DayZ sales hit 875,000 in 3 weeks

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The game that started as a zombie mod for Arma II has recently released a standalone alpha which has sold a rather impressive 875,000 copies in 3 weeks (raising a total of $26 million for Bohemia and Steam). Even with the warning from the creators saying 'We strongly advise you not to buy and play the game at this stage unless you clearly understand what Early Access means and are interested in participating in the ongoing development cycle.'

The game itself is still very much a work in progress but its sales figures show it could have a very good future, however they have said that the Beta wont be available until near the end of the year.

Bohemia Interactive CEO Marek Spanel released the following statement

We do not expect to reach Beta status sooner than the end of 2014. The Alpha is a work in progress and therefore contains a variety of bugs, We strongly advise you not to buy and play the game at this stage unless you clearly understand what Early Access means and are interested in participating in the ongoing development cycle.

We didn't want to compromise on the brutal and unforgiving nature of the early days of the DayZ mod, so we're very surprised to see such interest as this clearly is not a game for everyone, especially considering that there are some radical changes under the hood in comparison to the mod. The level of support and confidence we have received from the DayZ community makes us even more dedicated to the game than we were in the past 16 months of DayZ standalone development.​