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The space game announced by the creator of DayZ at E3 2015 is no more. Ion was proudly announced on the Microsoft E3 stage in 2015 by Dean Hall. He described it as a game that it not a game” and a universe built not on scripts or quests, but …
Read More »Ion, the game developed between RocketWerkz and Improbable, is on ice
"We're not actively working on Ion, no. I am not involved in that, no. Nor is RocketWerkz studio in New Zealand."
Read More »Dean Hall sticks up for VR platform exclusivity
Day Z creator Dean hall has spoken out in defence of studios who release platform exclusive virtual reality titles, arguing that the VR sector would be weaker without the practise. Hall’s current studio Rocketwerkz recently released Out of Ammo for the HTC Vive. Oculus continues to face heat for its …
Read More »‘Not fun’ and ‘Accidental purchase’ top Facepunch and RocketWerkz Steam refund request reasons
Studios behind Rust and Out of Ammo reveal data for the last month, showing that technical troubles also encourage players to ask for their money back
Read More »Dean Hall: ‘VR could be as accessible as Wii, but don’t bank your studio on it’
DayZ and Ion dev says creating for Oculus and Vive has been ‘a real lesson in ‘back to basics’’
Read More »Improbable unveils SpatialOS world-building tech
London start-up making Worlds Adrift technology available to all developers
Read More »DayZ dev Dean Hall working on VR game
The creator of DayZ Dean Hall is developing a virtual reality title for Valve’s SteamVR. That’s according to Eurogamer, who says that Hall told the site that the game in question is not the previously-announced space-simulation title Ion. "My studio RocketWerkz is [looking at VR],” Hall said. Not for [Ion].” …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Ion, the new game from DayZ creator Dean Hall, is coming first to Xbox One
DayZ creator Dean Hall is going beyond Earth with his new game. Appearing on stage at Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Hall outlined a title built upon emergent gameplay, rather than scripted events and characters. "I want a game that is not a game, I want a game that is a …
Read More »E3 2015: DayZ creator Dean Hall teams up with Improbable for Ion
New IP will debut as part of Xbox Game Preview
Read More »DayZ dev Dean Hall: ‘I would love to make mods for Grand Theft Auto’
The developer behind highly successful open-world zombie MMO DayZ has said he would love to create his own content for Grand Theft Auto. Discussing the addition of paid mods by Valve to its Steam Workshop content marketplace, Dean Hall expressed his desire to see bigger studios offer access to their …
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