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Tencent's most recent purchase is a majority stake in DayZ and and ArmA developer Bohemia Interactive
Read More »Tencent has not bought DayZ developer Bohemia Interactive – UPDATE
DayZ finally gets rated in Australia
References to drugs are thought to have been scrubbed from the game
Read More »Bohemia will amend DayZ’s drug references to get past Australian ban
Studio didn't "want to separate Australian players from the rest of the world"
Read More »DayZ mods birthed the battle royale trend and they could pave the way for its successor
Bohemia Interactive doubles down on commitment to mods as DayZ approaches relaunch
Read More »DayZ is still heading to PS4
Bohemia Interactive has confirmed that DayZ is still heading to PS4, despite the console not being mentioned in yesterday’s update. It will, however, hit Microsoft’s console before arriving on Sony’s machine. "In short, yes, we’re still going to release DayZ for PS4," a rep told GameSpot. "It’s mostly that we …
Read More »Bohemia commits to 2018 release for DayZ on Xbox One, beta release on PC
Four years after it was first released on PC, developer Bohemia Interactive has said that DayZ will exit beta and arrive on Xbox… next year. “Being candid is the core of the relationship we have as a studio with you, our community. That includes openly talking about things that we …
Read More »Over three years after its smash success, DayZ finally enters beta
It was the surprise hit of late 2013, but DayZ still, remarkably, remains in alpha on Steam Early Access. That’s all about to change, however, with the game’s next patch preparing to take the game into beta. The still PC-only DayZ shifted nearly 1m units and made over 20m in …
Read More »DayZ forums hacked, users urged to change passwords
Developer Bohemia Interactive has said that a recent forum hack has led to a security breach of user data. While users’ passwords were not stored in plain text, they, along with all usernames and passwords, were illicitly accessed and downloaded. While the passwords were not stored in plain text, but …
Read More »Bohemia opens up DayZ servers for monetisation
Arma 3 trial run began back in February, with both tests set to end in early 2016
Read More »DayZ console prototype delayed until next year
The long wait for the arrival of DayZ on consoles just got a bit longer. "Alright everyone, let’s make this news stand out a bit: DayZ won’t hit the Xbox Game Preview program this year,” developer Bohemia has now said.The main focus of the DayZ team is the PC version, …
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