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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 »How Steam Early Access revolutionised publishing
One of the biggest successes at the end of last year and the start of this one was not a triple-A title. It was not polished to a mirror sheen and had not benefitted from a huge marketing push. Rather it was an unfinished zombie game from a studio based …
Read More »DayZ development team to double in size
Departing creator Dean Hall says the team working on DayZ is to double. Hall broke the news via the latest DayZ update, which also promised a roadmap for the studio’s plans for the game would arrive later in 2014. "We are inducting a large number of new people to the …
Read More »Dean Hall to leave Bohemia and DayZ
Developer wants to start his own studio in New Zealand
Read More »Dean Hall to leave Bohemia and DayZ development
The creator of one of modern gaming’s biggest and most unlikely successes is to leave his baby in the hands of its new owners. Eurogamer reports that Dean ‘Rocket’ Hall intends to quit Bohemia by the end of the year, leaving DayZ in the hands of the studio’s team. "I …
Read More »It’s not finished and had no marketing – yet DayZ wins Xmas sales race
The biggest game of Christmas was released on just one platform, had no marketing and it isn’t even finished yet. While the official charts claim FIFA 14 and Cut The Rope 2 were the biggest games of Christmas, Dean Hall’s PC-only DayZ shifted nearly 1m units and made over 20m …
Read More »DayZ standalone sells 800,000 copies in Alpha
Game's creator says success could accelerate development
Read More »Standalone DayZ racks up 88,000 downloads in 12 hours
Former mod attracted 19,000 players in first hour on sale
Read More »DayZ Early Access version spotted in Steam Database
A Steam Database entry for popular Arma II mod turned upcoming commercial release DayZ has been uncovered, and it appears the title could be mere days away from publicly launching. The Escapist first pointed to the listing, which indicates the game will initially release on Valve’s distribution platform as an …
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