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Read More »Daybreak takes over H1Z1 Battle Royale development from NantG
Layoffs at H1Z1 developer Daybreak Games
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Read More »H1Z1 sees 91% drop in players since June 2017 peak
Battle royale title is losing nearly a third of its players each month
Read More »Daybreak Games and Twin Galaxies pair up to launch H1Z1 Pro League in 2018
Daybreak Games has partnered with Twin Galaxies to create the H1Z1 Pro League. The H1Z1 Pro League is planning its inaugural season in 2018, and the decision behind its creation is to create a sustainable esports ecosystem that will make it more attractive to teams, players, partners and viewers of …
Read More »H1Z1 Invitational returns to Twitchcon 2017 with $500,000 in prizes
Daybreak Games have announced that the H1Z1 Invitational will return for the third year running, taking place at Twitchcon 2017. Twitchcon 2017 is taking place at the Long Beach Arena in California from October 20-22, and it is a time of rapid fire announcements for the Twitch streaming platform, which …
Read More »$250,000 H1Z1 tournaments to take place at Dreamhack Atlanta this weekend
Daybreak Games’ H1Z1 Elite Series is kicking off this weekend, with Dreamhack Atlanta playing host to two H1Z1: King of the Kill tournaments, with a collective prize pool of $250,000. There are two tournaments, one for five person groups and one for solo players. It’s planned as the first stop …
Read More »$1m H1Z1 Elite Series kicks off at Dreamhack Austin
Daybreak Games have announced a H1Z1 Elite Series, debuting with both solo and team events at DreamHack Atlanta in July. The series is for H1Z1’s King of the Kill variant, which ditches the zombies and hardened survival for shootouts in a battle royale setting. This announcement comes the week after …
Read More »Daybreak Games announces European H1Z1 Tournament
Daybreak studios are holding their first official European tournament for their battle royale kill-em-up H1Z1: King of the Kill in May. The event, which will livestreamed in its entirety on Twitch, will kick off on May 25th, pitting the premier KOTK killers into a fight for survival.This will occur primarily …
Read More »Is there room in esports for battle royale?
PLAYERUNKNOWN’s BATTLEGROUNDS is both obnoxiously capped and the best selling game on Steam right now, with Korean developers Bluehole claiming the title sold its first million copies just 16 days after launching onto Steam’s Early Access program. The game is already a success, but could it find itself joining the …
Read More »The CW US TV network will broadcast a $300,000 H1Z1 competition
In a surprising move US TV network the CW has announced that it will air the upcoming H1Z1: Fight for the Crown competition. The competition will see 15 teams, including Echo Fox, Denial eSports, Panda Global and Rouge Gaming, fight it out for a share of $300,000 with the event …
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