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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One Shots: You got something on your face
There is a grand conspiracy among MMO developers and it is this: Every last one of them has entered into a blood pact to...
The Daily Grind: Does EverQuest Next’s cancellation change your MMO outlook?
By now you've surely read the news that Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next. To many of you, it was likely not a surprise, but...
The Stream Team: Letting the Landmark (and EverQuest Next) rage out
Just when MassivelyOP's MJ decided to postpone her Landmark stream to find a bunch of fun things to tour, Daybreak goes and does something...
Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next, Landmark is launching ‘this spring’
Daybreak has officially canceled EverQuest Next. President Russell Shanks just broke the news on the official site this afternoon:
To Our Daybreak Community,
I’m writing today...
H1Z1: Just Survive introduces fresh zombies, ruleset tweaks, new lockbox
H1Z1: Just Survive's latest patch arrived this morning, complete with the new zombies held over from the delayed minipatch last week.
"When society collapsed and zombies...
EverQuesting: Landmark’s big claim news
Holy moly, it happened! As you might surmise by the not-so-subtle surprise in my voice, we've finally got a chunk of Landmark news. It's...
EverQuest brings out drunken Gnomes, a raid, and an expansion for its 17th birthday
EverQuest Producer Holly Longdale is officially sounding the party horn for the start of the game's 17th anniversary festivities. In a new producer's letter,...
The Stream Team: EverQuest II’s Brewday is back!
If you've keep an eye on the EverQuest II event calendar, you know that the cheery beer-y fermented festival of Brewday has started! That...
H1Z1’s delayed patch arrives this week
The latest H1Z1 producer's letter has arrived, this one focusing on the Just Survive half of the now-split zombie survival sandbox. Daybreak begins by...
EverQuest II’s PvP progression server is merging with PvE
So much for PvP progression play: If you are on EverQuest II's Deathtoll server, be prepared for a change of address. The PvP server...
The Daily Grind: What do F2P players offer a F2P MMORPG?
Almost a year ago, we debated the generally accepted wisdom that free-to-play players provide some sort of value to a game. Either they're seat-fillers,...
One Shots: Hook, line, and sinker
Personally, I don't get the appeal of fishing in MMOs, mostly because I get super-fidgety if I have to stand still in-game for long...
Landmark is giving new players a slice of pioneer territory
Being flat and featureless isn't always a bad thing. For example, if you're looking to build amazing structures without a lot of hassle from...
Massively OP’s guide to MMORPG death penalties
In real life, when you die the penalty is... death. You just get that one go at things. But in MMOs, player characters are...
Massively Overthinking: The curse of player-generated MMO content
The influx of new player-generated-content-oriented MMOs might make you think that PGC is on the rise, but if you've been around the genre for...
EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II leveling zones
One of the reasons new players find it so difficult to get into older games is because there is so much to do that...
DC Universe Online deploys new Superman-centric update
You know who Superman is. He's kind of a big deal in the DC Universe, which means he's also a big deal in DC...
EverQuest II expounds on EU server merges
Norrathins knew that server merges were incoming for EverQuest II's European servers, but the what and when was still a mystery. Now, there's a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 53: The MMOs of winter 2016
Justin, Bree, and Matt discuss Blade & Soul, The Division, Black Desert, WildStar, Final Fantasy XIV, and a mailbag question on Destiny 2.
H1Z1 is ‘regrouping and refocusing’ after split
A new H1Z1 -- or "Hizzy," to its friends -- producer's letter shares that the team is still "regrouping and refocusing" following its digital...
