It’s Monday June 4th, and we’ve been tasked to attend a press event for a new MERCENARIES update to “World of Tanks”. Why not right? We had very little clarity on the event before we got started, just a time, location, and liability waiver to work with so we knew there would be a threat of bodily harm. This should be good.
We hopped on a bus filled to the brim with games media professionals and set off to our destination. If we only knew what was waiting for us at the end of that bus ride…
When we unloaded we were led to an armory filled with stations to try out World of Tanks new Mercenaries Update.
We got to play some of the new missions and tanks included in the update, all very awesome stuff. And we weren’t alone! Youtubers, Twitch streamers, and journalists all came out to give this game a try.
After the hands-on with the game they told us to suit up and surprised us all with G.I. uniforms circa 1943. We we here to push Jerry out of Long Island (technically Bethpage New York).
It was a full reenactment with dozens of actors, machine gun nests, check points, sandbags, and enough smoke to choke the Marlboro Man.
An of course, TANKS!
Tanks! Tanks Tanks!
All supplied by the Museum of American Armor in Bethpage New York.
We were briefed for our mission and then lead out in a convoy.
Seeing authentic tanks up close and in action was such an awesome experience. I could feel my fillings rattle in my gums.
We disembarked to patrol for Nazis.
We spotted the enemy across a field and sprinted to cover.
When the tanks started firing it was the loudest sound I had ever heard. I’d say my heart was pounding but it felt like the wave of sound from the shells was what was pushing it back and forth.
We took our objective and captured prisoners. None of us spoke german, but we understood the gist of what was being said.
Not for nothing, but these guys were the real deal. Uniforms on point, and perfectly in character at all times.
We left with a few scratches, but nothing these medics couldn’t handle.
We traveled back to the museum after a long hard fight.
Thank you to World of Tanks for setting up such a unique experience.
World of Tanks Mercenaries is free to play and out now on Xbox One and PS4.
