Tag Archives: DayZ Standalone

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:20 BST

Rezzed 2013 gameplay & panel live-steams announced: full schedule inside

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Rezzed 2013 is the UK’s biggest indie and PC expo, showcasing panel sessions featuring Obsidian’s Chris Avellone, and DayZ creator Dean Hall, along with gameplay of Total War: Rome 2, Dreamfall Chapters, Project Eternity, Sir You Are Being Hunted, Wildstar and more. You can watch it all live this weekend.

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Sun, Jun 16, 2013 | 14:12 BST

DayZ’s Dean Hall answers Reddit questions – video

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A few weeks back, Reddit user DrBigMoney composed a “Rocket AMA Preparation” for DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall. Well, our video maestro Sam Clay took some of those questions, and handed them off to Hall during E3 – who answers the queries in the video below.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 22:15 BST

DayZ Standalone: first gameplay from E3 2013

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Bohemia Interactive’s Matt Lightfoot gives VG247 a world’s first look at the standalone version of Day Z, direct from E3 2013.

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Fri, May 31, 2013 | 18:40 BST

DayZ interview: Hall details payment model, possible Special Edition

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Dean Hall has said the DayZ team would like to release the standalone version of the game at a low price point and then raise the price as development progresses, Hall told VG247′s Sam Clay.

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Tue, May 28, 2013 | 17:02 BST

DayZ Standalone limited alpha test begins, public alpha on track

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DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall has confirmed that a small-scale alpha of DayZ Standalone – the separate version of his popular ARMA II zombie mod – has started, with a public alpha still planned to begin in June.

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Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 06:43 BST

DayZ base building to be like capital ships in EVE Online

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Bohemia Interactive drew inspiration from CCP in conceptualising DayZ’s base building, which it envisions as similar to EVE Online’s capital ships.

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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 01:44 BST

DayZ to get radios, Dean Hall on sabbatical for two months

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Dean “Rocket” Hall has taken a holiday from development of the standalone version of DayZ, but the rest of the team is hard at work on new features, including radios.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 07:25 BST

DayZ: console release “almost certain”, not going to “hurt” PC gamers

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DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall is pretty sure the zombie survival sim will come to consoles, and wants the master race to know this isn’t going to do them any harm.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 07:21 BST

DayZ creator says complexity and ambiguity are positive

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DayZ creator Dean Hall gave a lecture at GDC last night, in which he argued that complexity and a lack of hand-holding is positive. Letting players figure things out for themselves is a cornerstone of the game’s appeal, and will live on in DayZ Standalone he explained.

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Fri, Mar 22, 2013 | 19:47 GMT

DayZ Standalone will go into Alpha sometime after June review

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DayZ Standalone will go into Alpha sometime after a development review in June, Dean Hall has told Joystiq.

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Sat, Mar 09, 2013 | 16:34 GMT

DayZ dev blog discusses zombie pathfinding and mass spawning server side

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A devblog showing some in game footage of DayZ Standalone has been released. It discusses a solution to the “zombie zig zag”, “server side mass zombie spawns, and loot spawning inside wrecks.” While the video pretty much touches on everything mentioned on the blog side of things, if you prefer to read, you can scan for information on: the inventory system, crafting, expanding the health system, the Chernarus expansion, loot spawning, and more. Video is below.

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Mon, Feb 18, 2013 | 22:05 GMT

DayZ Standalone remade assets looks pretty sweet

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Bohemia Interactive has released a pile of new character and environment images for the standalone release of DayZ. Once expected to be a simple conversion of the existing mod, the project has since blown out to a full remake, and it’s paying off, as the new assets show. Check out the images through the break. The accompanying developer update promised new content every week.

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Mon, Feb 18, 2013 | 01:07 GMT

DayZ Standalone to update with new content every week

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DayZ Standalone’s collection of weapons, clothing, and items will expand regularly, and project lead Dean “Rocket” Hall hopes to make the content free if possible.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 07:21 BST

DayZ standalone: first footage released in new devblog

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DayZ’s standalone release is really happening, you guys, as this video of it in action confirms.

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Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 17:21 GMT

DayZ standalone dev update contains new screens, discusses lighting and closed test process

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Dean Hall has posted new screenshots of the stand-alone version of DayZ.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 07:21 BST

The DayZ interview: Part 2 – Being Dean Hall, living DayZ

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Part two of Sam Clay’s video interview with DayZ creator Dean Hall is live. In the second part of this interview from late last year, Hall talks about living and breathing DayZ, engaging fans via social media and the open nature of DayZ’s development.

Part one, in which Hall discusses development pressure, is here.

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Tue, Feb 05, 2013 | 04:57 GMT

DayZ standalone delay explained, closed beta on the way

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Day Z Standalone clearly didn’t make its 2012 release date, but is very near to closed beta testing, with developer lead Dean “Rocket” Hall explaining the delay with good news for fans.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 07:21 BST

DayZ Standalone dev believes console port will happen, PC build may slip

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DayZ Standalone developer Dean Hall has confirmed his high hopes for a console port in a new interview, but stressed that it all depended on development of the PC build. Hall has also discussed the game’s new engine and release window. Get the details below.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 07:22 BST

DayZ Standalone: Hall outlines Steam release, features

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DayZ Standalone will launch on Steam, with plenty of Steam-specific features bundled, according to a new update from creator Dean ‘Rocket’ Hall. Check out what to expect from his expanded survival title below.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 07:22 BST

DayZ standalone: first images show houses, interiors

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DayZ standalone creator Dean Hall has revealed the first in-game shots of the games interior locations, and houses from the outside. Check out the shots below.

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