DayZ

December 13, 2018

Platforms

Nintendo Switch 2 PC (Microsoft Windows) PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X|S

Companies

Bohemia Interactive

Genres

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Shooter Simulator Tactical

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The lawyers of musician Jay-Z requested that the game's name be changed to ZDay. The developers were amused by the request, but were not convinced to comply.

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person Mass Distraction calendar_month January 23, 2014

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Dean Hall has stated that the reason for the abundance of Rotten Kiwis throughout the game is because the team's designers "think it's hilarious to pick on [him]". It's likely that Rotten Kiwis refer to Dean's nationality as a New Zealander, colloquially known as Kiwis.

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person Dazz calendar_month January 24, 2014

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The brand on the Can of Spaghetti, Chef Corleone, is a reference to the Corleone family from the Godfather movies. The logo for it also uses the same font as the one for the movies.

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person DeerBoarDude calendar_month June 12, 2014

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On the standalone map, there is a large chimney. Looking inside the chimney will reveal an evil looking Santa Claus face.

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person Boyobmas calendar_month June 12, 2014

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There is a book in-game called the "Russian Cheat Sheet". It exists as a joke about the number of Russian players in the DayZ community.

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person Psychospacecow calendar_month June 13, 2014

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There are 3 masks in-game that reference the Payday series: The Dallas mask, the Hoxton mask, and the Wolf mask.

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person Psychospacecow calendar_month August 28, 2014

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MiniDayZ, a top down browser-based fan version of the game, got noticed by Bohemia Interactive who offered to make it into an official adaptation of the game. MiniDayZ remains free but with Bohemia's support and is available through their website.

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