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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Global Chat: Guild Wars 2 needs to get its act together
Hunter's Insight is a long-time fan and player of Guild Wars 2, but recently he had some pretty harsh words to say regarding the...
The Stream Team: Progressing along on EverQuest II’s TLE server
It's time for another EU edition of EverQuest Two-sday! MassivelyOP's MJ is devling back into the progression server to, well, progress. She's finally left...
H1Z1 announces its first live Battle Royale invitational
Do you think you've got what it takes to be the king of H1Z1's Battle Royale hill? Daybreak is giving you a chance to...
The Stream Team: Lollygagging at local Landmark resorts
After the very stressful weekend MassivelyOP's MJ has had with an evil computer, she needs some serious rest and relaxation. So instead of building...
The Mop Up: FEAR is dead edition
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: First steps into a greater world
Do you miss Vanguard? It's been a while now since that particular fantasy world closed its doors to players, but warm memories of the...
The Stream team: Land yourself a Landmark permanent beta key
There is no denying that MassivelOP's MJ is amazed by all the talent and creativity by builders in Landmark. From the simple to the...
Perfect Ten: Clever features that should be in more MMOs
MMOs are built on the backs of many interlocking systems, some more crucial to the experience than others. While I have great appreciation for...
EverQuesting: (Almost) everything we know about EverQuest Next
In a perfect world, we'd have the mana of EverQuest Next news raining down from the sky, enough to satiate our hunger for information...
The Stream Team: Hunting shiny swords and special earrings in EverQuest II’s Heritage Quests
Although MassivelyOP's MJ has been spending some time on EQII's progression server, she'll never abandon her home on Antonia Bayle. There's just so much...
EverQuest II plans server ‘consolidation’ in August
It's all well and good to prefer lower-population servers, but you can also reach a point when the population is so low that you can...
DC Universe’s Episode 15 content arrives this week for subscribers
Daybreak has announced the official launch date for DC Universe Online's Episode 15 update. Members can take the new content for a spin on...
Visionary Realms adds three Pantheon devs
Brad McQuaid's dev team for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen just got a little bit bigger. A post on the game's forum welcomes senior...
EverQuest Next challenges players to design buildings for Halas
One of the cooler parts of the EverQuest Next development process is that it's not happening behind closed doors; players have already had the...
Check into H1Z1’s upcoming hospital
Although H1Z1 is deep in clean up mode, that doesn't mean forward progress isn't still being made. Producer Steve George and Senior Game Designer...
The Stream Team: Checking out claims and giving away Landmark goodies
Sometimes when you tour claims in Landmark, you have a theme you want to follow, such as trains, dragons, the wild west, or space...
Leaderboard: What’s your favorite EverQuest II class?
I'm back in EverQuest II and having a pretty good time with it. As per usual, though, I can't decide on a primary class...
EverQuest II’s prog server isn’t as fun as the real thing
I've been playing the crap out of EverQuest II for the past week. Funnily enough, the vast majority of said playtime hasn't been on...
Here’s how to tell what features are on your EverQuest II account
I recently returned to EverQuest II, and since it's been over a year since I played it seriously, I figured I had better pony...
The Stream Team: Having fun hacking up H1Z1 zombies
There are many ways to release tension, and a favorite one for MassivelyOP's MJ is hacking up H1Z1 zombies! Yes, swinging that ax and...
