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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Star Wars MMOs pay tribute to the life of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew
Star Wars fans are in mourning tonight as the original actor behind everyone's favorite walking carpet Chewbacca, Peter Mayhew, is now one with the...
Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs
The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends is running multiple live events and double everything this weekend for May the Fourth
Yesterday we covered some of the MMO industry's goings-on for this weekend's Star Wars-themed May the Fourth Be With You festivities, characterizing the fun...
Daybreak deletes H1Z1 Maui lootbox skin citing cultural representation concerns
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DC Universe Online GU94 is live with spring content and level streamlining
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Here’s how SWTOR and Star Wars Galaxies Legends are celebrating May the 4th
You know, I'm not a holiday person generally, but for May 4th, I'll make an exception, as it's for Star Wars. As in May...
TERA is turning seven – here’s what it’s getting you for the occasion
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Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server teases upcoming Cloud City and Bespin content
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The Daily Grind: Are you a murderhobo in MMORPGs?
I am not sure who first coined the term murderhobo, but I know I personally picked it up from Massively and MOP alum Jef...
Classic PlanetSide fans keep their favorite MMOFPS alive
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Star Citizen swaps Around the Verse for Inside Star Citizen as it deep dives its own Cloud City
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PlanetSide 2 introduces Nanite System Operatives, makes the jump to DirectX 11 in latest update
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SWG: Beyond is the latest in a long line of Star Wars Galaxies emulators
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Dungeons and Dragons Online delays its Sharn expansion to mid-May
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Exclusive: MMORPG Astellia Online deep-dives its Warrior and Scholar classes
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Today’s your last day to grab Guild Wars 2’s A Star to Guide Us for free
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Leaderboard: Do you plan to play on a City of Heroes rogue server?
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Global Chat: Can you play WoW Classic casually?
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Dark Age of Camelot and EverQuest II kick off their springtime celebration events
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Daybreak’s Z1 Battle Royale is sunsetting its South American servers, canceling Showdown event
April's been a rough month for fans of Z1 Battle Royale, the PC version of H1Z1. Developer NantG laid off a chunk of staff...
