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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EverQuest II’s Frostfell has arrived with new goodies from Santa Glug
Gonna be honest, a dancing gobbo in a santa hat is a bit creepy to me, but I was informed that gobbo is in...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2019
Everyone is healthy! Good news! Every game is super healthy and absolutely no one has a terminal playerbase disease that may result in the...
The Stream Team: A fun frolick in EverQuest II’s Frostfell festival
There are no new quests in this year's Frostfell, but Massively OP's MJ still enjoys frolicking in one of EverQuest II's greatest holiday festivals....
The Daily Grind: How much do you mind loading screens in MMOs?
Maybe I'm showing my old-school nature here, but loading screens don't bother me all that much. I cut my MMO teeth on games like...
The MOP Up: Mortal Online’s meaning of Christmas
What is Christmas like in a brutal and bloody sandbox MMORPG? To answer that, you'll need to head to Mortal Online for a first-hand...
Global Chat: Crafting is just the worst, Britta!
Advance warning: If you like crafting in MMOs, then you best not read the latest post from Contains Moderate Peril, who is not quite...
One Shots: Rubbing shoulders with greatness
It is hard not to feel a little awestruck when you encounter a famous face, even if it takes place inside of a game....
DC Universe Online’s Metal Part II episode launches with new missions, raids, and alerts
It's been a long time since I've booted up DC Universe Online, but judging by the lede in the announcement post, everything's gone straight...
Daybreak was working on a Marvel MMORPG until last year
If there are two constant news stories about Daybreak Game Company that we handle, it's that the studio keeps going through rounds of layoffs...
Fans are invited to a real-world memorial for Brad McQuaid later this month
MMORPG fans have been in mourning for the last few weeks following the death of Brad McQuaid, one of the most popular veteran developers...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019
After 10 years of covering MMORPG news, I can assure you that I am still fired up to keep doing this. One of the...
EverQuest Online Adventures emulator updates fans on the state of the project and how fans can help
While the original EverQuest and EverQuest II are still running, the game's console edition of EverQuest Online Adventures shut down back in 2012. But...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 249: Houses and Ponies Online
Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest, EverQuest II, Trove, Guild Wars 2, Book of Travels, Star Citizen, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on temporary hardcore MMO servers and PvE vs. PvP sandboxes.
The Daily Grind: Do you ever play MMOs in synergistic pairs?
I've noticed a pattern in my MMO play the last year or so. Ever since jumping into Star Wars Galaxies Legends last year, I've...
The MOP Up: Settlers of Catan goes alternate reality
If you are anything like my family and friends, then you probably have a copy or three of Settlers of Catan in play on...
Into the Super-verse: 13 text-based superhero MMOs you can play today
As part of this column covering superhero MMORPGs, we have looked at the usual suspects: MMOs of the past (Champions Online, City of Heroes,...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
Global Chat: Remembering the MMO fallen
A discussion chain has been rippling across the MMO blogosphere as of late, with writers reminiscing about online games that have lived and died...
Daybreak announces December launch dates for EverQuest’s Torment of Velious and EverQuest II’s Blood of Luclin
Classic MMO gamers have been able to preorder EverQuest and EverQuest II's big expansions for a while now, but there's one key thing they...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server drops new mini-themepark for quest fiends
The November patch for community-run rogue server Star Wars Galaxies Legends dropped last week, and it's a bit of a hodge-podge of fixes, with...
