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 Overthinking: The undeath of the MMORPG genre
Last week, there was a provocative thread on the MMORPG subreddit that subverted the tired idea that the genre is "dead." It's not, u/Selphea...
PlanetSide 2 provides an update on server hardware replacements for eastern US players
This past Tuesday, nearly all of the servers for PlanetSide 2 got replaced. I say "nearly all" because the eastern US servers did not...
DC Universe Online’s next release swoops into the Birds of Prey comic series
Daybreak - sorry, Dimensional Ink - has just announced DC Universe Online's next big thing: The content drop is called Birds of Prey, and...
Perfect Ten: Tabletop RPGs that would make fun MMOs
Sometimes you have a deep and current reason for writing a column, something that is actively happening in the world of MMOs that requires...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO spin-off?
A successful online game has the potential to draw in crowds and revenue. If it's successful enough, the studio might even splurge for a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 257: Daybreakup
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's split up, Tencent's Funcom bid, Torchlight Frontiers becoming a non-MMO, Temtem's early access, Rend's sunset, and DDO's new expansion, plus adventures in Neverwinter, STO, SWG, CoH, and Trove, and a mailbag discussion on changing MMO goals.
The Daily Grind: What’s the most indispensable tool you use to play MMOs, other than the platform itself?
Let's talk about tools you use when playing MMOs - other than your computer, console, phone, or whatever device you're playing on, of course!
This...
The MOP Up: Dofus gives its 2020 roadmap
After a wild 15th year anniversary, Dofus is prepared to crank out a great 2020. The game's roadmap outlined the upcoming year (brought to...
Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs in 2020
While there is nothing wrong with dropping some money on a worthy game, many of us are looking to be as frugal as possible...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about the new Daybreak situation?
We've all had a couple of days to process the news that Daybreak Games is splitting most of itself into smaller sub-studios each controlling...
Lord of the Rings Online releases a three-pack of Minas Morgul dungeons
If you think you have seen all of the dark terrors that Minas Morgul has to offer, think again. Lord of the Rings Online...
Vague Patch Notes: Chronicle of a Daybreak death foretold
On Tuesday, Daybreak Games announced what amounts to a form of slow death. Technically, sure, what it announced was that the company is splitting...
Daybreak says its studio split-up will have ‘no impact’ on Standing Stone, LOTRO, or DDO
Following the big (but not unexpected) announcement that Daybreak is fracturing into a trio of studios underneath a publishing arm, one of the questions...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 256: Queens, vikings, and vampires
Justin, Bree, and Sam are on about MMO PvP this week, discussing all things New World, Albion Online, Elder Scrolls Online, ArcheAge, and Magic Legends, plus adventures in MMOs including Guild Wars 2 and Neverwinter.
Daybreak formally announces the new substudios for PlanetSide, EverQuest, and DCUO
Last year was riddled with rumors coming out of Daybreak Games, as last summer the once-glorious MMORPG company registered multiple websites and trademarks for Darkpaw Games, Rogue...
Battle Bards Episode 160: MMO cover songs vol. 2
For the first time since Episode 50, the Battle Bards crew returns to the theme of cover songs of MMO tracks. Several extremely musicians...
The MOP Up: Funcom delays Moons of Madness’ console release
For those starving in the Secret Worlds Legends content wasteland of 2019, there was at least the single-player spin-off Moons of Madness to enjoy....
The Game Archaeologist: Super-early versions of MMORPG websites
One of the absolute best things the internet ever generated has been the Internet Wayback Machine. Through this site, snapshots of millions of websites...
Global Chat: Why player representation in games matters
The recent flap over Escape from Tarkov's public pronouncement of "no icky girls" (my paraphrase) as playable characters in its game elicited more than...
PlanetSide 2 patches in weapon changes and major shifts to continent lockdowns
The latest patch for PlanetSide 2 does not contain some of the database migration that was originally planned for the title. That's the bad news....
