We had to part ways because it makes sense for everyone."Īdditionally, Bohemia confirmed that the Bratislava studio had been gradually transitioning off assisting with DayZ throughout early 2019 and late 2020, but the core development team for the game remained in Prague. Rearming The DayZ Experience Featuring Escape from Tarkov styled keys and keycards, A.I. "The decision was made at the beginning of this year with the plan to close the studio by the end of the March. "The most important thing to say in this matter is that it was a mutual decision between Bohemia Interactive and Bohemia Interactive Slovakia leadership," said a Bohemia Interactive representative. Some of the studio leads, Bohemia said, had already formed Nine Rock Games along with several former team members.Īll remaining employees were offered positions in other studios around the world, if they were willing to relocate.
Update: Bohemia Interactive has confirmed to that over 40 employees were affected by the closure of the Bratislava studio. The company reiterated this in a tweet via the game's official account, which clarified "DayZ development isn't closed."ĭayZ will apparently continue to receive updates throughout the year "with longer games between them," as laid out in a roadmap published to the game's website back in January. It is not clear whether the team was still working on DayZ, but Bohemia has assured that the shutdown "won't affect the future development" of the game. The closure was announced via Twitter, and described as a "mutual decision between management and studio leads."
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The studio was responsible for the original work on the popular zombie multiplayer game, which began as a mod for military shooter Arma 2 and eventually span out into its own title.
It's not clear how many people have been affected by this closure. Original story: DayZ creator Bohemia Interactive has closed its development studio in Bratislava.