Spanish cruisers sail into Early Access, with the fifth wave of Azur Lane content, a wrap up of the Popeye collaboration benefitting FORCE BLUE, a new collection and European destroyers all await players in World of Warships’ July Update
AUSTIN, TX (July 17, 2023) — Wargaming, the publisher and developer of the leading naval battle MMO World of Warships, is making a splash with plenty of new content for its July update. This drop sees a new fleet of Tier II-X Spanish cruisers come to Early Access, as well as some exciting updates on the game’s collaboration with iconic cartoon character Popeye the Sailor Man and charity FORCE BLUE for World Ocean Month. Plus, this update also introduces the fifth wave of Azur Lane content, a new collection dedicated to a significant battle from WWI with a Premium destroyer at the end and the new branch of European destroyers now fully available.
View the full update video here:
Spanish Cruisers in Early Access
Kicking off the update, World of Warships welcomes an entirely new branch of Spanish cruisers to the tech tree. Spanning Tier II to Tier X, this range features nine ships featuring good armor with main guns that have a long firing range and good damage per minute with the burst firing mode, as well as short range torpedoes. These ships can be acquired in several ways in Early Access, including Random Packs and collecting consecutive sets. Alongside ships, these sets also offer plenty of themed Spanish content including a commemorative flag and special permanent camouflages for players to unlock.
This range of cruisers also has plenty of consumables to exploit in battle, with Hydroacoustic Search available for ships at Tier IV and above and defensive AA Fire for ships from Tier VI. Ships from Tier VII and upward also have Repair Team, Fighter and Spotter consumables at their disposal.
Popeye the Sailor Man closes out World Ocean Month
Following the collaboration launch with world-renowned IP character Popeye the Sailor Man for World Ocean Month, World of Warships is pleased to announce that the community has raised $11,720 for ocean conservation and veteran rehabilitation charity FORCE BLUE. In addition, World of Warships donated $50,000 to the veteran support and ocean conservation charity. It was joined by key figures from the organization for a World Ocean Day livestream on 8 June.
Following the conclusion of the collaboration, Jim Ritterhoff, co-founder and director of FORCE BLUE, said, “It was really phenomenal to work alongside World of Warships for World Ocean Month! The support we saw from the team was unbelievable, and the funds raised will help with the training and deployment of many more divers for our missions.”
World of Warships and FORCE BLUE plan to continue working in partnership to preserve the world’s ocean and help special operations veterans.
Azur Lane joins forces for the fifth time
This July update also sees the fifth wave of Azur Lane come to the game, bringing three new notable Commanders. Equipped with their own unique voiceovers, Colorado, Cheshire and Prinz Heinrich join the ranks of the Azur Lane Commanders. Ready to sail into combat, they can take the helm of two new ships AL Cheshire and AL Prinz Heinrich. Plus, this collaboration introduces three new permanent camouflages to deck out Roon, Saint Louis, and Neptune ships.
Artillery, Somme, and more
Closing out Update 12.6’s content drop, a new branch of European destroyers is fully researchable. These ships utilize main guns with high explosive shells to do their damage and see support in this effort with high-speed torpedoes as secondary weapons. Making these ships a go-to for combat, the highlight of this range is the combined use of Smoke Generator and Surveillance Radar consumables for ships at and above Tier VIII.
Launching 24 July, the game sees a new collection “Battle of the Somme”, come to the game, themed after one of the most significant battles from the First World War. Players can collect 60 different elements through both Containers and missions to unlock British Tier IX Premium destroyer Somme, as well as a unique camouflage and a Commander with 10 skill points.
This update also brings many bug fixes, upgrades, and balance changes across the game. You can find the full patch notes here.
About World of Warships
World of Warships is a free, historical, online combat PC game from Wargaming. With its massive fleet of most iconic war vessels, including five different ship classes and strategically designed environment, World of Warships provides the ultimate naval warfare gaming experience, suitable for everyone. Thanks to its largest collection of historically accurate ships available to play, World of Warships prides itself as a digital ship museum and a focal point for naval history enthusiasts. New thematic content and innovative game modes are being added on a regular basis, providing a diverse and exciting gameplay to its broad player base.
One franchise – multiple platforms
After the successful launch of World of Warships on PC, its unique gameplay and design has been adapted to bring free massive naval battles to other platforms with World of Warships: Legends available on PlayStation and Xbox and World of Warships Blitz on iOS and Android mobile devices.
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 16 offices around the world, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, Vilnius and Belgrade. Millions of players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include the free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.
Official website: wargaming.com
