Wargaming has confirmed a full shutdown of the World of Warplanes servers in Russia and the CIS. Donations can no longer be made, and the servers will go offline on December 13. European servers will remain operational.
In summary, Airplanes did not catch on in Russia as a popular follow-up to World of Tanks and World of Warships. Steam activity shows a steady presence, with roughly seven hundred concurrent players at peak times. The game’s rights have not been transferred to the St. Petersburg studio Lesta, which handles Tanks and Ships, leading to the decision to close the Russian and CIS servers.
Looking ahead, developers have indicated they will share instructions on transferring a game account to a European server. Meanwhile, World of Warplanes is planned to remain accessible in the United States and Asia. Screenshots from World of Warplanes can still be viewed in the game’s gallery.
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Notes: This information is attributed to VG Times.