DayZ zombie-survival mod hits 500,000 players

Just like the zombie viruses that its gameplay is based on, DayZ has gone viral, attracting a whopping 500,000 users since its debut earlier this year. The game has received widespread praise from fans and critics alike, with GamesRadar's sister site PC Gamer calling it one of the most important things to happen in PC gaming in 2012. And that was a couple months and a couple hundred thousand users