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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Lord of the Rings Online’s 2023 roadmap teases Corsairs of Umbar expansion theme
Earlier this week, we remarked on the MOP Podcast how it was to see Daybreak's EverQuest and EverQuest II roadmaps - and wouldn't it...
PlanetSide 2’s construction system is under construction as Lunar New Year begins
Remember the good old days of early websites and their omnipresent "Under Construction" logos? You might want to slap one of these on PlanetSide...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 405: Give me throne or give me liberty
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty, Skull & Bones' delay, roadmaps for the EverQuest MMOs, and John Smedley's departure from Amazon, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the Wizards of the Coast D&D mess and reimagining alts in MMOs.
EverQuest attempts to clear up confusion over user interface upgrade
With all of the meaty plans that Daybreak has in store for EverQuest this year, perhaps none has proven more buzzworthy than the mention of...
The Daily Grind: Do you like pop-up landscape quests in MMOs, or do you require quest-givers?
So I was playing Lord of the Rings Online the other day, going through Paths of the Dead on my way into Gondor. I...
EverQuest II opens two new raids for the Renewal of Ro expansion
It's time to rage against the ravages of raids in Renewal of Ro. The latest expansion to EverQuest II has opened the doors to...
Global Chat: The MMO blogs you should be reading in 2023
Welcome to a new year of Global Chat -- and with it, the anticipation of a great assortment of MMO blog essays, questions, guides,...
DC Universe Online gears up for Shock to the System this spring
DC Universe Online is getting static. Sorry, we misspoke; it's not that the game is getting static in that it is fixed and unmoving,...
Classic EverQuest plans new progression server and 30th expansion launch in 2023
If EverQuest II's 2023 roadmap wasn't your cup of fizzle pop, then perhaps the classic EverQuest is, and Daybreak's dropped a roadmap for your...
John Smedley is leaving his position as head of Amazon Games’ San Diego studio
John Smedley is moving on from his role heading the San Diego branch of Amazon Game Studios, according to a memo sent to staff...
PlanetSide 2 applies fixes for missions and Capture the Conduit, promises additional stabilization in the future
PlanetSide 2 on PC has gotten another one of those fixer-upper patches that isn't exactly sexy but is no less vital to the game's...
EverQuest II’s 2023 roadmap teases GU122, GU123, and the game’s 20th expansion
Daybreak dropped a tasty roadmap for EverQuest II last night, and while roadmaps aren't new at all for the franchise, this one's the slickest...
DC Universe Online marks 12 years of operation with the return of the Anti-Monitor anniversary event
It's time for DC Universe Online to celebrate its 12th anniversary, and it's doing so by bringing back the Anti-Monitor anniversary event, which will...
‘Throwback’ MMO Monsters & Memories refreshes ongoing playtest with new content
We've been covering the progress of Monsters & Memories for almost two years now. Back in 2021, it was still known as Project N,...
SWG Legends’ Star Viper space update went live over the holidays
If you blinked, you missed it: The space update codenamed Star Viper landed in Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends over the holidays....
The MOP Up: Star Wars Galaxies’ Empire in Flames celebrates Boonta Eve
Star Wars Galaxies' Empire in Flames isn't lying down for January's drabness. Rather, the rogue server welcomed Boonta's Eve for the entire month. During...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2023
As 2022 drew to a close, we spent our Massively Overthinking roundtables discussing our predictions for 2023 as well as our goals. Now, we're...
Global Chat: Would Secret World have done better if it had been set in the 1920s?
Thanks to a recent piece by MMO Folklorist, I learned something that I had never known about The Secret World: Apparently, in early development...
Vague Patch Notes: Embracing limited-time content modes in MMOs
Today's column was inspired by a discussion in work chat about limited-time game modes - specifically, the idea of something like that in World...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2023
You know how some people like to push this narrative that "MMOs are dying?" If that were actually true, then my job to round...
