{"id":42245,"date":"2012-08-01T13:51:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T11:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=42245"},"modified":"2012-08-01T13:54:18","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T11:54:18","slug":"dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000","title":{"rendered":"DayZ user base grows to over 900,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most popular PC mods of the moment is DayZ, and the zombie-survival spin-off has now garnered a jaw-dropping community base.<\/p>\n<p>Over 900,000 users play DayZ, a significant jump from the 500,000 a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>The DayZ mod adds a zombie apocalypse survival mode to the military shooter ArmA II, and has ignited the game\u2019s sales since the mod was released.<\/p>\n<p>DayZ has created such a demand that it\u2019s looking to get it\u2019s own full <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/41000-dayz-retail-version-a-certainty.html\" target=\"_blank\">DayZ retail release<\/a>, so that everyone can get in on the zombie-killing action.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some screenshots below:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-42245 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-6'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-7'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-42258\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-42258'>\n\t\t\t\tDo you think they are friendly?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-8'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-9'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-10'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-42261\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-42261'>\n\t\t\t\tTime to run!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-11'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-12'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-12-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/42245-dayz-user-base-grows-to-over-900000\/attachment\/dayz-screenshot-13'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DayZ-screenshot-13-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h5>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2012\/07\/31\/dayz-surpasses-900000-unique-users\" target=\"_blank\">IGN<\/a><\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/41000-dayz-retail-version-a-certainty.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DayZ retail version \u201ca certainty\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/42228-steam-user-agreement-updated-to-prohibit-class-action-lawsuits.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Steam user agreement updated to prohibit class action lawsuits<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39367-zombiu-one-of-e3s-standout-titles.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ZombiU \u2013 one of E3\u2032s standout titles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/40897-activision-to-release-walking-dead-fps.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Activision to release Walking Dead FPS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/40476-zombie-hq-launches-on-ios-for-free.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Zombie HQ launches on iOS for free<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Arma II mod has gone viral, and boosted sales of the core 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