Video: Recording Authentic Game Audio For World Of Tanks:

Posted September 24, 2025 by Asbjoern Andersen in Game audio

The World of Tanks audio team at Wargaming.net have just shared this interesting new video on how they captured authentic recordings at The Tank Museum in Bovington, UK:

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Getting Real Tank Sounds in the Tank Museum | World of Tanks

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