Despite the unstable launch, John Smedley, CEO of Daybreak Game Company, announced that the game had sold over a million copies by March 2015. A new bug, which made all servers go offline, was also introduced to the game after the developer released a patch to fix other problems. At release, the game suffered from numerous technical issues, such as players reporting that they could not login to their account or enter any active server. Z1 Battle Royale was originally released on Steam's early access program on January 15, 2015, as H1Z1. In April 2019, development of the game was given back over to Daybreak. A month later however, development of the game was transferred to NantG Mobile, who attempted to revert the game back to an earlier build from 2017, rebranding it as Z1 Battle Royale. The games were further split as separate projects in October 2017, with Just Survive dropping the H1Z1 name, and King of the Kill becoming simply H1Z1.Īfter three years of being in early access for Windows, H1Z1 officially released as a free-to-play game in February 2018, later released for the PlayStation 4 in August 2018.

The game's development began after the original H1Z1 was spun off into two separate projects in early 2016: H1Z1: Just Survive and H1Z1: King of the Kill. Restored PS3 Era Map, Environment, and Lighting.Z1 Battle Royale (formerly H1Z1 and King of the Kill) is a battle royale game developed and published by Daybreak Game Company.

Updated/Restored Combat and Gun Mechanics Major Overhaul/Restoration of Movement and Animations Our first major patch since taking over is coming out today March 6th and we couldn't be more excited for you all to get your hands on it.Ī Few of the Season 3 Changes/Highlights: Since taking over development of the game in September the team here at NantG has worked with a firey passion to bring back the feel that was lost with the Combat Update. New management is in town and restoring the game to it's former glory under a new name, Z1 Battle Royale. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing. Staying true to its 'King of the Kill' roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale.

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