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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Make My MMO: March 21, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, SOE fans banded together and attempted to Kickstart this year's Fan Faire. You might recall that Columbus Nova...
H1Z1 won’t charge for Battle Royale anytime soon
After announcing yesterday that it would be offering a $6.99 monthly pass for H1Z1's Battle Royale mode, Daybreak Game Company said today that it...
EverQuest Next opens up the Qeynos Foundation Museum contest
EverQuest Next is getting ready to lay the groundwork for the city of Qeynos, and the design team is turning to Landmark to make...
EverQuesting: Celebrating EQ’s 16th year
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen! That's the song going through the air this week as EverQuest celebrates its latest claim to fame: membership in an...
H1Z1 will offer optional ‘monthly passes’ for battle royale
Daybreak president John Smedley has informally announced via Twitter that the studio's zombie survival MMO H1Z1 is getting a sub -- sort of.
"We've decided...
The Stream Team: Getting spacey in Landmark
If you think everything about Landmark is fantasy, think again! We've seen planes, trains, and even some automobiles in this sandbox. Now MassivelyOP's MJ wants...
Project Fan Faire needs your support
Remember that time when Daybreak bought out SOE, fired a bunch of people, and cancelled Fan Faire? Yeah that sucked, but a few fans...
Landmark is abolishing claim upkeep
Landmark landowners who are weary of mining copper to keep their claims will soon earn a reprieve. While today's hotfix disables the ability to...
The Daily Grind: Were you playing MMOs 16 years ago?
This week, EverQuest is celebrating its 16th anniversary. That's right: It was all the way back on March 16th, 1999, that the seminal title...
Landmark will have just one more character wipe
Ever since players learned Landmark will definitely have another character wipe, we've all been very eager to know all the details. Those details are now in:...
The Stream Team: An EverQuest anniversary with gifts for you!
EverQuest celebrates another year today, which means it's time for a birthday party. And do you think MassivelyOP's MJ would miss a party? Not...
DCUO’s Andersen, Scott demo new munitions power
Want a 60-second preview of DC Universe Online's latest power set? Daybreak has it in the form of a new teaser video. Munitions feature...
EverQuest kicks off 16th anniversary with player-designed missions today
It was 16 years ago today that EverQuest welcomed players into its 3-D world and in so doing helped to propel MMOs to greater...
H1Z1’s senior designer maps out the next 12 months
H1Z1 senior game designer Adam Clegg hosts Daybreak's latest dev spotlight video. Clegg, who works mainly on world design, fields a number of community-generated...
MMO Mechanics: Navigating fast-travel systems
I'm delighted to resurrect the column that brought me to Massively-that-was, MMO Mechanics, for the ravenous readers of MOP. The column focused on the...
EverQuest Next ditches lore and general discussion forums
Assuming that there will be a wealth of lore and backstory in EverQuest Next, you won't be finding out about it on the official...
PlanetSide 2’s Clint Worley departs Daybreak
Former PlanetSide 2 Executive Producer Clint Worley has left the team and studio, according to a brief announcement by him on Twitter. It is...
H1Z1’s latest patch buffs its Battle Royale mode
This morning's H1Z1 publish is now live with its overhaul of the Battle Royale system. Daybreak told followers on Reddit last night that the...
EverQuest springs ‘surprise’ patch today
Do you like surprises? As long as they're good, right? Well, EverQuest players can breathe a little easier once they realize that today's "surprise" patch...
Daybreak layoffs totaled 140 in San Diego
It's been almost a month since Daybreak (formerly SOE) laid off several of its employees following its acquisition by Columbus Nova, but we're only...
