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14 years on, the creator of DayZ is still searching for a solution to survival gaming's biggest problem: 'I think I am going to die without having solved it'

"And honestly, I'm okay with that."

DayZ creator Dean 'Rocket' Hall has over 2,000 hours in Kerbal Space Program and played the original XCOM at Mount Everest base camp: 'I think when I die, I will still be playing that game'

DayZ creator Dean 'Rocket' Hall has over 2,000 hours in Kerbal Space Program and played the original XCOM at Mount Everest base camp: 'I think when I die, I will still be playing that game'

The founder of RocketWerkz talks us through the games on his PC.

DayZ creator calls to 'normalize delaying games,' that consumers can show Xbox and Sony 'that delays are okay' and, oh, 'Personally: don't preorder games, folks. Commercially: please preorder games'

DayZ creator calls to 'normalize delaying games,' that consumers can show Xbox and Sony 'that delays are okay' and, oh, 'Personally: don't preorder games, folks. Commercially: please preorder games'

"It's the only way PlayStation/Xbox notice us."

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'Kitten Space Agency' is the spiritual successor to 'Kerbal Space Program', and they have an ex-SpaceX engineer on the team (interview)

DayZ and Kerbal Space Program's creators have joined forces with an ex-SpaceX engineer to create the ultimate spaceflight simulator.

"Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism about" gambling in its video games, says DayZ creator after $6 billion Counter-Strike 2 market crashes

"I'm honestly disgusted"

'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames

Are we all letting Valve off easy for its loot crate economy?

Clockwork Revolution dev InXile worked on a Wasteland VR survival game with DayZ's former director—until Xbox cancelled it

"Microsoft wasn't hot on VR."

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A 'little educational game for middle-schoolers' left DayZ's creators obsessed, inspired, and embroiled in a contentious presidential campaign: 'It's 4.5 years later, and I'm still talking about this story'

A 'little educational game for middle-schoolers' left DayZ's creators obsessed, inspired, and embroiled in a contentious presidential campaign: 'It's 4.5 years later, and I'm still talking about this story'

DayZ's former creative director thinks the survival genre needs to take a leaf out of Eco's book.

Outer space inspired DayZ's Dean Hall to become a modder and game developer, and now he's making a Kerbal successor called Kitten Space Agency

Outer space inspired DayZ's Dean Hall to become a modder and game developer, and now he's making a Kerbal successor called Kitten Space Agency

Not even in an alpha state, Kitten Space Agency is inspiring a community of developers to join its mission.

I played DayZ creator Dean Hall's next game, which is like RimWorld in a submarine

I played DayZ creator Dean Hall's next game, which is like RimWorld in a submarine

In Torpedia, from RocketWerkz, you'll build and manage your submarine and crew. And you'll die, horribly and repeatedly.

‘It’s like dying’ – DayZ creator on how success was life-altering

‘It’s like dying’ – DayZ creator on how success was life-altering

Dean Hall explains how DayZ's surge in popularity was difficult to comprehend initially.

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‘We did fail’ – DayZ creator expresses regret over his latest game

‘We did fail’ – DayZ creator expresses regret over his latest game

Dean Hall, former director of DayZ, opens up about the challenges of making survival games.

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Idiot posted Instagram pictures of himself posing on stolen bikes

Idiot posted Instagram pictures of himself posing on stolen bikes

Police had little trouble in tracing Dean Hall, 26

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