ScreenCritics Wolf talks about his experience with Early Access on Steam - and why he thinks it's being openly abused by rouge developers.
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.
I wouldn't know the exact amount but Dirt Rally and Arma 3 were in early access for a nice amount of time. Not like it really matters though, unless it's being abused (Steam should look into reports).
Less than a year, IMO. Ideally, that would be the target for every single game announcement, early access or no; don't announce games unless you're pretty damn sure the full version will be out in a year.
Definitely not as long as DayZ. I think the worst part is they still want $40 with slow updates.
I'd say 1 year should be the goal