Crytek today announced that their free-to-play title, Warface, has set a new Guinness World Record. The game entered the record books for having the most players online simultaneously on one online shooter server. The record was set on Saturday, January 26th, when 145,012 players in Russia were enjoying Warface on the Moscow-based Alfa server.
The record-breaking play session was coordinated by Mail.Ru Games, a leading internet service provider and online games publisher who operate Warface in Russia. The news that over 145,000 Russian Warface fans enjoyed the game simultaneously follows on from the announcement earlier this month that the game has attracted over 9 million registered users in Russia during its first year online.
Vladimir Nikolsky, Vice President of the Games Division at Mail.Ru said:
“Warface stands out from other shooters for many reasons. The fact that it’s created with CryENGINE 3, its exciting co-op and versus modes, and the constant updates to the game world all set it apart and have helped to ensure its popularity with players and press. We’d like to thank everyone who has supported Warface so far, especially our players, who made this record possible.”
Warface first went live in Russia in April 2012, and was named “Game of the Year” at the Russian Games Developer Conference. Players in Russia and other territories served by Mail.Ru enjoyed regular updates to game content that included 45 new weapons, 10 unique character skins and 11 new maps.
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