columbus nova

The investment company that purchased Daybreak Game Company (fka SOE) from Sony.

The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2018

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We can't do an accurate "most popular MMORPG articles of 2018 by pageviews" list as we usually do thanks to skewed data from MOP's extensive...

EverQuesting: Why I’m hesitant to jump on Daybreak’s lifetime membership deal bandwagon

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Well there's something I wasn't expecting, and I admit it: I am not really sure what to think about it. Daybreak just jumped on...
NO I GET THE REAL HEADER NO BLOOPERS

Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Biggest MMO Story of 2018

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Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Story of the Year, which was awarded to The Great Lootbox Debate last...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2018

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We've got a lot of awards going out over the next couple of weeks about the "best" and "biggest" of this and that. But...
THIS IS NOT FINE! THERE WAS NO REASON TO LET IT GO THIS LONG OR GET THIS BAD!

Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO news stories of 2018

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With the turn of every new year, I know we are entering unexplored territory in the field of MMO news. No matter what we...

Jace Hall denies report about H1Z1’s esports league insolvency, view manipulation, and missing money

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Over the weekend, eyebrows inched up again over ESPN's report on H1Z1's esports league, which was "suspended indefinitely" following what sounded like major financial...

EverQuesting: EverQuest II’s 14th anniversary retrospective, from Columbus Nova to Chaos Descending

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During last year's anniversary retrospective for EverQuest II I dared to say things were too quiet. Big mistake! Why would I tempt fate like...

Daybreak announces new investment, new H1Z1 and EverQuest mobile titles, and a new esports arena

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Today does seem to be the day for big financial bombshells, doesn't it? Turns out Daybreak had a card up its sleeve too. The...

Daybreak is sunsetting Just Survive in October, and it never even really launched

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I'm sorry to report some Daybreak news tonight that sadly won't come as a shock to most gamers: The studio is sunsetting Just Survive. "After...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s new Oceansfull Festival

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So there was an update in EverQuest II recently. It was major enough it had a real name. But honestly, that barely garnered a...

The MOP Up: Fractured Lands has fun in the apocalypse (June 3, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Daybreak promises a patch for Just Survive – but it’s also ending lockbox sales

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When Daybreak's Columbus Nova fiasco and layoffs were hitting last month, most of the company's MMORPGs resurfaced without missing a beat, reassuring their playerbases...

Daybreak update: Renova boss questioned over Columbus Nova’s alleged payment to Michael Cohen

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MMOs and politics once again collide this week as last night CNN broke the news that Robert Mueller's FBI team has zeroed in on...

EverQuesting: Columbus Nova or not, Daybreak is tying its own noose

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How about those Red Sox? Seriously, that's a conversation I'd rather be having than the one that has cropped up this week -- and...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 167: Daybreaking news

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Justin and Bree host a special edition of the podcast focused entirely on the Daybreak denial and layoff story as it's unfolded.
Nope!

Daybreak has now been hit with layoffs [Confirmed]

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Daybreak has now confirmed the layoffs, and we've got lots more information from our own sources - see below for updates and context. Multiple game...
Hate the player, not the game! It's not the player's fault that they're in the game as it is.

Leaderboard: Does the Daybreak fiasco affect whether you play its MMOs?

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Over the last couple of days, we've been covering the Daybreak scandal - specifically, how concerns over the impact of government sanctions on Daybreak's...

Daybreak update: Chief Publishing Officer Laura Naviaux has left the company

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Yesterday, Massively OP put together a piece on MMO company Daybreak Games Company and its corporate overlords, chronicling the US government's asset freeze of...

Daybreak says it has ‘no affiliation’ with Columbus Nova, the company it said bought it in 2015

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Note: We've updated this piece heavily at the end with Daybreak's statements and further links. A chain of business connections could have a real and...

EverQuesting: Celebrate everything Nights of the Dead with our EverQuest II guide

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I may be disappointed with the lack of caring I feel is being shown to EverQuest II players by Daybreak/Columbus Nova, but that doesn't mean I...

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