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DayZ creator Dean Hall has opened his own development house in Duedin, New Zealand – and the new studio is hiring. Hall announced back in February of this year that he intended to move on from Bohemia Interactive and DayZ’s development entirely. Hall’s stated mission at the time was to …
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 …
Read More »DayZ creator Dean Hall heading to the UK
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 »SONY: DayZ heading to PS4
Dean Hall has revealed at the Sony Gamescom press conference that DayZ is coming to PS4. With the standalone PC release selling 1m in its first month, the game’s arrival on consoles will come as no surprise. Hall said the Bohemia team didn’t simply want to port the game – …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 3-9
DayZ is back on top of this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The Early Access mammoth beat out runner-up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to retake the lead for the seven-day period ending on August 9th. Previous chart-topper Divinity: Original Sin slipped to third, in front of State of Decay on …
Read More »Develop Awards 2014: DayZ developer Bohemia takes home independent studio accolade
Critical and commercial hits bag Prague outfit award
Read More »DayZ could hit PS4 and Xbox One this year
The creator of famed PC zombie game DayZ says it could yet make its console debut before the end of the year. "We’ve toyed around what to do with the console side of things," Dean Hall told Eurogamer. We have to get the core aspects of the game finished before …
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 »Steam top ten sellers chart: May 11-17
Another week, another victory for DayZ on Steam’s top ten sellers chart. Bohemia Interactive’s Early Access title finished on top of the heap yet again, finishing ahead of pre-orders for the ever-approaching Watch Dogs. Arma 3 finished in third as well, adding to Bohemia’s dominance. Around the usual suspects – …
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