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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John Smedley’s company moves into an office, is working on a new game
While ex-Daybreak CEO John Smedley isn't quite ready to reveal what his new game company is all about, he did post a couple of...
Daybreak might bring back 1997 tank shooter Tanarus [Updated: Nope]
One of the oldest online shooters could be facing a resurrection in the near future. On an EverQuest II stream last week, Daybreak mentioned that it was...
The MOP Up: How long would you last in your MMO? (October 4, 2015)
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: Caught in the act
If I were an MMO character, I'd be completely paranoid that at any point in my life, I could be photographed by an invisible...
EverQuesting: EQ to release The Broken Mirror expansion November 18th
EverQuest fans excited for the game's next expansion should mark Wednesday, November 19th down on their calendars -- that's the day The Broken...
The Stream Team: Let there be Landmark keys!
While seven-day trial keys for Landmark's closed beta are great for trying the game, what about folks who want to get in and play...
Dragon’s Prophet calls it quits in North America
The latest free-to-play fantasy MMO to call it quits is Dragon's Prophet. Daybreak and Runewaker announced today the decision to shutter the title in North...
EverQuest II: Expansion for progression servers, merges and free transfers for production servers
The results are in! During the big expansion reveal livestream yesterday, EverQuest II’s Executive Producer Holly Longdale announced the outcome of the most recent...
EverQuesting: EQII expansion Terrors of Thalumbra launches November 17th
It's happening in less than two months: EverQuest II's 12th expansion is releasing on Tuesday, November 17th. The dev team announced the date and...
Perfect Ten: Why big MMO expansions are a good thing
I'm not really on board with the trend of saying that big expansions are back. They never left. Sure, we have one coming out...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks
I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...
The Stream Team: Guarding against Gnolls on EverQuest II’s progression server
Evil and oppression are ever pressing forth on Qeynos, so what's a Ratonga to do? Fight the good fight! MassivelyOP's MJ is back on...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 31: MMO expansions come roaring back
Justin and Bree discuss Devilian, SWTOR, Ultima Online, the return of the MMO expansion, RIFT, Camelot Unchained, ArchLord 2, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on Heart of Thorns and gambleboxes.
The MOP Up: A rebirth for Star Wars Galaxies
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...
PlanetSide 2 may give players a continent to settle
The future of PlanetSide 2 is racing toward the community at a rapid pace according to a new developer Q&A that was hosted on Reddit yesterday.
One...
EverQuest II’s upcoming expansion has a preview event
You may have heard about EverQuest II's next expansion. While we don't have full details yet, Daybreak has come up with a preview event called Sundered...
Perfect Ten: Ten well-known voice actors behind SWTOR’s characters
When it launched, Star Wars: The Old Republic was one of the biggest video game voice-over projects that BioWare or any studio had ever...
The H1Z1 Invitational’s prize purse is $173,320
Did you know that the total prize pool for the H1Z1 Invitational is $173,320? I didn't either, but then again, I didn't even know...
Global Chat: The death of hope for Pathfinder Online
Pathfinder Online might not be completely dead, but hope for it has certainly gone down the drain following the announcement of the studio's mass...
The Stream Team: Hoarding EverQuest II Heritage Quests
In EverQuest II, a number of the lower-level Heritage Quests require a trip into Nektropos Castle. And since no one wants to have to...
