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Watch Dean "Rocket" Hall’s huge Rezzed Q&A for DayZ

There were a few developer sessions at this year’s inaugural Rezzed show that were so full we had to turn people away. One was Peter Molyneux, obviously (who did not disappoint – he swore, he used the word “sperms”, it was generally amazing), and another was Randy Pitchford, who did a long demo of Borderlands 2 and spent ages answering questions from the audience. On Saturday though, the place to be was in Dean “Rocket” Hall’s DayZ session. Which is pretty impressive considering that DayZ is a modification for a hardcore PC simulation shooter (ArmA 2), which most people who read this site probably don’t own. Or at least didn’t until DayZ hit – Dean Hall’s mod has helped the game shift over 100,000 copies since he launched it. In his lengthy Rezzed session, he talked a bit about the mod’s origins, why it’s endured a difficult period of growth, and his hopes for its future. But the majority of the time is given over to open Q&A with the huge audience, during which Hall touched upon how the game may go standalone, whether dogs are a possibility, and loads of other stuff. If you play DayZ, you’ll want to watch this. Read more…