The footballer/movie star is stepping into the spotlight as the special guest of the much-anticipated Holiday Ops 2024 event!

November 22nd, 2023 - The World of Tanks franchise (World of Tanks, World of Tanks Blitz and World of Tanks Modern Armor) continues its annual tradition of celebrating winter holidays with its community by inviting a special celebrity ambassador. This year, the renowned British footballer and movie star Vinnie Jones is ready to lend his charismatic tough-guy persona to the World of Tanks Franchise Holiday Ops 2024 event.

Vinnie Jones has been working covertly as Santa’s enforcer, dealing with those who found themselves on the “naughty list.” However, this year Vinnie isn't here to give the gift of punishment but to submit his resignation letter to Santa. He is leaving his post to seek a new opportunity: becoming a commander in World of Tanks ... but not before he and his crew knock out one last “naughty list.”

“You heard that correct, I'm hanging up my candy canes for good to join the awesome World of Tanks players for Holiday Ops 2024,” said Vinnie Jones, holiday enforcer turned World of Tanks Holiday Ambassador. “My days of ‘correcting’ people on the naughty list are over. I am a World of Tanks commander now, and it is going to be ‘Jingle-Bells’ all the way!”

Team up with Vinnie Jones in the tanker garage, where he will be assigning challenges and quests to the most focused and festive of tankers. Successfully completing these missions will reward players with themed customization items such as celebrity-inspired tank skins, emblems, inscriptions, decals, medals, unique decorations, avatars, and more. Players of World of Tanks and World of Tanks Modern Armor can also recruit Vinnie into their tank crews, with his gruff iconic voice supporting tankers in battles.

Holiday Ops 2024 is set to kick off on December 1st, and World of Tanks players across all platforms can join Vinnie for this holiday adventure.

For more information about the event, please visit: https://holidayops.wargaming.net/

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 16 offices around the world, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, Vilnius and Belgrade. Millions of players enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include the free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.

Official website: wargaming.com

About Vinnie Jones

Vinnie Jones is a British actor, presenter, and former professional footballer. The Englishman played for and even captained Wales, having qualified via a Welsh grandparent. During his playing years, Jones was a hard and battling midfielder for Leeds United, Sheffield United, Queens Park rangers, Chelsea, and most notably Wimbledon. The tough demeanor he had on the pitch has become his trademark on the big screen, allowing him to excel at playing gangster characters in films like Snatch, Gone In 60 Seconds, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and The Longest Yard. Vinnie has also released Respect, an album of blues and soul on Telestar; featured in Ladbrokes and British Heart Foundation adverts; and, in 1998, published Vinnie: The Autobiography.