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H1Z1's Early Access launch was kind of a disaster

Zombie-themed survival game H1Z1 launched Thursday evening on Steam's Early Access platform, only to encounter multiple user authentication issues that kept the majority of players out of the game...

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Steam yanks $19.99 game from Early Access, offers full refunds

Steam has removed the game Earth: Year 2066 from Early Access and is offering refunds to disgruntled gamers who paid its $19.99 asking price. Earth: Year 2066, pilloried in Steam's forums as...

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The War Z publisher's preliminary investigation finds hack confined to forum database

A recent hack on The War Z forums, after which the developer took the massively multiplayer online zombie survival game offline, was confined to information available in the game's forum database,...

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Hammerpoint considering The War Z 'jail' servers for banned players

The War Z developer, Hammerpoint Interactive, is considering cheat-approved "jail" servers for banned players who cheat, according to a post by executive producer of Sergey Titov on the game's...

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The War Z taken offline after player information compromised

Zombie-survival MMO The War Z has been taken offline after a database hack that compromised players' information, according to a message from publisher OP Productions. The message, posted in place...

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The War Z makes a comeback on Steam

Hammerpoint Interactive's controversial zombie shooter MMO, The War Z, is back on Steam. The title was pulled from Steam last December, with Valve's vice president issuing a statement to Polygon...

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DayZ creator says game should arrive before April, expresses anger at The War Z

Dean Hall, creator of the open-world zombie shooter DayZ originally built as a mod for Bohemia Interactive's PC shooter Arma 2, confirmed that his game is on track for a release before April, a...

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The War Z servers back online after suffering various shutdown attempts

Servers for Hammerpoint Interactive's The War Z are back online after suffering numerous shutdown attempts over the past few days, according to a post on the game's forums from a community manager...

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The War Z creator apologizes for 'arrogant' response to the game's rocky launch

In an open letter to the game's community, The War Z executive producer Sergey Titov admitted that developer Hammerpoint Interactive "failed to effectively communicate" its plans for the game and...

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The War Z's trademark has been suspended since November for being too similar to World War Z

The War Z has had its trademark suspended since Nov. 15, 2012 because its name is too similar to World War Z, a novel and soon-to-be film distributed by Paramount Pictures, according to a letter...