That release is only the game’s early-access alpha version, which developer Dean Hall will be enhancing and improving for most of the next year before launching it in beta. The writer was playing DayZ, a zombie apocalypse multiplayer PC game that sold its 1-millionth download last week, less than a month after its Dec.
“Alright I’m getting this game.” The game play leads to a degree of psychological tension and emotional response that players report never before experiencing in a computer game.