Official Site:Â PlanetSide 2
Studio:Â SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â November 20, 2012
Genre:Â Sci-Fi MMOFPS Sandbox
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS4
See Also: PlanetSide
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PlanetSide 2’s massive construction patch has deployed
PlanetSide 2's big patch today introduces a brand-new construction system for those patient enough to wait out the extra-long maintenance downtime. Entering the MMO...
PlanetSide 2 hitbox hack gets called out, hotfixed by Daybreak
When it comes to multiplayer shooters, issues like hitbox detection and size are always hot button topics for the community. But what if you...
After canning EverQuest Next, Daybreak is hiring for new title
Daybreak: LF15M.
Is Daybreak dying? Maybe not, at least in light of a recent jobs posting that would see the studio grow from its current...
PlanetSide 2 is shutting down in China
PlanetSide 2's global reach has shortened yet again, as the title will be ceasing operations in China as of May 31st.
The MMOFPS launched in...
The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2015
It's become tradition to fare well the MMOs that sunsetted in the preceding year, but that wasn't always the case. At the beginning of 2015,...
PlanetSide 2’s next major patch lets you gather and build
The next major patch for PlanetSide 2 managed to sneak onto the game's test servers just before Christmas, but no one noticed. Thus, the...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMORPG news stories of 2015
For as long as Massively Overpowered exists, this will be one of the most memorable years in our site's history. It was the year...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for EverQuest franchise and Daybreak fans
It's that time of year again: when you realize half-way through your indulgence of in-game festivals that you totally forgot to go out and...
Daybreak gifts two weeks of All-Access membership to EverQuest II returnees
Almost everyone knows that EverQuest II's newest expansion launched last week, but what you might not realize is that the very same day, Daybreak launched...
The Stream Team: Get a gift for PlanetSide 2’s anniversary
Careful now, that's not candlelight on a cake you see for PlanetSide 2's birthday -- that's the glow of gunfire! But that won't deter...
Perfect Ten: MMOs you forgot existed (but are still running)
No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2015
Halloween is an unstoppable force in the MMO industry and will not be denied to developers and their players. It's that time of year...
Here is Daybreak’s Halloween event schedule
Daybreak has always been a huge proponent of Halloween, and this year is no different. Returning, new, and revised events are happening in pretty much...
Daybreak’s Jens Andersen says PlanetSide 2 ‘is really struggling’
Daybreak Executive Creative Director Jens Andersen admitted on Reddit that PlanetSide 2 isn't doing as well as it should: "The game is really struggling, and...
Daybreak appoints Jens Andersen Executive Creative Director, hints at new title
Good news for fans of Jens Andersen's leadership of DC Universe Online over the last several years: He's gotten a nice promotion. Daybreak announced...
Daybreak might bring back 1997 tank shooter Tanarus [Updated: Nope]
One of the oldest online shooters could be facing a resurrection in the near future. On an EverQuest II stream last week, Daybreak mentioned that it was...
PlanetSide 2 may give players a continent to settle
The future of PlanetSide 2 is racing toward the community at a rapid pace according to a new developer Q&A that was hosted on Reddit yesterday.
One...
Massively Overthinking: Underrepresented MMO music genres
Massively OP Kickstarter donor Magnet Brain wants a revolution... in video game music!
"Enough with the orchestral fantasy score... what genre of music would you like...
Leaderboard: What’s the greatest MMOFPS of all time?
Yesterday's Heroes & Generals post got me to thinking about MMOFPS titles. Heroes & Generals really isn't one, in my opinion, despite its developers...
