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Developer believed to be joining ambitious London tech firm Improbable
Read More »DayZ creator Dean Hall eyes UK development scene
The creator of zombie-horror hit DayZ is set to move to the UK. New Zealand-born Dean Hall is planning to work with London-based technology firm Improbable, MCV understands. Improbable, which is run by former Crytek general manager Nick Button-Brown, describes itself as a company that is developing ‘experimental technology’ to …
Read More »Bohemia Interactive Australia moves to bigger offices
The little-known Aussie arm of the DayZ and Operation Flashpoint developer has been given a bump by the New South Wales government
Read More »Develop Awards 2014: DayZ developer Bohemia takes home independent studio accolade
Critical and commercial hits bag Prague outfit award
Read More »Bohemia raises $50k for Red Cross with Arma III Karts DLC
Arma III’s April Fools’ Day joke turned content add-on has brought in 1m Czech koruna – around $50k USD – for the Czech Red Cross. Developer Bohemia Interactive announced the milestone in a release on its website, and also discussed the success of the military shooter franchise’s new approach to …
Read More »DayZ creator Dean Hall reveals his post-Bohemia plans
Hall already working on tycoon game, still hoping to open studio in New Zealand
Read More »Arma 3 hits 1m copies sold, kart racing DLC launches
Military-themed shooter sequel Arma 3 has sold more than 1m copies since its initial release, developer Bohemia Interactive has announced. To celebrate the milestone, the studio has released Arma 3 Karts. Originally teased as an April Fool’s joke, the $1.99 DLC expansion pack is available now on Steamfor the title. …
Read More »Dean Hall: ‘DayZ console port should be sooner rather than later’
DayZ will come to consoles, hopefully sooner rather than later, says the game’s creator. Speaking as the title sailed passed 2m copies sold, Dean Hall says that sales have now gone beyond the firm’s own optimistic ‘what if’ predictions. I anticipated strong demand for the game, but its high sales …
Read More »2m sales for standalone DayZ
Full release of popular mod has reached sales milestone in less than six months
Read More »Bohemia reveals failed Arma II 360 port, next game ‘likely’ multiplatform
Bohemia Interactive attempted an Arma 2 port for Xbox 360 that ultimately didn’t pan out, the developer has revealed. In an interview with Eurogamer, Arma 2 project lead Joris-Jan van t’ Land discussed the attempt to port the popular PC shooter to Microsoft’s 360 console, but ultimately determined the team …
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