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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Guardians of Ember hack’n’slash MMO launches early access next month
You might remember InselGames as the studio that tried to bring back L.A.W. as Trinium Wars, which didn't go well in the west and...
H1Z1 King of the Kill touts ‘completely redesigned’ interface
H1Z1: King of the Kill's development updates are coming as fast as the game updates, as there's a new producer's letter out this week...
H1Z1: King of the Kill map gets a full-scale revamp
H1Z1: King of the Kill is introducing a new map -- well, a complete do-over for an old map.
"The original map was created in...
EverQuesting: Researching for your free EverQuest II skill upgrades
Who doesn't like free? Because I certainly do! And today is all about getting stuff for free in EverQuest II. Sadly, I don't mean...
Perfect Ten: My favorite features in RIFT
RIFT receives too little of the MMORPG community's attention, partially due to its age (six years now), contentious feelings toward Trion Worlds, or a perception...
DC Universe Online’s GU63 brings new Suicide Squad content, tutorial skipping, and lockboxes
Game Update 63 has landed on the DC Universe Online servers this week, and it's a smallish one, but that won't surprise longtime players,...
EverQuest II gives away free level 95 heroic characters and the Altar of Malice expansion
Fans of free stuff (and who isn't, really?) are going to really enjoy what's coming out of EverQuest II this week. Daybreak is running...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO music for epic fights
This week I'll be hijacking a question sent into the podcast that I thought was particularly apt for Jukebox Heroes to tackle. It comes...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG whose charms you’ve managed to escape?
Traditionally, Blizzard has but to crook a finger and my whole guild, including me, will flock back to play World of Warcraft's new thing. But this...
Post-Endor Darklight SWG emulator seeks to be Star Wars Galaxies 2.0
If the core SWG emulator and its many spinoffs aren't to your liking, Darklight SWG might be.
Lead developer Jameson "Levarris" Connors explained to us...
Divergence Online brings a prequel survival game to Steam Greenlight
The Divergence Online project, a spiritual offshoot of Star Wars Galaxies, has spawned a survival game prequel that will lead into the MMO proper....
The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 2016)
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...
One Shots: Wonderful Bree drug
Despite what you may think, libraries can be fascinating places full of mysteries and delights. Even in MMOs, you never know what you'll find...
The Game Archaeologist: Highlander Online
One of the things that I love about Massively Overpowered's readership is how fans often bring games to my attention that I never knew...
Former H1Z1 developers join John Smedley’s Pixelmage Games
John Smedley's Pixelmage Games has gotten a few devs richer at H1Z1's expense. Massively OP reader Kinya pointed us to the Twitter feeds of...
Brad McQuaid: Pantheon will put the ‘E’ back in PvE
Time to feast on the bounty of a rich Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen AMA on /r/MMORPG, courtesy of creator Brad McQuaid. Yesterday, McQuaid...
Global Chat: Deaf gamers and MMO captioning
What is it like to play MMORPGs if you're deaf? Just ask Stars of the Spiral's Kelsey, who talks of her condition and why...
Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid on MMO sunsets and handing players the keys to the game
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's Brad McQuaid, known for his roles on both EverQuest and Vanguard, put out an interesting post overnight on the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs have special areas for paying players?
I was poking around in the Guild Wars 2 cash shop this weekend when I realized that ArenaNet is selling teleports to Noble's Folly....
Landmark is working on a fix for its parlor
If you've spent time on tweaking your appearance just so in an MMO, it can be disconcerting to have all of that work undone...
