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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Massively OP Interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO
Today, Ashes of Creation takes a big plunge into an all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign. Over the past few months, the MMO seemed to come out...
H1Z1: King of the Kill gets new content, Just Survive gets bug fixes and concept art
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One Shots: Through the portal?
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EverQuest II delays The Menagerie, grants 3X experience all weekend
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Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?
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DCUO update improves the loadout screen, spring event to start next week
Ask DC's Atom if being small means you're unimportant (he'll probably disagree and then kick your butt). So don't be that dismissive of DC...
KingsIsle seeks support to get EverClicker on Steam; Wizard101 and Pirate101 might be next
First there was EverQuest. Then there was Ever, Jane. Now there's EverClicker. This sort of trend could go on (wait for it) forever.
KingsIsle, the studio...
Team Obey wins $180,000 in H1Z1’s TV tournament
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The MOP Up: Aion has spring fever (April 23, 2017)
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EverQuest II outlines upcoming familiars, cooperative competitions, and a level boost in the near future
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H1Z1’s Fight for the Crown TV debut is tonight with $300K on the line
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EverQuesting: EverQuest II wins big with Beast’r Egg event
Did you participate in EverQuest II's Beast'r Egg hunt live event this past week? If not, I'm sorry to say you missed your chance;...
EverQuest launches an expansion-locked progression server on May 24
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EverQuest II fixes accidental nerf to auto-attack damage
A small patch that's going out to EverQuest II's servers today is correcting one slight issue that players have had on the time-locked expansion...
The Stream Team: Beast’r egg hunting in EverQuest II
Today is the second-to-last day to hunt beast'r eggs in EverQuest II, and Massively OP's MJ really wants one of these cute little cosmetic...
H1Z1: King of the Kill preps pre-season 4 and televised e-sports debut
H1Z1: King of the Kill, that zombie sandbox you love to hate but apparently just can't quit, is preparing pre-season 4. The main thing...
Leaderboard: Are you sick of MMORPG quests?
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The Game Archaeologist: SOE’s The Agency
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The Daily Grind: What’s the most boring MMORPG around?
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Massively Overthinking: MMOs, from hardcore to casual and back again
Massively OP reader Suikoden wrote this great question to the podcast -- too good to let just Justin and me answer it. It's a...
