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Dean 'Rocket' Hall lives up to his nickname atop the world's tallest peak
Read More »DayZ standalone delay due to ‘groundbreaking’ changes
Imprisoned developer Ivan Buchta continues to support game's creation through letters
Read More »DayZ creator ‘depressed’ about development saga
Dean 'Rocket' Hall considered leaving industry in response to increased stress
Read More »DayZ creator says The War Z saga is "depressing", made him consider quitting
Dean Hall, the creator of DayZ, has claimed that the saga surrounding the launch of rival title The War Z made him consider quitting the industry. The War Z was pulled from Steam yesterday following a raft of complaints from gamers due to false claims made in the game’s product …
Read More »DayZ creator turns interior designer
Work on the standalone version of DayZ is progressing swiftly and has now turned its attentions to one of the most important aspects – interior decoration. Having borrowed its game world from Bohemia’s Arma II, very few of the game’s buildings have interiors, drastically reducing the chance for loot hunting. …
Read More »DayZ creator: Development needs singular vision
Creative process needs driving 'Steve Jobs' figure, says Dean Hall
Read More »Day Z standalone alpha hits this year, ‘going to be cheap’
Day Z creator Dean Hall has a real sense of urgency when it comes to getting a standalone version of his popular ArmA II mod into players’ hands. Speaking duing a panel at Eurogamer Expo, Hall revealed that it isn’t a question of wanting to get the game into players …
Read More »The biggest selling game of the summer? A free mod called DayZ
DayZ is more than just another zombie game. There are no objective markers and scores don’t matter: it’s all about survival. There is no price tag, beyond the cost of DayZ’s 2009 parent game Arma II. And there is no stopping it. While Dead Island and Resident Evil sales tail …
Read More »Bohemia feared fan reaction to standalone DayZ
Developer Bohemia Interactive feared a fan backlash when it announced plans to launch a standalone DayZ game. DayZ is a free fan-made zombie mod for the PC game ARMA II and has been a huge success, helping the three-year old ARMA II sit atop the Steam charts for several weeks …
Read More »Day Z creator turned down offers from "many, many publishers"
The digital sensation that is Day Z has turned many heads in the past few months – including some on the publishing scene. The zombie-themed mod for 2009 PC shooter Arma II was released in April and has since racked up a cool 1m users. Now the DayZ developers are …
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