Tag Archives: DayZ

Wed, Nov 28, 2012 | 04:51 GMT

Day Z creator wants to “follow all the dead ends”

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Day Z fans don’t seem too keen on some of Day Z standalone’s new features, but creator Dean “Rocket” Hall is going to try every thing.

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Wed, Nov 07, 2012 | 22:28 GMT

‘DayZ Bounty mod undermines original vision’, Bohemia to halt development

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DayZ Bounty is a new, unofficial mod for Dean Hall and Bohemia Interactive’s sandbox survival title. It pays players via PayPal for scoring kills, but they must first buy-in to the mod’s server, creating something of a gambling slant. The developers of the original DayZ mod aren’t happy, stating that the monetisation angle ‘undermines’ Hall’s original vision, and is calling for the creators to cease development.

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Wed, Nov 07, 2012 | 11:49 GMT

DayZ mod getting unofficial Bounty server: dispenses real cash for kills

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DayZ is to receive a unofficial, fan-made Bounty server that awards real-world currency for in-game kills. The developers have revealed that the mode was the result of a drunken session of the game. Check out the fine points below.

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Fri, Oct 19, 2012 | 21:06 BST

DayZ – new images show more interiors, Chernarus map

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DayZ standalone creator Dean Hall has posted another round of interior and exterior shots, showing a greater range of buildings from hospitals to small cottages.

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Tue, Oct 16, 2012 | 11:43 BST

Zombies in games: is it time to kill them off?

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Zombies, zombies everywhere. You can’t stop them, you can’t hide from them, and they aren’t going away any time soon. Dave Cook’s bored of the outbreak.

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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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Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 10:05 BST

DayZ standalone: watch creator Dean Hall’s Eurogamer Expo session here

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DayZ’s Dean Hall gave a superb talk at Eurogamer Expo a couple of weeks ago. Eurogamer has now released the full recorded session into the wild. Watch it below.

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Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 08:17 BST

DayZ standalone interview: selfishness breeds success

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DayZ started life as an Arma 2 mod, but now it’s grown into something bigger. VG247′s Dave Cook spoke with creator Dean Hall about where the game goes from here.

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Mon, Oct 08, 2012 | 08:12 BST

DayZ standalone: ‘We don’t see our product at retail. We don’t need money’

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DayZ standalone creator Dean Hall has explained to VG247 why big console publishers should take a hard look at themselves going into the next-generation of consoles, and prepare to compete with open platforms and emerging innovation in the PC market.

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Mon, Oct 08, 2012 | 08:12 BST

DayZ standalone creator talks November launch, future updates

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DayZ creator Dean ‘Rocket’ Hall has told VG247 that he is still confident that the standalone version of his survival horror Arma 2 mod will launch in November, and that the game will expand in a similar fashion to Minecraft going forward.

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Mon, Oct 08, 2012 | 05:42 BST

‘You are dead’: the death of Survival Horror

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Survival Horror appears to be stuck in a rut. VG247′s Dave Cook asks if the genre has turned into a husk, or if our expectations have merely shifted.

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Fri, Sep 28, 2012 | 07:02 BST

DayZ Standalone Eurogamer Expo session – full video here

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A DayZ developer session hosted by Bohemia Interacive’s Dean Hall was held at Eurogamer Expo today. In his talk, Hall spoke about changes coming to the ArmA 2 mod as it becomes a standalone experience.

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Thu, Sep 27, 2012 | 19:29 BST

DayZ creator on arrested ArmA devs: ‘I just want to see them home’

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DayZ creator Dean ‘Rocket’ Hall has shared his own thoughts on the arrest of two ArmA 3 developers arrested on the Greek island of Lemnos on suspicion of espionage. The developer – whose game is a mod of ArmA 2 – just wants to see the developers returned home safely.

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Tue, Sep 11, 2012 | 17:51 BST

DayZ – “We’d probably be stupid not to try” an Xbox 360 release, says Bohmeia

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DayZ has not been officially announced for consoles yet, but Bohemia Interactive’s Jan Kunt believes the firm would “probably be stupid not to try” and release it for Xbox 360.

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Tue, Sep 04, 2012 | 07:35 BST

Minecraft, Day Z represent the “promise” of games, say Schafer, Wolpaw

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Respected writers Tim Schafer and Erik Wolpaw told PAX Prime 2012 audiences that games which favour player agency over directed narrative may be the future of the entire medium.

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Mon, Sep 03, 2012 | 13:24 BST

DayZ creator discussing standalone game at Eurogamer Expo

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DayZ creator Dean ‘Rocket’ Hall will present a developer session on the standalone version of his game at Eurogamer Expo this month.

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Fri, Aug 31, 2012 | 14:35 BST

Muiltiplay provides VG247 community with DayZ infested server

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Today, the chaps at Multiplay, the people behind those ‘incredible’ servers for all the popular video games, have unleashed their most awesome server yet. The first ever DayZ community server for VG247.com – It comes with free zombies!

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Fri, Aug 31, 2012 | 16:19 BST

DayZ creator discusses how companion dogs will work in the next update

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DayZ creator Dean Hall has shown IGN how companion dogs will work in the ArmA 2 mod with the next big update to the game.

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Tue, Aug 28, 2012 | 13:48 BST

DayZ: an undead bank holiday adventure – video

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DayZ is ace. If you haven’t played it yet, you should try it out while it’s still hot. VG247′s Sam Clay embarked on a DayZ adventure over the bank holiday weekend and barely came away with his life. Watch his journey here.

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Wed, Aug 22, 2012 | 09:28 BST

DayZ standalone: ‘We will never fully solve hacking problem’, says dev

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DayZ is going standalone, and creator Dean ‘Rocket’ Hall has discussed what it means to go solo, as well as issuing a disclaimer that hacking is and always will be a potential threat for any standalone title.

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