What is all about the game?

War Thunder is a vehicular combat multiplayer video game developed and published by the Moscow video game developer studio Gaijin Entertainment. Announced in 2011, it was first released in November 2012 as an open beta with a worldwide release in January 2013; it had its official release on 21 December 2016.[13][12] It has a cross-platform format for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Shield Android TV. Developed as a "flying simulation game", it was previously named World of Planes but due to its similarity with Wargaming's World of Warplanes it was changed to its present name in 2012.[14][15] Initially, Gaijin claimed after the game was announced that it was an April Fools joke before confirming its existence in June that same year.[16] Since then, Gaijin has continued a yearly tradition to prepare unconventional events for April Fools' Day. War Thunder won several awards following its release, winning Best Simulation Game at the Gamescom 2013 Awards as well as winning Best Game, Best Developer, Best Technology and Best Sound at the KRI 2013 Awards.[17][18] The game also holds two Guinness World Records, for having the "most planes in a flight simulation game" and "most players online simultaneously on one Flight Simulation server".[19][20] As of 2019, War Thunder is among the most played games on Steam with over 25,000 concurrent players.[21]