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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End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2022
When you're investing a whole lot of time and (potentially) money into MMORPGs, you want to make sure that your game isn't going belly-up...
EverQuest’s 29th expansion, Night of Shadows, is officially live for players
Twenty-nine: That's the total number of expansions that Classic EverQuest has delivered to date, capped off by the newest entry, Night of Shadows, which...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 399: Dragonflight takes to the skies
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight's launch; New World's 2023 roadmap; the sunset of Elyon and Forsaken World; new content for EverQuest II, Wizard101, Embers Adrift, Guild Wars 2, and Elite Dangerous; plus adventures in LOTRO, MOP's end-of-the-year awards, and a mailbag topic on auto-scaling in MMOs.
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2022?
If ever there were a year that I wish we hadn't demoted "best event" from an award to a Daily Grind, it was 2022,...
Phantasy Star Online 2’s volcanic Stia region drops Wednesday
No MMO is complete without the traditional Lava Zone, as we well know. Phantasy Star Online 2 must have felt the peer pressure on...
EverQuest’s Frostfell celebration blasts back into town
Forget Santa -- we're here for EverQuest's Santug Claugg and his mysterious winter ways. The mythical figure has returned, as the MMO revved back...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience as of 2022?
I have noted before that while I have two consoles and love to game on my phone, I'm probably always going to be a...
The MOP Up: Another look back at Final Fantasy XI’s history
Final Fantasy XI continued its series of retrospective interviews, this time sitting down with former GM Toshio Murouchi to talk about the history and...
EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server project is ‘very active’ as it develops three shards
It's now been a full decade since EverQuest Online Adventures closed up shop after a nine-year run in 2012. The PlayStation 2 MMORPG released...
EverQuest II: Renewal of Ro launches today
Squeaking in under the wire to make a November launch, EverQuest II's latest expansion, Renewal of Ro, launches later today.
Players find themselves returning to...
One Shots: Watch out below!
Hey guy? Yeah, you might want to move a scootch to the left there. Little more. There, you got it. Now you're not about...
The Game Archaeologist: Wizardry Online, the short-lived permadeath MMO
While the Wizardry series may not have the cultural cache that Ultima or Final Fantasy ended up with, nevertheless the dungeon crawling RPG series...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server Empire in Flames kicks off the Taanab Harvest event
Who wouldn't want to work temporarily for a farming co-op with the looming threat of "escalating danger"? That's the elevator pitch for the Taanab...
Global Chat: Turkeys terrorize New World
While y'all eat turkeys this week, in New World, the turkeys terrorize you! Heartless Gamer navigated the gobble massacre in excruciating detail.
"Over all the...
Massively Overthinking: The best cooking in MMORPGs
You probably thought tonight's Massively Overthinking would have a gratitude theme, what with the holiday and all. Nope, not this time, although it's sort...
EverQuest: Night of Shadows is coming on December 6
No matter where you go in the EverQuest universe, there's going to be a launch this holiday season. A week after Daybreak releases EverQuest...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 397: What we have here is a failure to negotiate
Justin and Bree discussion WoW China's sunset, the Blizzard/Netease debacle, LOTRO's mini-expansion, EverQuest II, Frozen Flame, and ArcheAge 2, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, New World, SWG Legends, and Marvel Snap, plus a mailbag topic on boss taunting in MMOs.
Global Chat: Do SWTOR’s companions carry the player?
Due to issues of pride and fear of snarky comments, most of us might not admit to ever being carried through MMO content. But...
EverQuest II nails down a November 30 launch date for Renewal of Ro expansion
I assume that being the manager of social media for an MMORPG is hard work, but some days it looks pretty easy, especially when...
PlanetSide 2 celebrates 10 years with new content and a bonus XP event
Believe it or not, the concept of an MMORPG shooter that's actually worthy of the MMORPG title is a thing our genre has had...
