We’ll update when we know more, but in the meantime, our condolences to the rank-and-file devs and players affected by whatever this situaton turns out to be. We have no reason right now to believe that any other Daybreak/NantG games, including the PS4 version of H1Z1, are affected. (It did not, save to briefly announce it was removing ranked pro.) That’s all in addition to the collapse of the game’s professional esports league and wild accusations of financial mismanagement from last fall. After three years of active development the 1.0. And then last week, the company said it was “ currently in planning mode discussing many things” and that it would deliver more info Tuesday. H1Z1, the battle royale-style survival game released on Steam’s Early Access platform in the first quarter of 2015, is formally launching today. The characterization of his role and its abrupt end was always bizarre, and on his way out, Daybreak said he’d not been paid for his work. However, the game also saw the departure of Jace Hall just a few weeks ago he’d been brought on as the project lead to rescue the game. It also promised negotiations were continuing on the fate of Just Survive, which sunsetted last year. Just last month, the game saw a major patch that was essentially an homage to the old-school game. Other former developers on the game have dropped the game from their Twitter bios. It’s not currently clear whether the game is shutting down or we’re looking at some sort of restructure of the staff.Īnd here’s former Daybreak CEO John Smedley, who hasn’t yet publicly explained his comment: ![]() Multiple developers on the PC version of the game formerly known as H1Z1 seem to be out of work, we’re presuming ahead of a major announcement regarding the game. It sounds as if Z1 Battle Royale might be in big trouble today. ![]() Note: We’ll be updating this piece at the end with the latest, and we’ve also put out a second piece here with NantG’s statement.
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