Wargaming has rolled out the 1.8 update for its Gold Award-winning freemium tank battler World of Tanks Blitz. It adds Battle Missions, a new tutorial, and demo accounts.

Starting off then, this update adds Battle Missions most notably. These come in three varieties that all have different requirements for completion.

There's the missions that are performed in a single battle. Then there are missions that will take several battles to complete. And finally there are platoon missions, which you must perform with a platoon mate.

You get three missions at a time that come in simple and advanced difficulty levels. When these missions are completed they're reset along with your XP multiplier.

If, by chance, you get a mission you don't like then you can skip it. However, you can only skip one mission every 24 hours.

Beating these missions gives lets you earn a number of rewards: Premium Account experience, free experience, crew experience, and credits.

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There's more to this update than just Battle Missions. It also adds a new tutorial for those playing Blitz for the first time.

Finally, it's now possible to set-up a demo account in Blitz so you can start playing without registering.

This demo account is generated automatically and will be given a randomly generated username.

You can still retain progress and purchase from the store as normal with a demo account. It can also be upgraded to a proper Wargaming account at any time.

That's all for now. If you haven't download World of Tanks Blitz yet then you can do so for free on the App Store and Google Play.