Two Bohemia Interactive developers were arrested on charges🃏 of spying in Greece, and DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall is urging gamers to call for their immediate release.

Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar, both Czech nationals involved in the ArmA series of military shooters, were detained earlier this month and face up🌄 to 20 years on espion♚age charges, .

The two were arrested for allegedly taking pictures and video of Greek military installations on the island of Lemnos, the real-world inspiration for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:ArmA 3’s setting of Limnos.

“After more than two years of passionate work on Limnos, the fictional counterpart and also a game tribute to the real place, they were really interested to see the real island of Lemnos,” Hall said on his . “They were there as tourists, and are ꦐbeing charged simply because they w𝐆ere working on a video game.”

Hall said both Buchta and Pezlar aided in his transition from New Zealand🍸 to the Czech Republic. They also worked on the upcoming standalone version of the DayZ mod for ArmA 2, for which Hall joined Bohemia Interactive as .

Hall urged community mem♏bers to send Twitter messages to Greece’s prime minister, write letters, and visit local embassies. Meanwhile, Bohemia Interactive has t♛hat the two were visiting the island in any part for research for ArmA 3.