Day Z Release Date, Spoilers and Other News: Release Date for Beta Standalone Version Still Uncertain

Day Z Release Date, Spoilers and Other News: Release Date for Beta Standalone Version Still Uncertain

Bohemia Interactive's Day Z release date was December 16, 2013, for the standalone early alpha edition through Steam's 'Early Access' program at a 'cheaper' $29.99 price than when it is finally released sometime in the future. The price will increase as development continues until the full release of the stable post-beta product. When that will be though is still uncertain at this point. The developer in its Tumblr pagesays, "Please keep in mind that we do not expect to reach Beta status sooner than the end of 2014." So, at this stage, it's also neither clear as to even when the beta testing for Day Z will begin. The latest word from the developer is that it plans to "slowly implement the next iteration of A.I. for the infected into [their] experimental and later stable branches."

However, despite being still in alpha, with missing features and major bugs notwithstanding, more than two million copies of Day Z have already been sold as of May according to Gamasutra. Day Z is a multi-player, open-world, survival horror online video game set in the fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus+ where an unknown virus has turned most of the population into zombies. The Day Z gameplay goal is to stay alive and healthy despite the proliferation of infected zombies. Initially equipped with only simple clothes and a flashlight, the player must begin exploring the large 225km² landscape to investigate houses, barns, apartments and other buildings for supplies like food and water, clothing, medicine, and tools that may be scavenged for the purpose of surviving. There is a Day Z map web site for those who wish to familiarize themselves with Chernarus+ and a dedicated Day Z wiki for those who want to know more about the game.

The alpha edition of the game can be played on the Xbox One and Microsoft Windows platforms. For the Day Z PC version, the minimum Day Z system requirements include a Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1 operating system, a Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.5 GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB or AMD Radeon HD 3830 graphic card, 512MB memory card, Direct X, and at least 10GB of hard drive space.

 

 

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