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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Check out H1Z1: King of the Kill’s Ignition trailer
Daybreak's H1Z1 King of the Kill version saw the introduction of a new game mode with its latest patch: Ignition.
"Ignition is a high-intensity, frenzied...
The Stream Team: Looking for (dungeons to) love in Landmark
MassivelyOP's MJ is a sucker for player-created content, and Landmark's improved gallery makes finding new stories to play through much easier! With categories for...
EverQuesting: The absurd number of things to do in EverQuest II
If ever there was a game that gives me decisional paralysis, it's EverQuest II. While it may technically be very much a themepark, there...
DC Universe Online’s GU60 launches today with new raid and duo
DC Universe Online officially launches GU60 today along with its 24th episode. In addition to bug fixes and tweaks for the Celestial powerset and the...
Perfect Ten: My highlights from pre-launch MMO hype
Maybe the hype and anticipation of an upcoming MMORPG leaves you feeling burned out and turned off these days. Considering that some titles can...
H1Z1 preps Ignition mode for tomorrow, shows off its new map
Heady times are upon H1Z1, especially if you're playing the PvP version (that's King of the Kill, in case you've lost track). The good...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 65: Make yourself at home
Justin and Bree discuss Gigantic, NCsoft, WildStar, KingsIsle, Star Trek Online, Legion, and Crowfall, plus a mailbag question on media embargoes.
Daybreak solicits G.I.R.L. scholarship applications
Want to earn $10,000 toward college while getting hired as a paid intern at a video game studio for two weeks? Then you should consider...
Landmark’s huge hotfix supplements storytelling, adds save feature
Landmark is still gearing up for launch, and last weekend's hotfix was was pretty huge. Storytelling received some significant attention: Not only are story...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your biggest MMORPG mistake or regret?
I don't like listing off my mistakes and regrets in MMORPGs, but I do have them. I made a giant fool out of myself...
Daybreak polls EverQuest II players on ‘prestige servers’
Daybreak's latest player poll has EverQuest II players scratching their heads.
Launched with this week's patch, the poll asks EQII players whether they'd be interested in...
H1Z1: Just Survive offers more zombies with more responsive demeanors
You're surrounded by zombies on all sides, but they don't see you yet. You're sneaking through the abandoned stalls of a grocery store. Then,...
Hyperspace Beacon: Truly immersing yourself in Star Wars: The Old Republic
I have long been a proponent of roleplaying in MMOs. I’ve often been the roleplayer’s spokesperson on different podcasts and new media broadcasts. I’ve...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite type of grind in an MMORPG?
Grind is not a thing people generally love in MMORPGs, but what's actually considered to be grind varies wildly from player to player. You...
Skirmishes arrive in H1Z1: King of the Kill
Those into the PvP scene in H1Z1 might want to check out King of the Kill this weekend. Daybreak announced that its activated a...
EverQuesting: The gaffe of gating EverQuest II’s content behind a sub
With last week's release of GU100 in EverQuest II, an interesting conversation reared its head again -- a not necessarily flattering one for Daybreak. While...
Perfect Ten: The final minutes of beloved MMORPGs
"This is how the world ends," T S Eliot wrote in his famous poem, "not with a bang, but with a whimper."
That might well...
The Stream Team: Rebuilding EverQuest II’s ancient Stein of Maggok
While searching for an assassin for the latest EverQuest II Heritage Quest, MassivelyOP's MJ also picked up the task of rebuilding the ancient Stein of...
Daybreak scrambles new servers after DC Universe Online’s huge Xbox One launch
Here's a sentence I never thought I'd be typing: DC Universe Online might actually be too successful for its own good.
Since the game's launch on...
The Daily Grind: Do your MMO choices actually reflect your playstyle?
Massively OP reader Leiloni tipped us off to a great blog post by MMO blogger Ethan "Isarii" Macfie, in which the author questions his...
