Dean Hall Latest about Dean Hall DayZ Standalone now in closed alpha testing, paid public alpha still on track for June By Katie Williams published 29 May 13 FPS GDC 2013: DayZ panel: "Complexity is not bad," says Dean Hall By Evan Lahti published 28 March 13 Survival & Crafting Rocket: No DayZ standalone alpha release until at least June By Omri Petitte published 22 March 13 Survival & Crafting DayZ dev video shows us 20 minutes of footage from the standalone By Tom Sykes published 10 March 13 Survival & Crafting DayZ standalone gets new screenshots and progress report: "everything has been redone" By Tom Senior published 18 February 13 Survival & Crafting DayZ 1.7.5.1 patch adds new weapons, bloodborne infection, bacon By Evan Lahti published 4 February 13 FPS Dean Hall on DayZ Origins mod: "There are some awesome ideas" By Omri Petitte published 29 January 13 FPS DayZ Standalone update: improved lighting, anti-hack measures, and closed testing By Phil Savage published 25 January 13 FPS DayZ Standalone delay explained, engine improvements detailed By Phil Savage published 7 January 13 FPS DayZ creator Dean Hall on The War Z fiasco By Omri Petitte published 20 December 12 Survival & Crafting 1 2 3 4 5 Archives The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors HARDWARE BUYING GUIDESLATEST GAME REVIEWS1Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC2Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards3Best gaming laptop in 2025: I've put the best of this new generation head-to-head and we have a winner4Best gaming chair in 2025: I've tested a ton of gaming chairs and these are the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer5Best Steam Deck accessories in Australia for 2025: Our favorite docks, powerbanks and gamepads1Mafia: The Old Country review—A failed experiment and a bitter disappointment 2Arctic Xtender PC case review3Corsair Platform:4 gaming desk review4Wildgate review — A brilliant concept that's too clever for its own good5Acer Predator GM9000 2 TB NVMe SSD review
DayZ Standalone now in closed alpha testing, paid public alpha still on track for June By Katie Williams published 29 May 13
DayZ standalone gets new screenshots and progress report: "everything has been redone" By Tom Senior published 18 February 13
DayZ 1.7.5.1 patch adds new weapons, bloodborne infection, bacon By Evan Lahti published 4 February 13
Dean Hall on DayZ Origins mod: "There are some awesome ideas" By Omri Petitte published 29 January 13
DayZ Standalone update: improved lighting, anti-hack measures, and closed testing By Phil Savage published 25 January 13
