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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EverQuest II teases a change to its monthly moonlight enchantments event
Fey mushroom rings are sprouting all over EverQuest II, marking the return of the monthly Moonlight Enchantments event. This one-day-only event comes and goes...
Perfect Ten: Why MMO progression servers are a brilliant idea
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been enjoying the journey through RIFT Prime, the game's first progression server. Trion Worlds surprised and...
EverQuesting: An EverQuest 19th anniversary retrospective and party planner
There are MMOs that have been around a while, and then there is EverQuest. It's so old school it is old enough to be...
Get wet in DC Universe Online’s Deluge event
Dipping your toes in to test game content is for wimps; true heroes dive right in and go deep. A new event has arrived...
The Stream Team: Partying with a 19-year-old EverQuest
What do you give a game that is turning 19? Massively OP's MJ is not sure, but she's not about to miss EverQuest's birthday...
Massively Overthinking: The war on MMO chat toxicity
This week, The Ancient Gaming Noob posted up an image of RIFT Prime, where Trion asks people to... play nice. "Just a neighborly reminder...
EverQuest celebrates 19 years with a two-month anniversary event and a new progression server
When 19 years old you turn, reason for throwing a lavish party for yourself you will have.
As of tomorrow, EverQuest will turn 19 years...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 161: Project power
Justin and Bree discuss RIFT Prime, Trove, Project C, Project Gorgon, H1Z1, The Division 2, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on mimicking Minecraft's business model and playing the good stuff while you still can.
DC Universe Online gets lucky with its St. Patrick’s Day event
The impish and mischevious Mister Mxyzptlk is up to no good in DC Universe Online. The pint-sized villain is wreaking havok during this week's...
Saga of Lucimia argues GM events should be mandatory in MMOs, not an ‘optional service’
A few months ago, we ran a Leaderboard poll asking players what kind of live studio-led events they want out of MMORPGs. By way...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has most improved its UI over the years?
In an earlier Daily Grind on peripherals, I mentioned how I used to fold up a piece of paper into a triangular prism, write...
Massively Overthinking: Is battle royale a fad?
This week in Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about something out on the fringes of our genre: battle royale games. We've been watching...
EverQuesting: Take a swig of EverQuest II’s Brewday festival with this guide
A festival dedicated to getting sloshed? No, this isn't college life -- it's EverQuest II's Brewday! Every year near St. Patrick's Day, a celebration...
DC Universe Online’s GU80 is a big boon for hoarders
The grandly named but modestly sized Game Update 80 has rolled out for DC Universe Online players this week. Daybreak says it's tweaked inventory...
H1Z1 is finally going free-to-play
Remember way back in the long, long ago, before H1Z1 hit early access, split, reconstituted, renamed, didn't launch, aborted a console port, and all...
EverQuest II toasts a new Brewday and moves its Fallen Gate server forward
What does the color green, beer, and garish carousels have in common? EverQuest II's Brewday, of course! It must be from one of those Elf...
The Stream Team: Raise a few during EverQuest II’s Brewday
Whether you want to raise a toast or drown your virtual sorrows, EverQuest II's Brewday festival is the place to do it. The annual...
Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online’s disguised gameplay
It seems as though some players' attention has shifted back to Elder Scrolls Online this spring, especially with the recent Dragon Bones DLC drop. Telwyn...
PlanetSide 2 solicits player input regarding the construction system
Do you play PlanetSide 2? Do you have opinions about the game's construction system? Then you'll probably want to let your opinions be known...
Raph Koster on the ESA’s DMCA battle: ‘Preservation matters’
Remember last week when we covered how the Entertainment Software Association is fighting a proposal to amend the DMCA that would help preserve online...
