DayZ Mod for Arma 2 becoming Standalone Title

<p>Developer of <em>Arma 2<&sol;em> Bohemia Interactive has announced they are developing the mod to be a standalone game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This is the fairy-tale outcome for a mod that many would have said impossible four months ago&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Dean Hall&comma; creator of the mod&period; Hall will also be the project lead for development of the game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Players who are worried about needed to buy another game in order to continue playing the former mod need not fret or the time being&comma; as development for the game will coincide with mod updates&comma; ensuring that players will have a say in to how the game is developed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The developer has taken in a similar stance towards the game as Mojang did with highly successful indie game <em>Minecraft<&sol;em>&period; Bohemia Interactive will be offering players a discounted alpha version of the game&comma; as well as give players updates as they progress in to a  full release of the game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theverge&period;com&sol;gaming&sol;2012&sol;8&sol;7&sol;3225293&sol;dayz-becoming-a-standalone-game" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">TheVerge<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;