Neowin News Feed for: Dayz

DayZ is getting a desert map with new Badlands expansion, set to be its biggest yet

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:50:02 +0000

Bohemia Interactive has just unveiled a brand-new expansion to the classic multiplayer survival experience DayZ, this time taking players to a war-scarred desert region. Read more...

DayZ's Frostline expansion is out now with a massive new frozen region

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:04:01 +0000

DayZ's latest expansion, Frostline, is now out, and it touts an 83km² size frozen wasteland filled with new wildlife, drivable boats, fresh survival mechanics, and more. Read more...

DayZ 2 may be in development at Bohemia, according to internal Microsoft documents

John Callaham — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:16:01 +0000

The sequel to the zombie-themed survival game is listed as one of three games that Bohemia Interactive is working on, according to an internal document from Microsoft filed as part of its FTC case. Read more...

DayZ launches out of Game Preview for Xbox One on March 27

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 22:50:01 +0000

Bohemia Interactive announced during the Inside Xbox stream today that DayZ will be launching in full on the Xbox One this month. The title has been in the Xbox Game Preview program since last year. Read more...

DayZ officially launches on Steam after five years in early access

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:16:01 +0000

DayZ's five-year-long journey in the Steam Early Access program has come to an end. Bohemia Interactive officially pushed out the 1.0 version of the survival game out to the public today. Read more...

Vigor Beta is now available to Xbox Insiders on the Xbox One

Ujjwal Kumar — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:34:02 +0000

Vigor Beta has been announced for all Xbox Insiders and the game can now be tested out and played. The beta comes to Insiders after the game was tested by select players in the closed beta. Read more...

Fallout 76 might be an online survival RPG like DayZ

Usama Jawad — Thu, 31 May 2018 06:30:02 +0000

It appears that the upcoming Fallout 76 won't be a traditional entry in the Fallout series after all. Instead, it is rumored to be an online survival RPG similar to DayZ, but with a proper story. Read more...

DayZ coming to consoles in 2018

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 16:48:02 +0000

It has probably been a while since you last heard about DayZ. But rest assured, the game is still around and kicking, progressing to become a final product and make its debut on consoles in 2018. Read more...

DayZ stand-alone game release date? 'We don't know,' but that's a good thing

John Callaham — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:10:39 +0000

The lead developer of the stand alone version of the DayZ mod for ArmA II has now said that they "don't know" when the game will be released, saying, "We're going to take our time." Read more...

DayZ stand alone game release delayed

John Callaham — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:46:06 +0000

The stand alone game launch of the ArmA II mod DayZ has been delayed past its planned launch before the end of 2012, but a closed test will be launched soon for a few testers. Read more...

First DayZ stand alone screenshots released

John Callaham — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:10:12 +0000

The first screenshots from the upcoming stand alone version of the popular zombie game DayZ have been released, showing off the interior of one of the game's houses. Read more...

Bohemia Interactive to release stand alone DayZ game

John Callaham — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:59:04 +0000

Bohemia Interactive has confirmed it will publish a stand alone game based on the ArmA II mod DayZ. The original mod will still be available and will also be updated. Read more...

DayZ could become stand alone game by end of 2012

John Callaham — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:47:50 +0000

The acclaimed DayZ mod for ArmA II could become a stand alone game by the end of 2012, with a low price point, if the mod's developer can get a financial agreement settled. Read more...

DayZ mod for ArmA 2 now has 420,000 players

John Callaham — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:59:19 +0000

DayZ, the zombie-themed mod for ArmA II, now has 420,000 players, according to its creator, with 22,000 peak concurrent players and 110,000 players in a 24 hour period. Read more...

Day Z mod for ArmA II boosts sales for original game

John Callaham — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:11:34 +0000

Day Z, a zombie-themed free third party mod for the military shooter ArmA II, has become so popular that it has boosted sales of the original game in the past week. Read more...