Official Site:Â PlanetSide 2
Studio:Â SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â November 20, 2012
Genre:Â Sci-Fi MMOFPS Sandbox
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS4
See Also: PlanetSide
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PlanetSide 2 announces Shattered Warpgate content campaign
Just a day or two ago I was chatting with an MOP commenter about how PlanetSide 2 really took off this year, getting more...
Massively Uplifting: Good deeds don’t take the summer off for Bungie, Niantic, and Trolls in WoW
When summer comes, some lucky folks get to take the season off. Even those who continue on their regular labors often head out on...
The Game Archaeologist: Clone Wars Adventures, the Star Wars MMO everyone kinda forgot
Whenever the topic -- the argument -- of Star Wars MMOs arises, the debate is usually between the merits of the sandboxy Star Wars...
PlanetSide 2 releases its massive Escalation update to PS4 today, promises future PC update parity
Nearly eight months' worth of PC updates for PlanetSide 2 will finally arrive to PlayStation 4 players today with the Escalation update in what...
The in-game memorial for a fallen PlanetSide 2 player spanned four instances this weekend
You know, I am always conflicted about these types of stories: They are tragedies, and nobody wants to have to tell a community that...
Gaming television network G4 will apparently return in 2021
Back in 2002, G4: TV 4 Gamers was born, mining a previously untapped market of people hungry for gaming-related programming in the days when...
PlanetSide 2 is finally nerfing the Firestorm implant in today’s update
Daybreak's Rogue Planet Games is rolling out an update for PlanetSide 2 this morning, focused on tweaks to the Firestorm implant that effectively nerf...
PlanetSide 2 brings on summer-themed directives and Bastion tweaks in the latest patch
With PlanetSide 2 reportedly still working on its next major update, what will lowly space soldiers have to do in-between? Wield water balloons and...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s beach blast is (almost) back
Depending on where you live, you may or may not be allowed to (or want to) go to a beach this summer -- but...
The MOP Up: QuakeCon and Tankfest 2020 come to your home
If you are the sort who would much rather enjoy conventions from the comfort of your home, then 2020 is shaping up to be...
PlanetSide 2’s Colossus update is live today – there’s even a new trailer
Here's a fun surprise: Not only is PlanetSide 2 dropping an update today, but it released a brand-new trailer. Yes, a Daybreak game from...
Steam Summer Game Festival: Gloria Victis Siege releases its first demo
Remember back in March when Gloria Victis' Black Eye Games announced it was working with studio Fish Tank to release Gloria Victis: Siege, a...
H1Z1 launches Season 8, PlanetSide 2 continues tweaking its Colossus tank
We'll call this the Daybreak news bundle: H1Z1 and PlanetSide 2 have both gotten some recent updates, so let's break it down.
For H1Z1 players,...
PlanetSide 2 adds new weapons and a big hecking tank to the PTS
If you call a vehicle Colossus, you'd better deliver on the promise of size. Luckily, the Colossus tank coming to PlanetSide 2 absolutely delivers;...
PlanetSide 2 player passes one million kills and becomes a ‘killionaire’
PlanetSide 2 recently welcomed its first "killionaire," as player Mentis2k6 reached one million kills on a single character. In honor of the occasion, Daybreak...
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a fun treasure buried under antique contrivances and inconveniences
When I first booted up Phantasy Star Online 2, the only way to get to a suite of visual options that included making the...
Massively Overthinking: The more things change in MMOs, the more they stay the same
A while back, in the wake of our Desert Oasis column on Black Desert's guild system, Carlo and I were discussing guild wars -...
Daybreak has apparently registered another substudio: Wandering Monster Games
Back in 2019, we started covering Daybreak's moves to register trademarks and domain names and social media accounts for a bunch of groups that...
PlanetSide 2 begins the first phase of Outfit Wars qualifications
Outfit Wars in PlanetSide 2 are about to start, and no, they're regrettably not about fashion but about guilds (aka Outfits) fighting one another...
Massively Uplifting: Communities and companies bolster COVID-19 relief and mental health support
April showers of good deeds bring May flowers of comfort and hope. And after the last couple of months, we sure could use a...
