Official Site:Â EverQuest
Studio:Â SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â March 16, 1999
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Cash Shop, Optional Sub)
Platform: PC
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Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath
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The MOP Up: Nexon’s Project V4 aims to be the best-looking MMO in your pocket
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Global Chat: What would World of Warcraft 2 look like?
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Desert Oasis: The sad saga of enchanting in Black Desert Online
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The Daily Grind: Is the MMO genre dead or dying – or something else entirely?
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Here’s what Ultima Online looks like in a real 3-D client
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Massively Overthinking: Morality and compelling choices in MMOs
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EverQuest II is launching a new fabled zone in August’s GU111
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The Daily Grind: What should Daybreak do with the EverQuest IP?
Recently, EverQuest Lead Producer Holly Longdale spoke to the rumors and general silence revolving about the continuation of the franchise, saying that Daybreak is...
The Survivalist Soapbox: Astroneer’s moon landing update is a time-limited online event done right
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 231: EverQuest and Secret World prognostications
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Pagan Online, EverQuest 3, Guild Wars 2, and Worlds Adrift, with adventures in WoW, SWG, and Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on The Secret World and MMO fashion.
Daybreak on EverQuest 3: ‘We will definitely do something with the IP’
An EverQuest interview with several developers from early June is gaining increased attention as of late thanks to the magnifying glass of blog Inventory...
Perfect Ten: Great MMOs that will run just fine on your old computer
The other day a friend was telling me that he used to play EverQuest Online Adventures very regularly back in the day, but fell...
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Daybreak filed for yet another studio trademark just a week ago
Last week, we covered some odd happenings over at the MMORPG company formerly known as SOE and now known as Daybreak, and today we've...