The standalone version of DayZ was actually due last year, but with various development issues and WarZ making a bad name for the genre as the whole, things haven't been as quick as perhaps many of us would have liked. Either way, the wait will soon be over. Along with this exciting news, Dean Hall, the creator of the DayZ mod and the lead on the standalone project, also spoke about how you can expect to pay for DayZ Standalone at launch.