daybreak game company

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.

Springlike, sort of?

Massive Landmark patch revamps terminology, harvesting, and gear

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A major patch has landed in Landmark in preparation for the title's full launch later in the spring. It's not a patch aimed just at veterans...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best cosmetics system?

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Cosmetics, costumes, transmogrification, appearance tab -- whatever you want to call them, cosmetic systems are a big deal in MMORPGs in 2016. While you...

One Shots: Impish greetings

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First contact with native tribes and species in MMOs hardly ever goes the diplomatic route; usually there's a lot of stabbing, fire-setting, plundering, and...

Landmark’s next big update arrives Monday, wipes claims and characters

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Daybreak has been amping up communication about Landmark this past week following the news that it's plotting a spring launch for the sandvox MMO...

The Stream Team: EverQuest anniversary adventures

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What does St. Patrick's Day plus EverQuest's 17th anniversary equal? Drunken Gnome racing, that's what! And MassivelyOP's MJ is ready to explore her Gnomish...

Massively Overthinking: The future of Daybreak

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic revolves around the EverQuest Next cancellation, of course. MOP Patron Roger sent us 11 (!) questions to pick from....

EverQuesting: Let EverQuest Next live on in Landmark

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Well, then. When it rains, it pours. After a lengthy drought of EverQuest Next and Landmark news, we finally got some. And not just a...

Global Chat: ARK invents new types of griefing

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Just when you thought you've seen every type of online griefing known to man, here comes another. In An Age grouses about how ARK:...

PlanetSide 2 is shutting down in China

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PlanetSide 2's global reach has shortened yet again, as the title will be ceasing operations in China as of May 31st. The MMOFPS launched in...

Go drunken gnome racing in EverQuest’s 17th anniversary events

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Another year has come and gone for EverQuest, and there are two new events to help players get in on the festivities. Starting at...
Perhaps not such good value for bat-men, but they have enough money.

DC Universe Online announces a tournament for Batman vs. Superman

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There's not much time left before the latest DC Comics movie makes the old geek argument of "who would win in a fight, Batman...

Get hitched and storm Zek in EverQuest II’s GU 100 on April 28

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Although EverQuest II is known for fall expansions, the game updates throughout the year can be pretty meaty as well. And it just so...

Landmark’s storytelling system really is incoming

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Amid the week's sad news and uncertainty, one question is getting a happy answer: Yes, Virginia, there is a Landmark storytelling system! And it...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 55: Black Friday fallout

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Justin and Bree take on EverQuest Next's cancellation, WildStar's layoffs, the future of the EverQuest franchise, and the state of the genre.

Daybreak is shutting down the EQ Worlds mobile app

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Daybreak is shutting down its EverQuest franchise mobile app at the end of March. "We will be closing the EverQuest Worlds mobile app at the...
And Justin weeps, silently, in the corner. No one feels bad about it.

Dave Mark: EverQuest Next’s AI ‘was not vaporware’

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AI developer Dave Mark has weighed in mightily on the EverQuest Next cancellation. Mark worked on the game's expansive AI system years ago alongside...

Landmark plans two more character and claim wipes

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Despite assurances to the contrary almost exactly one year ago, Landmark will experience two more character wipes on top of expected claim wipes. The...

Global Chat: The death of EverQuest Next

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There are some MMO industry events that, when they occur, spark a wildfire of blog posts across the community. This past week's announcement by...
Power whelming. Power with just the right amount of whelm.

Dave Georgeson says he’d have delivered EverQuest Next ‘to vision’

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In the wake of EverQuest Next's cancelation, gamers have been peppering former EQ franchise director Dave Georgeson, who was let go from Daybreak a...
Yes, this assuages my nervousness, you bet.

Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre

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I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...

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