Tag Archives: Dean Hall

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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Fri, Feb 22, 2013 | 10:38 GMT

DayZ dev diary unleashes the art of being a zombie

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It’s always nice to slaughter zombies on a Friday. Dean Hall recently confirmed the DayZ standalone will feature new content every week, and has released a video highlighting the upcoming title’s motion-capture development.

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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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Thu, Jan 17, 2013 | 16:40 GMT

Dean Hall discusses responsibility of consumers, The War Z and accusations from his own family

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Dean Hall, creator of DayZ, has once again visited Reddit in order to answer questions about his game and The War Z. As expected, he doesn’t pull any punches when giving answers. Hall discusses the responsibility of consumers, his anger towards The War Z, and accusations from his family in decent length.

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Tue, Jan 15, 2013 | 14:02 GMT

ARMA 3 devs released on bail, free to return home

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The two Bohemia Interactive developers imprisoned in Greece since last September on charges of espionage have been released on bail and allowed to return home to the Czech Republic.

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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, Jan 08, 2013 | 01:42 GMT

The DayZ Interview: Dean Hall on development pressure

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In an unreleased video interview that took place at Eurogamer Expo, VG247′s Sam Clay asked DayZ creator Dean Hall about his hectic development process and the feedback DayZ Standalone has been getting from fans.

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Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 15:30 GMT

DayZ Standalone: Hall discusses ‘depressing’ development pressure

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DayZ creator Dean Hall has responded to a Reddit thread dedicated to giving Hall’s team some breathing space as it crunches on the game’s development. Hall has also added that he was – at one point – considered calling time on his involvement with the project.

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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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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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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, 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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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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