DayZ Developer Dean Hall Names New Studio

Dean Hall, the developer who created DayZ from an Arma 2 mod, has announced his new studio – RocketWerkz – based in New Zealand.

Earlier this year Hall said that he was going to leave Bohemia Interactive before the end of 2014. Hall joined Bohemia to work on the standalone PC version of DayZ (shown), which he has also said won't be completely done until 2016. The game is currently in Early Access alpha on Steam, with a PS4 version announced for release at a later date.

Hall has not announced RocketWerkz's first official project, but he is looking for help.

Looking for programmers, artists, etc... for my new studio @RocketWerkz. These roles initially based Dunedin, NZ. Email yolo@rocketwerkz.com

— Dean Hall (@rocket2guns) December 9, 2014

[Source: Dean Hall on Twitter via Gamesindustry.biz]

Our Take
Given Hall's clear abilities, it would be more than worth it to take a chance and head down to New Zealand for a chance to work with him.