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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One Shots: Selfie school
I certainly did not have to twist readers' arms to get them to bring out a mountain of MMORPG character selfies set against interesting...
Take a peek at the development of Shroud of the Avatar’s player-designed dungeon system
Drama seems to plague Shroud of the Avatar, but if you can look past it, there's some fun innovation going on inside Portalarium in...
EVE Online overhauls a half-dozen ships and improves the starter experience
You notice how other studios, rather than scrambling away from next Tuesday's World of Warcraft expansion release, seem to be trying to compete with...
Star Wars Galaxies fans are working on an emulator for the game’s TCG
I haven't been making any secret of how much fun I'm having in the Star Wars Galaxies Legends emulator (and thanks so much to...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMORPGs incentivize exploration – and how?
Our Daily Grind on exploration last week sparked an intriguing follow-up from MOP reader Miol.
"When asking about sightseeing and exploration in MMORPGs, you also...
Runewaker’s Guardians of Ember is getting a relaunch in the west thanks to Gameforge
It's been a weird 2018 for Guardians of Ember. Back in February, Valve booted its publisher, Insel Games, off Steam, citing review manipulation in...
Jace Hall confirms that he’s H1Z1’s new PC lead, promises the sky
The rumors and hints are true: Monolith's Jace Hall has made the jump over to Daybreak to take on the position as PC lead...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO features that deserve widespread adaptation
You know what gets me excited about upcoming MMOs? It's certainly not the list of expected systems and features that have since become standard...
Saga of Lucimia’s epic quests will take ‘time, effort, and teamwork’ to finish
What defines an epic adventure? This is the burning question that Saga of Lucimia is tackling this week, starting with the derisive analysis of...
The Stream Team: Exploring EverQuest II’s GUK
You've heard about her desire to explore EQII's Guk, now watch Massively OP's MJ experience it! She'll be taking a team down into the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 181: Some devs just want to watch the world tree burn
Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft's lore drama, Star Citizen's stockpiling controversy, DDO's new expansion, Riot's MMO tease, Albion's Merlyn, and TESO's DLC, with mailbag entry on the Horde impact and SC's pay-to-win.
H1Z1 has officially launched on the PlayStation 4 as Jace Hall joins the H1Z1 PC team
Daybreak's battle royale game H1Z1 has been through more ups and downs and ups again in the last few years than most games see...
The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 throws a summer rager (August 5, 2018)
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...
H1Z1 launches on PlayStation 4 on August 6
Things are going to change in H1Z1 on August 6th. For one thing, the game is officially launching out of open beta on PlayStation...
EverQuesting: Returning to EverQuest II’s Guk (for the first time)
In my last EverQuesting, I mentioned that I had not participated in much -- if any -- of EverQuest II's The Shadow Odyssey content. I've...
The Stream Team: Auditioning for DCUO’s Teen Titans team
The Teen Titans have joined DCUO, and they want Massively OP's MJ to join! Well, by want we mean that she has to audition...
Global Chat: The ‘We Don’t Play World of Warcraft’ Club
What do you do when you don't play World of Warcraft but everyone else all around you does and won't stop talking about it...
EverQuest II launches Return to Guk
As it turns out, a lot of adventurers in EverQuest II's world have traveled to the ruins of Guk over the years. Sure, the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 180: Superstoked for heroic MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss the influence of City of Heroes (Paragon Chat, SEGS, Valiance Online, Ship of Heroes, and City of Titans), plus WoW, No Man's Sky, SWGemu, Camelot Unchained, STO, CCP's new MMO, and Rend, with a mailbag entry on comments negativity.
Worlds Adrift announces its first player council, says the playerbase will pick the next round
Longtime MMORPG fans will know that the concept of player councils and senates, liaisons between the playerbase and the developers, have long been a...
