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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Lawful Neutral: What if Activision-Blizzard just… sold Blizzard?
Last week, Activision-Blizzard and Bobby Kotick got a bad surprise: The UK moved to block the acquisition of ABK by Microsoft, citing concerns over...
DC Universe Online sprouts its springtime event
Looking out at my rapidly overgrowing backyard, it's hard to deny that spring is here in the northern hemisphere. If you needed another sign,...
Star Wars Day around the MMO galaxy: SWTOR, SWG, and more
It's May the Fourth, the modern celebration of Star Wars when the internet erupts with memes and the MMOs run events and nobody's madder...
The Soapbox: MMO housing is so much more than a frivolous feature
When The Sims launched in 2000, what seemed like a dull and laughable concept on paper proved to be one of the most compelling...
EverQuest heralds the spring season with the return of its Tempest Festival event
In the lore of EverQuest, the arrival of spring means the god Karana blesses the lands with wind, flowers, and nourishing rains. In the...
EverQuest II artist speaks about making some of the wildest creatures and gear in the game
From grocery store worker to customer support agent to video game artist, Daybreak's Aaron Bisnett has had quite the ride in his career. In...
The Daily Grind: Would you keep playing an MMO if it deleted your favorite class?
Last week, Nexon announced the unthinkable: It told players it was immediately locking creation of one of the game's playable character classes, Jett, and...
Perfect Ten: 25 text-based MMOs and MUDs that are worth playing in 2023
Wanderlust hits even the most content MMO adventurer from time to time, and while there are worlds a-plenty to visit, sometimes it is easy...
The Daily Grind: Is the age of superhero MMOs past?
Is it just me, or does it seem like nobody is that hot to trot for superhero MMORPGs these days? A few years ago,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 419: Dining at the MMO news buffet
Justin and Bree discuss Tarisland, NetEase, Throne and Liberty, Mad World, DCUO, and EVE Anywhere, with adventures in LOTRO and Fallout 76, plus mailbag topics on accessibility and special podcast guests.
Casually Classic: Eight legacy MMOs to satisfy that old school craving
It was just five years ago in 2018 that MassivelyOP formally recognized an interesting and heartening trend in the MMO space: the rise of...
Battle Bards Episode 224: A return to the music of EverQuest II
It's been an almost egregiously long time since the Battle Bards turned their attention to the EverQuest II soundtrack -- but now that wait...
Global Chat: Black Desert is the MMO sandbox to beat
Those who wrote off or skipped by Black Desert on the way to other MMOs may be missing one of the best sandboxes on...
DC Universe Online releases Episode 45 Shock to the System to PC and all consoles today
It's been held back for a week, but at last players of DC Universe Online can experience a Shock to the System today, as...
The Daily Grind: What are some demonstrably wrong things about old MMOs that people insist were true anyway?
A while back, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit arguing that "minmaxing an information abundance has ruined MMORPGs" and posited that devs...
Massively Overthinking: How to alienate your MMORPG playerbase
I am not a Pokemon Go player, but I can't help but stare at its many trainwrecks thanks to the detailed coverage of our...
DC Universe Online delays Shock to the System another week, plans name reclaim event
Hope you didn't have your heart set on DC Universe Online's Episode 45: Shock to the System launching today, fam, and heaven forfend you...
DC Universe Online’s Shock to the System author on shifting from comics to video games
Yes, we've quite the anticipatory jitters for this week's DC Universe Online game update, especially as it adds a couple of iconic characters to...
EverQuest II’s Empire of Antiquity is live with a new dungeon and two raids
Empire of Antiquity is the kind of expansion that would've gotten my attention back when I was still embedded in the EverQuest franchise, both...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 417: Happy Compensation Day!
Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft, New World, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, Amazon Games' layoffs, and Ghostcrawler's new MMO studio, with adventures in LOTRO and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on problematic MMO speedrunning.
