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Dean Hall, the developer behind popular zombie title DayZ, has opened his own studio RocketWerkz and is currently hiring.
RocketWerkz is based in Dunedin, a city on New Zealand’s South Island, according to GamesIndustry. The news dispels reports that Hall was going to be working with London-based tech firm Improbable.
Hall revealed the new studio, and some of the positions it is recruiting for, via Twitter:
Looking for programmers, artists, etc… for my new studio @RocketWerkz. These roles initially based Dunedin, NZ. Email yolo@rocketwerkz.com
— Dean Hall (@rocket2guns) December 9, 2014
Hall announced he would be leaving former employers Bohemia Interactive earlier this year, following the success of the original DayZ mod and the development of a standalone venture.
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