World of Tanks Enhances Opportunities for Developers of Independent Applications

18 July 2014

The Wargaming Developers Contest is launched for third-party developers to enhance cooperation in expanding capabilities of World of Tanks.

The organizers expect to establish long-term relationships with developers, encourage the development of independent products and services and eventually create a loyal community which will make the product as open as possible and enable the community to create their own World of Tanks.

To participate in the contest one should develop a unique application useful for the gaming community. The proposed projects will be evaluated in the following categories: Best Project Idea; Best Mobile/Social Networking App; Best Functional Project; Best World of Tanks Client Mod; For Contribution to the Development of Products and Services for Wargaming Community.

In addition, Special Prize from the Jury – USD 15,000 – will be awarded to a developer of the project that fully releases the potential of company’s products and services integration with services of other projects and/or user interfaces. The prize fund of the contest totals USD 80,000. The jury will determine best works on the following criteria: value to players, usability, innovation and accuracy.

Applications for participation may be submitted from July 15 to August 15; and two months – from August 15 to October 15 – is allotted for project development.

The winners will be announced on November 12. The awarding ceremony will be held in the middle of December.

Detailed information about the Wargaming Developers Contest may be found here.