H1Z1 surpasses 10 million players on PlayStation 4 one month after open beta launch
Daybreak Games today announced that H1Z1, the original standalone battle royale shooter, has been played by more than 10 million PlayStation 4 players since...
H1Z1 maker Daybreak Game Company lays off staff
H1Z1 game publisher Daybreak Game Company has laid off an undisclosed number of staffers at its headquarters in San Diego, GamesBeat has learned. The...
H1Z1 kicks off era of battle royale esports events with Las Vegas tournament
Esports is leveling up with some huge investments that are happening in entertainment venues for staging the popular events. We’ve seen this happen with...
H1Z1 Pro League will hold battle royale esports competition in Las Vegas
The H1Z1 Pro League (H1PL) announced that 15 charter teams will compete in its first professional H1Z1 battle royale esports league starting in Las...
PC Gaming Weekly: H1Z1 tries to stand out of the battle royale crowd
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Fornite are the leaders on the battle royale block, selling millions of copies and in-app transactions. Games studios and publishers are rushing to make clones....
H1Z1 exits Early Access with the Auto Royale vehicle-only mode
The first huge battle royal shooter has finally left Early Access on Steam, and it is getting a new vehicle-only mode to go along...
Daybreak Games and Twin Galaxies to run H1Z1 Pro League
Daybreak Games‘ H1Z1: King of the Kill is fighting back against the popularity of Bluehole’s PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds. Daybreak is announcing that it will partner...
John Smedley interview: Amazon wants games with ‘ridiculous computation’
John Smedley has had a storied career in games, including the creation of EverQuest, the growth of Sony Online Entertainment, and the spinout of...
PC Gaming Weekly: the magic of the $398 million survival game market
Wonder why you’ve seen so many survival games on Steam over the past few years? Two of the top 20 trending games on SteamSpy...
King of the Kill keeps the H1Z1 in its divorce with Just Survive
H1Z1 started as an online multiplayer zombie-survival shooter, but it will end its life as a Battle Royale-like. Publisher Daybreak Game Company is officially dropping...