Keeping with the best traditions of the series, World of Warships will offer a straightforward interface, easy-to-use controls, and a common economic system that will allow players to distribute resources between the three games for the ultimate progress in each of them.

The large assortment of available warships will give various tactical opportunities, as all the machines have a unique combination of firepower, speed, armor, and endurance.

Various naval maps with changing weather conditions will enrich the gameplay, and the realistic graphics will transport players into the epic battles that changed the course of human history.

Wargaming is celebrating eight years on the high seas!

Marking the occasion, plenty of anniversary content and bonuses have been added to the game. In addition to these festivities, World of Warships sees major improvements and overhauls to graphics and audio in-game since 12.7, and now the addition of Airship Escort mode to Random Battles and a fleet of Spanish cruisers leaving Early Access.

This update also welcomes Arpeggio of Blue Steel -- Ars Nova -- back to the game, four new Brawls to get in on and continued construction of a Tier X destroyer in the Dockyard.  

All Aboard for the Eighth Anniversary of Warships 

Celebrating eight years since the launch of World of Warships, Update 12.8 is ready to get the party started. Kicking off today, players can unlock a number of rewards in the form of battle performance bonuses and festive tokens. These tokens can be redeemed for the player’s choice of reward, which include camouflages, discounts for Tier VIII ships, the French Tier VIII cruiser Bayard, Containers and Super Containers, as well as a host of common, special, and rare economic bonuses. Birthday celebrations don’t stop there; Warships welcomes Tier IX European battleship Karl XIV Johan to the game! Alongside this new ship comes a designated permanent camouflage, three Commanders each with a unique voice over, and of course, its own flag and a patch. 

Airship Escort Makes its way to Random Battles 

After two previous iterations as a distinct Battle Mode, a new and improved Airship Escort drops into Random Battles to change up combat. Available in 12-on-12 formats for ships of all classes spanning Tier VII to Superships, players will guide their allied airship along a fixed route, beating the rival team to the destination or destroying their convoy to claim the win. This overhauled version of this mode sees updated routes and spawn points changed across a number of maps, a number of new indicators for airship speed and location, and new rewards in the Random Battles economy.

Graphics Updates 

Since the Update 12.7, World of Warships has upgraded with major improvements for its graphics and audio. Highly detailed textures have been incorporated across several maps, including New Dawn, Polar, and Islands maps. This hyperrealism extends into water, which welcomes improved animations for the waves that splash onto ships, and better splash quality. Animals also get improvements, as well as an increase in numbers, with more fish, birds, dolphins and sharks appearing across maps. Several islands see improved collision models, preventing passing ships from coming into contact. Beyond these environmental updates players will find improved combat effects of both graphic and audio varieties. Shots fired from main, secondary battery and AA guns, alongside explosions welcome improved effects that vary by the target ship’s speed and the shell’s calibre. This impact is accompanied by improved audio to mimic the effect of combat from a distance. On top of this, the soundscape of Warships adapts to the battle situation, ranging from battle sounds during battle with enemy ships to ambient sounds emanating during the calmer moments of combat.

Spanish Cruisers and Arpeggio of Blue Steel returns  

Closing out this update’s brand-new content, Spanish cruisers leave Early Access becoming available to all players, and Arpeggio of Blue Steel -- Ars Nova -- comes back to Warships’ waters to face off against the Fleet of Fog once more. Update 12.8 also welcomes four new Brawls that take place with their own unique division formats and sees the continued construction of Tier X Pan-Asian destroyer Lüshun in the Dockyard.

This update also brings a number of bug fixes, upgrades and balance changes across the game. You can find the full patch notes here.

Key Features:

• PLAY FOR FREE: World of Warships is the ultimate free-to-play MMO action game that provides equal access to all gameplay features.
• HISTORIC VESSELS: Over 300 WWI and WWII historic naval vessels such as Iowa, Bismarck, and Yamato are yours to command in World of Warships.
• EPIC NAVAL COMBAT: Experience naval combat like never before! Devastate with battleships' big guns, sneak with destroyers, bombard with cruisers, or attack with aircraft carriers' squadrons. Strategize, then strike!
• PLAY SOLO OR BRING FRIENDS: Jump into a random skirmish for a quick PvP clash, or team up with friends for a challenging PvE scenario battle, or put your skills to the test in Ranked Battles!
• UPGRADE AND CUSTOMIZE: Augment your fleet with a Captain’s bounty of customization options: various ship modules and upgrades, camouflages, flags, and more.
• RECRUIT COMMANDERS: Recruit historical Commanders such as William F. Halsey Jr., Nikolay Kuznetsov, Yamamoto Isoroku, and others. Use their inherent skills together with your favorite ship to improve your crew's performance and ship's survivability.

World Of Warships is currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.