’s in closed beta, although there are still 150,000 active players.
Victor Kislyi, CEO of London-based developer Wargaming.net, is understandably chuffed:
“It’s just the beginning of a global legend. We see this game running for at least ten years in the West and Asia with tons of new content coming out every month.”
If you’re in Europe or the US, you can sign up for the beta here.