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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 358: High Isle thing, you make my heart sing
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle, Blizzard's new survival game, Global Agenda's return from the dead, PlanetSide 2's Oshur, Broken Ranks, Mortal Online 2, Zenith, and Swords of Legends Online's F2P switch, with adventures in LOTRO and ESO, plus mailbag topics on MMO lingo and The Black Death.
The Daily Grind: What will be your top three most-played MMOs in 2022?
A week ago, I asked you folks what your top three most-played MMOs of 2021 were. This week, I want to take a page...
Star Wars Galaxies’ Restoration III rogue server preps Mustafar and Death Star II
Star Wars Galaxies Restoration III, a hybrid CU/NGE rogue server that launched back in May 2021, gave a triumphant wrap-up of the previous year...
The Game Archaeologist: The history of Hi-Rez’s Global Agenda
This past week, former Global Agenda players woke up to a surprising reality: Their game, which went offline in 2018, suddenly was back. Hi-Rez...
Battle Bards Episode 209: Superhero MMOs
When they’re not saving the world from bad tunes, the Battle Bards stuff themselves into spandex and try out for sixth-tier superhero teams. Because...
Perfect Ten: Genuinely fun MMO minigames
Few people are without opinions on minigames in MMOs. Some love 'em, some hate 'em, and some just ignore 'em. Some even despise that...
PlanetSide 2’s long-delayed Oshur continent is officially online today for PC players
Rome wasn't built in a day, and PlanetSide 2's new continent of Oshur wasn't either; in fact, it took the devs at Daybreak's Rogue...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 357: Microsoft swallows Blizzard whole
Justin and Bree discuss the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard buyout, the EverQuest franchise roadmaps, Nightingale's ex-MMO status, Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons, and the Riot MMO, with adventures in LOTRO and Elder Scrolls Online, plus mailbag topics on Blizzard and games made for streaming.
EverQuest will take apps for its returning community council this week
One of the roadmap items EverQuest promised in 2022 was the return of the Community Resource Council, and now after some time was taken...
The Daily Grind: What were your three most-played MMOs in 2021?
Usually at the end of the year, Justin will ask me on the MOP Podcast what my top-played MMOs of the year turned out...
EverQuest II’s Kael Drakkel alt ruleset server is level agnostic, launching February 22
One of the near-future releases teased in EverQuest II's roadmap earlier this week was the promise of a new alternate ruleset server. As of...
Perfect Ten: Bad takes about Microsoft buying Activision-Blizzard and why they’re wrong
Sigh. So today's column is one that I really didn't have an urgent desire to write, but then we started talking about the various...
EverQuest II plots GU 199, GU 120, and a December expansion for 2022
Classic EverQuest wasn't the only Daybreak game to get a roadmap yesterday: EverQuest II's roadmap for 2022 is just as rare and just as...
Classic EverQuest’s 2022 roadmap includes an expansion, community council, and new progression servers
It might be hard to believe, but Classic EverQuest is still among Daybreak's biggest games, and it's turning 23 years old in just a...
Over a thousand players test PlanetSide 2’s island of Oshur
Enlisting in the army of the future is a great way to get off the couch and see exotic new lands -- before blowing...
The Stream Team: Undead Pygmie payback in EverQuest II
As Massively OP's MJ worked through the signature questline In EQII's Visions of Vetrovia, she came across a village of undead Pygmies. Unfortunately, that...
Activision-Blizzard addresses Call of Duty mess, striking devs report ‘radio silence’
Raven Software, developer of several Call of Duty titles including COD: Warzone, is still on strike due to a sudden bout of firing of...
The MOP Up: Vendetta Online adds 27 custom missions
Vendetta Online warped into the new year with a slew of events, more functionality for capships, and 27 additional custom-made missions.
Reader Jason keyed us...
DC Universe Online permanently bans ‘egregious’ exploiters and removes exploited XP gains
In mid-December of last year, DC Universe Online had outlined actions taken against exploiters of a bug that landed with Update 119, indefinitely suspending...
PlanetSide 2 offers a new video preview of Oshur, outlines public testing and release plans
Players of PlanetSide 2 are finally going to get their first taste of an island paradise and summarily blow one another to smithereens on...
