{"id":12853,"date":"2025-08-22T20:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12853"},"modified":"2025-08-22T20:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:16:19","slug":"kiss-takes-the-stage-in-world-of-tanks-steel-fest-playstation-weblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12853","title":{"rendered":"Kiss takes the stage in World of Tanks\u2019 Steel Fest \u2013 PlayStation.Weblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">We love summer time music festivals, so right here at Wargaming, our crew at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/games\/world-of-tanks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World of Tanks Trendy Armor<\/a> has made it a mission to convey you a hard-rockin\u2019 annual music occasion that really shakes the battlefield: Steel Fest.<\/p>\n<p>New tanks, new 3D Commanders, new Challenges and occasions: they\u2019re all a part of what Steel Fest gives every summer time. However that is our third 12 months of the occasion, coming to you on PS4 and PS5 beginning August 26. We knew we needed to go larger and louder than ever.<\/p>\n<p>To borrow some lyrics you would possibly know, we wished the very best\u2014and we bought the very best.<\/p>\n<p>This 12 months, our featured act is none apart from the legendary band Kiss! Not solely that; we\u2019ve bought the precise voices of core members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley within the recreation.<\/p>\n<p>That is the way it all shook out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode shortcode--youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-youtube-id=\"A1_kWCajQx0\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<button class=\"youtube-video__load-button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon--play icon--26 icon--play icon--blue\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" focusable=\"false\" version=\"1.1\">\n\t\t<title\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" class=\"icon-primary-color\" d=\"M0 1.75v17l20-8.5z\"\/>\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play  Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/content\/themes\/playstation-2018\/images\/placeholder.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/A1_kWCajQx0\/default.jpg 120w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/A1_kWCajQx0\/mqdefault.jpg 320w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/A1_kWCajQx0\/hqdefault.jpg 480w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/A1_kWCajQx0\/sddefault.jpg 640w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/A1_kWCajQx0\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1170px) 936px, (min-width: 960px) 80vw, 100vw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/A1_kWCajQx0\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"youtube-video__image-overlay lazy\" alt=\"Kiss takes the stage in World of Tanks\u2019 Metal Fest\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A1_kWCajQx0\" class=\"youtube-video__link\" aria-label=\"Play Video on YouTube. Opens in a new tab.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-6a298991a0740\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-6a298991a0740\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a298991a0740\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12853\/#Shout_It_Out_Loud\" title=\"Shout It Out Loud\">Shout It Out Loud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12853\/#Struggle_Machines\" title=\"Struggle Machine(s)\">Struggle Machine(s)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shout_It_Out_Loud\"><\/span><strong>Shout It Out Loud<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Ever for the reason that band\u2019s exhibits at The Daisy in March 1973, once they debuted the character designs they\u2019d turn out to be identified for, Kiss has been greater than a bunch of expert musicians. They\u2019ve been icons and personas.<\/p>\n<p>So though Steel Fest 2025 options 4 new Kiss-inspired Premium tanks, we knew particularly that the 3D Commanders representing the 4 traditional Kiss personas (The Demon, The Starchild, The Spaceman, and The Catman) needed to be completely proper and bigger than life.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, as World of Tanks\u2019 senior producer JJ Bakken explains, the band was all in. \u201cGene [Simmons] and Paul [Stanley] have been gracious sufficient to present us a few of their time for the sport, as they symbolize the best profile characters in Kiss \u2026 Each Gene and Paul noticed all our ideas as we created them for characters and tanks. [They] introduced the thought to us to essentially lean into the fantastical parts of every character.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54720966998_4a4068b1ab_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54720966998_4a4068b1ab_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Our artwork crew labored to get these fantastical parts down, whether or not we\u2019re speaking the feline claws and nimble animations given to The Catman 3D Commander or the large pair of bat-like wings that Tanks\u2019 artwork director Andy Dorizas instructed for The Demon 3D Commander.<\/p>\n<p>However as any tanker is aware of, in terms of our 3D Commanders, it\u2019s not simply concerning the look. Our gamers\u2019 favourite Commanders communicate with custom-written voiceover strains, so after all that\u2019s the case for all 4 of our Kiss Commanders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKiss themselves made the choice to have Paul and Gene featured as voices within the recreation,\u201d says the sport\u2019s audio director, Brendan Blewett.\u00a0\u201cThey have been very specific in that the Kiss \u2018characters\u2019 are simply that\u2014characters, not real-life people.\u00a0Every of them has traits and people are portrayed, within the occasion of The Starchild and The Demon, by Paul and Gene.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54720967003_87ed78cf82_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54720967003_87ed78cf82_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">So what was it like, working with legendary musicians to convey the voices of their world-famous characters to our console battlefield?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with Paul and Gene was an absolute blast,\u201d says Blewett. \u201cThese guys are clearly seasoned studio vets and actually made the classes enjoyable and fascinating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He provides, \u201cGene lived as much as his fame as a grasp of trivia and saved us entertained between takes regaling us with tales from the street and factoids. Paul was completely a gracious, pleasant particular person and belted out an extremely intense vocal efficiency and saved it going for the entire session. We even quipped that it was \u2018like six months of exhibits in two hours.\u2019 Spectacular!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the voiceover for The Starman and The Catman, tankers and Kiss followers ought to <s>relaxation<\/s> rock out assured that these Commanders have acquired the identical consideration to element. In accordance with Blewett, \u201cWe labored with Kiss to know the character profiles of The Catman and The Spaceman and got here up with casting tips from there.\u00a0As an illustration, The Catman is a smaller man, witty and agile, whereas The Spaceman is older and wiser.\u00a0The phrase \u2018sagacious\u2019 was utilized in session to explain the persona of The Spaceman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54720974274_94cfde1cc6_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54720974274_94cfde1cc6_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Struggle_Machines\"><\/span><strong>Struggle Machine(s)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Should you assume the Kiss 3D Commanders sound spectacular (and sure, I\u2019m biased, however they&#8217;re), you&#8217;ll want to recruit them throughout Steel Fest, and pair them up with our 4 Premium Kiss tanks, additionally impressed and named after the characters: The Demon, The Starchild, The Spaceman, and The Catman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Every of those tanks not solely takes visible inspiration from Kiss; it additionally has skills impressed by a particular band member\u2019s persona. You\u2019d higher consider that The Demon is a tank that mounts a flamethrower!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">All of that is along with the Challenges, particular occasion battles, day by day login rewards, and extra that Steel Fest gives. Rock out whilst you can, and don\u2019t miss any of it\u2014Steel Fest takes place in World of Tanks Trendy Armor from August 26 by September 15 on PS4 and PS5!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love summer time music festivals, so right here at Wargaming, our crew at World of Tanks Trendy Armor has made it a mission to convey you a hard-rockin\u2019 annual music occasion that really shakes the battlefield: Steel Fest. 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