“Caesar’s Entertainment wants people to be able to come in off the street and watch an esport happen right there,” Castoro said. states and five different countries, is invested in Daybreak’s success. Nonetheless, Castoro said that Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation, which operates 47 casinos in 13 U.S. The inaugural season of the H1Z1 Pro League isn’t taking place at the famous casino on the Las Vegas strip, but at Caesar’s Entertainment Studios, located nearby. Daybreak Game Company, Twin Galaxies, Facebook and Caesar’s Entertainment Final player rosters have not yet been established. “We’re also investing in that Joe-to-pro concept,” Castoro said, “where you can just download this game, start playing and then one day be playing for money at Caesar’s Palace in Vegas.” The full list of 15 teams for the H1Z1 Pro League. But they’re also hoping to inspire the next crop of professional players. By lowering the barrier of entry, Daybreak hopes to bring in more potential customers. The goal of making H1Z1 free-to-play, Castoro said, is two-fold.
All matches will be broadcast on Facebook, the league’s exclusive streaming partner. The first match will be played on April 21.
He told Polygon that the number of unique players in H1Z1 has doubled since the week before the game’s launch, that more players are logging in each day than the week before and that those that show up are playing more rounds and for longer periods of time.ĭaybreak also announced that it has established a full 15-team slate for the inaugural season of the H1Z1 Pro League, which was announced in October through its partnership with the record keeping organization Twin Galaxies. 28 at more than 14,000, but has since trailed off to a high of just 9,423 players yesterday.Ĭastoro said that concurrent users aren’t the only metric by which his team is measuring the game’s success. According to SteamCharts, the concurrent user figure spiked on Feb.
The announcement comes amid the continued decline in the number of concurrent users of H1Z1 on Steam. Those who purchased the game prior to it going free-to-play will be given a package of skins and other in-game items valued at between $30 and $50. Customers are only eligible if the purchase was made no more than 14 days ago and so long as H1Z1 has not been played for more than two hours. General manager Anthony Castoro said that customers are encouraged to request a Steam refund, which is granted through an automated process. 28 may be upset to find that the game is now free. Those who purchased H1Z1 for $19.99 in the week since its formal launch on Feb. The announcement comes after three years in Steam Early Access and one full week as a finished game. H1Z1, the battle royale-style experience from Daybreak Game Company, is converting to free-to-play today.
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