Whether That Be Artwork Or Pitching Ideas. And That Could Be In Multiple Different Ways. We Can Inspire And/Or Incentivize Talented Individuals, Game Developers Or Even Be The Designers Of A Game That Replicates What We Got From CMZ But Better. Whether That Be Game Bugs, Mechanics, Story, etc. Recreating The Feel Of CMZ, But We Can Also Improve On The Issues That CMZ Was Lacking. We As A Community Can Help Build Something From The Ground Up. It Has A Chance To Inspire Others To Follow In Its Footsteps And Fill The Shoes They Have Left Behind. I Will Always Stand By The Idea That CMZ Is/Was A Game With So Much Potential And Just Because CMZ As It Stands, Will Likely Not Make A Come Back Doesn't Mean We Should Forget About It And Move On. However It's Clear He's Very Aware Of The Desire For CMZ's Return Given The Spammed Comments On Every Post Asking For It's Return.Ībsolutely Not. He Links His Instagram (RollingTStone) And His TikTok In Which He's Still Largely Active But Makes Content Which Is Separate From D.DNA. The D.DNA's Official Twitter Or 'Thomas Stone' Has Been Inactive Since November Of 2020. That Means CMZ Will Likely Never See The Glory We Wish It To Have. What Does That Mean For CMZ And It's Fans? The Reason Behind That Is D.DNA Was A Very Small Team Of People Who Were Trying To Branch Out With Other Games Specifically 'Death Toll' Which Took 2.5 Years To Produce, Which Lines Up Pretty Well From CMZ's Stop To D.DNA's Downfall. D.DNA Didn't Fall Until Mid To Late 2019 (If My Timeline Is Correct) And CMZ Stopped Updating In 2015 Why Is That? D.DNA Made A Game Called 'Death Toll' Which Failed Astronomically, Which Resulted In Its Downfall.
You can read the full report by heading here.The Short Answer Is DigitalDNA Games (The Organization Over CMZ) Has Gone Bankrupt. When speaking during an Xbox Fanfest interview, Xbox lead Phil Spencer rekindles hope for a resurrection for the game show video game. And just like CastleMiner which incorporated player Avatar’s, 1 Vs 100 is a title fans would line up to revisit. Similarly, there is another game of the Xbox 360 age that could be returning. But given that the team is asking for fan input first and foremost, that will ultimately determine if the remake will ever truly manifest. The game, unlike its predecessors, while received averagely does present an advancement in the engine used which shows a glowing hope for its future. To interpret this with current hardware, it conjures the question if the same will be done with the modern Avatars on Xboxor to hop towards the pre-selected characters alike on PC.ĭigitalDNA Games since its hiatus on CastleMiner moved on to other trends like battle royales with its 2018 release, Death Toll. In all seriousness, how interested are we in a CMZ reboot?- Thomas Stone January 29, 2021įor sure, the venture would be interesting to witness if pursued mainly due to the Avatar profile system utilized for games of its era. And now more than half a decade of silence, DigitalDNA Games’ founder Thomas Stone finally commented on the possibility of a remake for the title.
But, the series is currently on hiatus.ĭespite that, many nostalgic players request the series return – CastleMiner Z specifically. Another game, CastleMiner Warfare, also released in 2014. For the sake of CastleMiner Z, a Steam version shipped in 2013. While virtually the same game in appearance, the follow-up includes crafting alongside firearms and monsters to fight.īut during the transition of the consoles, the likes of these titles from the Xbox Live Indie Game program either dwindled or moved over to PC. While FortressCraft remained the same on Xbox 360, developer DigitalDNA Games introduced a jam-packed sequel, CastleMiner Z. While the games did quench the Minecraft thirst, the two only offered traditional building with no hostile experiences. Titles like FortressCraft and CastleMiner ended being the two competing, third-party projects that closely resembled somewhat Minecraft at the time. But for fans that hungered for a blocky, open-world sandbox on Microsoft’s device looked to alternatives. Predating back to the era of the Xbox 360, before the reign that is Minecraft, the title only resided on PC. Xbox 360 Legacy Title CastleMiner Z Could Be Returning To Modern Systems