War Thunder MMO Combat Game Is Coming To Linux

Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Gaming on 16 June 2014 at 07:11 AM EDT. 3 Comments
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Several Phoronix readers have been writing in with word via a video recording that War Thunder is coming to Linux. War Thunder is an online multiplayer combat game that's currently in open beta for all major (non-Linux) platforms.

War Thunder contains aircraft, vehicles, and ships from the pre-World War 2 era to the Korean war and maps are largely based upon real battles in the past. War Thunder so far in its open beta period has been a highly praised online combat game and now it looks like it's coming over to Linux, per the YouTube video embedded below.

Those wishing to learn more about the War Thunder game can visit WarThunder.com.

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