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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The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on WoW’s proposed new PvP system?
Buried in the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth reveals earlier this month was the huge PvP news that eventually, PvP servers, like the...
EverQuest II takes you to the Plane of Magic
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Perfect Ten: A list of all the MMORPGs I supposedly hate
Did you know about all the MMOs I hate? I sure as heck didn't! I mean, I knew there were a few games I...
EverQuesting: Reflecting on EverQuest II’s 13th year
I am particularly fond of the number 13. And I am particularly fond of EverQuest II. So it is a happy convergence of favorites...
The Stream Team: Happy 13th birthday EverQuest II!
Massively OP's MJ is ready to celebrate: One of her favorite games turns 13 years old today. EverQuest II is a teenager! The Heroes...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 143: BlizzCon strikes back
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon, WoW's Battle for Azeroth expansion and legacy servers, Marvel Heroes' drama, the fate of Motiga and Runic, DCUO, WildStar, Kritika, and Wild West Online, with a mailbag question on MMOs that lock classes and races behind paywalls.
The MOP Up: Eden Falling brings the turn-based apocalypse (November 5, 2017)
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...
The Game Archaeologist: Disney’s Toontown Online
The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...
DC Universe Online unveils plans for a trip to the evil Earth-3
The DC Universe loves its alternate worlds, as you probably already know. (If you didn't already know, there it is.) Earth-3 is one that...
DC Universe Online’s artifacts system goes live with GU76 today
Game Update 76 descends upon the gloomy superhero world of DC Universe Online today. The headline feature going live after the big ol' maintenance?...
DC Universe Online is shutting down PlayStation 3 support in 2018
The official announcement is titled "Changes coming to DC Universe Online for PlayStation 3," but it's really just one change for DC Universe Online....
Pantheon’s social systems aren’t ‘simply bringing back the past’
One of the most interesting things to cover when it comes to Pantheon's development has been its reconciliation of two superficially opposing ideas for...
The MOP Up: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet announced (October 29, 2017)
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...
Daybreak would like you to consider becoming an unpaid volunteer
Volunteer work is all well and good when it's for a worthy cause, but what about when it comes to donating your time to...
Daybreak on H1Z1 and Just Survive: ‘It’s best to consider each game as a separate entity moving forward’
Gotta stop teasing Daybreak for a month: Just Survive, the actual zombie sandbox half of the H1Z1 salmagundi, is getting love. The latest patch...
Chronicles of Elyria on a la carte prices, skins, and this weekend’s convention game
Looking to just buy your way into an exclusive alpha program? Want to put your name on a star or tombstone? Thinking about adopting...
Massively Overthinking: The state of early access, alpha, and beta ‘testing’ in the MMO genre
I remember years ago when then-Massively-columnist Rubi Bayer let loose with a blistering rant on the state of faux beta MMOs. She helmed Betawatch...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 141: Mouse invasions and elf butts
Justin and Bree discuss MMORPG Halloween, Trove, World of Warcraft, EverQuest II, DDO, Life is Feudal, Bless, Destiny 2, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag question on how and whether we should all be supporting struggling MMOs.
John Smedley rallies the MMO community to help former EverQuest associate producer
Former SOE head honcho John Smedley put out a S.O.S. on Sunday for one of his former employees who is recovering from alcoholism and...
