World of Tanks: Mercenaries is World of Tanks’ largest and most encompassing expansion of single- and multiplayer content for the beloved armor-themed World War II massively multiplayer online game.

World of Tanks: Mercenaries plunges players into a terrifying new reality, where history has been rewritten and law and order ceases to exist. Endless wars have left the world fractured, and in the vacuum of power left by the destabilization of global powers, soldiers and civilians now fight for themselves. World of Tanks: Mercenaries invites players across the globe to join the fight; anyone can be a hero in the age of Mercenaries.

World of Tanks: Mercenaries introduces a brand new Mercenaries “nation” and a full tech tree of never-before-seen combat vehicles, giving players access to a fascinating armada of powerful tanks, helmed by unique Mercenary crews. The new suite of tanks in World of Tanks: Mercenaries are comprised of parts scavenged from vehicles from different nations, becoming original war machines tailored to the traits and needs of the new Mercenary characters. Five vehicles will be available at launch, and as their notoriety across the world’s changed landscape grows, so too will the Mercenary nation over the coming months.

Players can enjoy the new Italian line with the Ariete Progetto coming on March 5 and the tech tree later in the month and the return of the console-exclusive real-time strategy mode. There’s a lucky new in-game event to mark St. Patrick’s Day from March 15, and March will end with a rocket-sized bang by taking tankers to the Mars and Moon for April Fool’s Day! 

Update 4.9 kicks off the madness on March 5 as World of Tanks: Mercenaries welcomes Italy as the game’s twelfth nation! Hot off the heels of the Polish nation, the Italian Tech Tree will launch towards the end of the month. Before that, it will be heralded by the release of a new Premium Italian hero tank, the Ariete Progetto, a wonderfully mobile vehicle that’s fitted with a powerful auto-reloading gun. The update also introduces many more improvements, including greater control over replay highlights, new camouflages suggested by the community, the return of the fan-favorite maps Berlin Winter and Icebound, and lots more.

Fans of real-time strategy games will be delighted by the return of Commander Mode on March 5! In this mode, players can assume the role of the Commander to give direct orders to units from a birds-eye view, or team up with other players as a tanker to win through the strength of teamwork. Wargaming’s developers have introduced a host of fan-requested changes to the newest iteration of the mode, including keyboard and mouse support. The new control option promises a rush of nostalgia for players of classic PC strategy games, and a new dimension of point-and-click precision to help win the fight!

From March 15-17, the Luck of the Irish will shine on tankers in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day! Every 10 victories achieved over this weekend will reward players with a random loot drop, with up to 100,000 Silver available to earn per drop.

At the end of the month, players are invited to leave the Earth and set their sights on the stars… Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore has prepared another of its famous event modes! In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, and from March 29 until April 1, Earth’s tankers can prepare for all-out interstellar combat in Lunar Combat Mode! In this event, players wage war on the extra-terrestrial battlefields of the Moon and Mars using the M24 Lunar, a war machine built for low-gravity combat. Since we’re not playing by Earth rules, respawning is enabled, so the battle continues even after tanks get knocked out of action!

And finally, the third and final phase of the Winter Games campaign is active until April 1. Players can fight to earn 30 tiers of rewards from in-game Ops, including XP Boosts, Gold and Silver, Free XP, and exclusive Medals. Winter Games Charlie is the third and final phase of 2019’s first campaign, and players who complete it can get a massive discount on the electrifying Thunderbolt, a soon-to-be-released Premium tank. Look out for the Spring Games, which will commence on April 2!

Players can immerse themselves in the alternative history setting of World of Tanks: Mercenaries by taking on the riveting new PvE story campaign, The Heist. This action-packed tale of espionage follows a motley crew of Mercenaries contracted to set up, execute and escape from a raid on a secret war facility. Their mission is to steal nuclear material for a client who harbors his own atomic ambitions, but the crew soon finds itself at the mercy of the combined powers of the United States and the Soviet Union. Players can expect adrenaline-fueled tank battles as they tackle this story alone – like a true Mercenary – or band together with friends for co-operative online multiplayer action!

In addition to the new story campaign, the Mercenaries will have a far-reaching impact across the entire game, with the addition of new maps to Multiplayer battles. Players can expect to explore and fight through an array of fan-favorite maps ravaged by war and time, with original Mercenary vehicles available to battle with or against the game’s existing roster of over 680 vehicles.

Expect more electrifying Mercenaries content in the future, with frequent post-release updates.