daybreak game company

Daybreak Game Company, colloquially known as just Daybreak, is what remains of the formerly Sony-owned studio SOE. The company was renamed following its purchase by investment firm Columbus Nova in early 2015. It is known best for the EverQuest and PlanetSide franchises, as well as Star Wars Galaxies, DC Universe Online, H1Z1, Vanguard, Dragon’s Prophet, The Matrix Online, Free Realms, and Clone Wars Adventures.

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Trace the history of the battle royale genre from inception to now

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It all started with a new mode for DayZ. No, it all started with Minecraft. Wait, maybe it started with deathmatch games. There's a...

EverQuesting: Seven must-dos with your free EverQuest II level 100

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We are smack-dab in the middle of the free level 100 giveaway in EverQuest II for all existing accounts. If you haven't made your...

Hyperspace Beacon: The sorry state of roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Since the server merges, the Star Forge server has unofficially become the roleplay server for Star Wars: The Old Republic. And roleplaying's fight to...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 172: Delays and do-overs

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Dauntless, Trove, H1Z1, Bless, RuneScape, Echo of Soul, Wargaming, FFXIV, hyper-realism, wacky MMO jobs, and Solo (but no spoilers!)

DC Universe Online gets super-stylish in today’s GU83

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What's the point of being a superhero if you look like your mom still dresses you? Or worse, if you look like you still...
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H1Z1 zooms past 4.5 million downloads on PlayStation 4 and hands out free weapons

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Remember how H1Z1 was riding high last Thursday off of the 1.5 million downloads on the PlayStation 4? The battle royale game has actually...
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PUBG Corp sues Epic Games, claiming Fortnite plagiarized its UI and items

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Last autumn, Bluehole and PUBG Corp locked horns with Epic Games over PUBG's assertion that Fortnite had all but ripped off PUBG's battle royale...

Solo has a couple blink-and-you’ll-miss-it references to Star Wars Galaxies

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EverQuest II’s Seeds of Vengeance has launched with a double XP event – go getcher free level 100 toon

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Live in EverQuest II today is the long-awaited GU106: Seeds of Vengeance update. As Daybreak's previously noted, the update includes the new Shard of...

Star Trek Online sets Deep Space Nine Victory is Life expansion for June 5 as players grumble over newest faction

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Star Trek Online has officially put a launch date on its Deep Space Nine-based expansion, Victory is Life: June 5th, at least for PC. "The...

H1Z1 has a huge debut on PlayStation 4 with over 1.5M downloads

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Could H1Z1 be saved through the PlayStation 4? There is no doubt that Daybreak is banking heavily on the battle royale title striking big...

PlayStation 4 heads into the end of its life cycle, making console MMOs nervous

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No console lives forever, although it seems like the more recent generations have enjoyed lengthy runs. Sony delivered some disconcerting news to fans this...

H1Z1 launches open beta for PS4, is swarmed with over 200K concurrent players

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It's been a long time coming, but H1Z1 finally hit open beta on the PlayStation 4 last night. If you forgot the game was...

Global Chat: Dipping back into MMO underwater combat

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Guild Wars 2's recent renovation of underwater combat has brought back some interest to this oft-neglected sphere of gameplay. Inventory Full's Bhagpuss used this...

PlanetSide 2 celebrates the anniversary of classic PlanetSide

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Even though the original PlanetSide has been dead and in the ground for going on two years now, Daybreak isn't going to pass up...

The Game Archaeologist: Warhammer Online

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When it comes to notable years in the MMORPG genre's history, 2008 stands out as one of the most significant. World of Warcraft's debut...

The Stream Team: Diving into the Death of Superman, part 1

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EverQuest II adds more expert dungeons and fast travel options

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Next week's Seeds of Vengeance update for EverQuest II should give the population plenty to do as the game heads into the summer months....

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...

The Daily Grind: Should running multiple MMO accounts be considered pay-to-win?

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