Well they did announce this was going to happen around this time of year some time ago, and tbh fuck him, his track record is horrendous since being given the project lead and it can only be good for DayZ that he’s gone.
They also released a roadmap recently so I’ve still got some hope that the game will be developed, but don’t hold your breath. The DayZ mod itself is actually pretty safe these days as well it seems, and there are a few populated servers for it as well.