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Tencent's most recent purchase is a majority stake in DayZ and and ArmA developer Bohemia Interactive
Read More »Tencent has not bought DayZ developer Bohemia Interactive – UPDATE
Bohemia will amend DayZ’s drug references to get past Australian ban
Studio didn't "want to separate Australian players from the rest of the world"
Read More »DayZ mods birthed the battle royale trend and they could pave the way for its successor
Bohemia Interactive doubles down on commitment to mods as DayZ approaches relaunch
Read More »Bohemia commits to 2018 release for DayZ on Xbox One, beta release on PC
Four years after it was first released on PC, developer Bohemia Interactive has said that DayZ will exit beta and arrive on Xbox… next year. “Being candid is the core of the relationship we have as a studio with you, our community. That includes openly talking about things that we …
Read More »DayZ forums hacked, users urged to change passwords
Developer Bohemia Interactive has said that a recent forum hack has led to a security breach of user data. While users’ passwords were not stored in plain text, they, along with all usernames and passwords, were illicitly accessed and downloaded. While the passwords were not stored in plain text, but …
Read More »Bohemia opens up DayZ servers for monetisation
Arma 3 trial run began back in February, with both tests set to end in early 2016
Read More »DayZ console prototype delayed until next year
The long wait for the arrival of DayZ on consoles just got a bit longer. "Alright everyone, let’s make this news stand out a bit: DayZ won’t hit the Xbox Game Preview program this year,” developer Bohemia has now said.The main focus of the DayZ team is the PC version, …
Read More »The dangers of open development
As some developers come under-fire for over-promising on their games, we ask studios making their games in the public eye how to avoid angering fans
Read More »DayZ Early Access hits 3m copies sold
The Early Access standalone edition of DayZ has reached a new milestone, surpassing the 3m sales mark as the past week drew to a close. In a post on Bohemia Interactive’s official site, the studio confirmed the game now has 3m players along with 80 staff members on the development …
Read More »DayZ not expected to leave Steam Early Access until 2016
Bohemia Interactive has outlined its forward plans for DayZ, indicating that the game won’t exit Steam Early Access until the first half of 2016. The former Arma mod entered Early Access in December 2013 but is not even expected to enter its beta phase until Q4 2015. Furthermore, the price …
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