Scott from The Controller Online writes: "We don’t usually review, preview or talk at any length about PC game mods, but DayZ is becoming increasingly hard to ignore. Being a zombie apocalypse survival game with over 800,000 players in total, 200,000 of those with active, concurrent connections at any given time, the DayZ Mod is slowly becoming the game everyone is talking about. These impressive numbers are being tallied while the game is still in Alpha testing, and that’s what really caught my attention. A mod for a game that, while it has its fans, isn’t a mainstream title is attracting hundreds of thousands of players? I just had to see for myself."
DayZ's latest console update seems tiny, but datamined files reveal what Bohemia is really preparing for 2026. Here's what players missed.
DayZ Frostline DLC gets review-bombed for its price and content. Dev responds, saying "No one is forcing players to buy it."
Yes, I saw that! The DayZ Frostline DLC has indeed faced a lot of backlash from players who feel that the $26.99 price tag is too high for what's included. The DLC adds a new snow-covered map called Sakhal, but many players feel it doesn't offer enough new content to justify the cost.
Bohemia Interactive's CEO, Marek Spanel, responded to the criticism by pointing out that the studio has received very little revenue per hour of gameplay from the game over the years. He even referenced the Beatles song "Please Please Me" in his response, highlighting the frustration with the situation.
It's definitely a heated debate.
DayZ has now managed to hit its new all-time-high player numbers with the release of the new Frostline expansion.
