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.

EverQuest Next may not be F2P

Jef Reahard - February 22, 2015 283

SOE Daybreak has been all about "F2P your way" for a couple of years now, but comments by EverQuest Next senior producer Terry Michaels and...

H1Z1 eyes battle royale season pass

Justin Olivetti - February 18, 2015 83

Would you pay for a season pass to H1Z1's popular battle royale content? And if so, how much would you shell out for it? Daybreak...

Leaderboard: Which Daybreak MMO is most vulnerable?

Bree Royce - February 18, 2015 128

Are you over the Daybreak Game Company layoffs shock yet? Nope, neither am I. But my shock is compounded by dread over the fate of the...

Daybreak teams reassure MMO players, deflect DDoS attacks

Jef Reahard - February 14, 2015 95

More assurances are coming your way from Daybreak Games, this time from reps of each of the studio's games. "Absolutely nothing" has changed, according to...

The Soapbox: Has F2P worked for SOE?

Jef Reahard - February 13, 2015 218

The MassivelyOP staff was discussing the SOE Daybreak armageddon recently, and given the total absence of public data relating to who or what was...

PlanetSide 2 Creative Director Matt Higby resigns from his post

Bree Royce - February 13, 2015 82

EverQuest Next might be safe according to the head honcho of Daybreak, but PlanetSide 2 is in for a rocky time: PS2 Creative Director Matt...

DC Universe Online launches Amazon’s Fury part II

Eliot Lefebvre - February 13, 2015 6

Are you ready to go head-to-three-heads with Cerberus, guard dog of the Underworld? Because that's what you'll be doing when you pop into the...

Hate the player, not the game! It's not the player's fault that they're in the game as it is.

Former PS2 producer: ‘Don’t hate on Daybreak’

Eliot Lefebvre - February 12, 2015 109

After yesterday's news it's understandable that fans of Daybreak Games' software lineup might be somewhere between nervous and upset. Former PlanetSide 2 producer David...