🗞 April 16 INVEN News Briefing - World of Tanks: Heat CBT and More

Thursday, April 16, 2026

📺 Tank Warfare with Modern-Era Tanks!

The new title 'World of Tanks: Heat' begins its Closed Beta Test (CBT) today (16th). Unlike its predecessor, 'Heat' focuses on modern-era tanks. It also introduces a respawn mechanic, allowing for a more accessible, lighter gameplay experience.

'World of Tanks: Heat' aims for intense, fast-paced combat, a departure from the static and heavy battlefields of the previous game. As seen in the trailer, players can perform moving shots—a tactic generally discouraged in World of Tanks except for specific vehicles—as well as race at high speeds to dodge enemy fire or ram opponents with devastating force.

🎮 Major Game Releases Today

✔ Tomodachi Life: Heart-Pounding releases April 16

✔ World of Tanks: Heat CBT begins April 16

✔ Mouse P.I. For Hire releases April 16

✔ Valorbound releases April 16

📅 Upcoming Major Games

✔ Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss releases April 17

✔ Pragmata releases April 17

🎫 Notable Events

🎨 8th Busan Game Developers Conference, April 17

🎨 Goddess of Victory: Nikke 3.5th Anniversary Special Broadcast, April 18

💼 Today's Job Openings

📌 [LINE Games] Live Service Operations Manager (2+ years experience)

📌 [NX Studio] 'Project TAL' Rigger (2+ years experience)

📌 [StoryTaco] Senior Game Planner (3+ years experience)

📈 Securities Research

Shinhan SecuritiesNHN

🔗 Expectations for Earnings Improvement and New Business

❝The platform sector recorded the best stock performance due to the easing of web-board game regulations and the visualization of government GPUaaS projects. Expectations for earnings growth in the next quarter are expected to continue.❞

™️ Notable Trademarks

🔍 None today 😴

📰 Catch Up on Yesterday's Major Headlines

🔗 Mabinogi Mobile hits No. 1 in MAU for mobile MMO category on its 1st anniversary

🔗 [Summary] Democratic Party Game Special Committee-Union Meeting: "Must build a human-centric AI environment"

🔗 Pokémon 30th Anniversary: 'Pokémon Mega Festa 2026' to be held on an unprecedented scale

🔗 Subnautica 2 to be self-published by 'Unknown Worlds', not KRAFTON

🔗 "Horror continues": Bloober Team reveals development of 7 new titles

This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of NC AI. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom. [Read Original]