See: Sony Online Entertainment, now Daybreak Game Company
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 168: MMOs all higgledy-piggledy
Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, EVE Online, WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Ragnarok, Elite, LOTRO, Star Trek Online, Trove, and City of Heroes' Paragon Chat, with mailbag questions on free-to-play entitlement and whether expansions need new classes.
Rumor: Daybreak may be building PlanetSide 3 and EverQuest 3, sunsetting Just Survive
While Daybreak producers are spelling out their games' future, a now-deleted post over at Reddit by an alleged former employee of Daybreak Games purports to...
Daybreak: Here’s where the EverQuest franchise, DCUO, PlanetSide 2, H1Z1, and Just Survive stand
Not counting Standing Stone's titles, Daybreak currently develops and publishes six of its once massive stable of MMOs: Both EverQuests, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide...
The Daily Grind: Do you buy the Daybreak-owns-Standing Stone Games rumor?
Buried in the Daybreak ruckus of last week was the rumor that Daybreak is not in fact merely the publisher of Standing Stone Games'...
Global Chat: Shroud of the Avatar confounds
What to make of Shroud of the Avatar? The few MMO bloggers who have looked into this recently released but already long-running title have...
The Game Archaeologist: Red Planet’s Lost Colony vaporware
You know the story of Roanoke, right? That early American settlement that abruptly went missing with only the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree...
Massively Overthinking: How accountable should MMOs hold players for out-of-game toxicity?
Brendan's discussion with CCP Falcon at EVE Fanfest last week included an interesting chat about out-of-game harassment and whether gaming companies had an obligation...
EverQuesting: Columbus Nova or not, Daybreak is tying its own noose
How about those Red Sox? Seriously, that's a conversation I'd rather be having than the one that has cropped up this week -- and...
The Daily Grind: What is the greatest hoax or fake leak in all of MMORPG history?
Hah, you thought this one was going to be about Daybreak. But it's not. No, today's Daily Grind was actually inspired by something Guild Wars...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 167: Daybreaking news
Justin and Bree host a special edition of the podcast focused entirely on the Daybreak denial and layoff story as it's unfolded.
Daybreak has now been hit with layoffs [Confirmed]
Daybreak has now confirmed the layoffs, and we've got lots more information from our own sources - see below for updates and context.
Multiple game...
Leaderboard: Does the Daybreak fiasco affect whether you play its MMOs?
Over the last couple of days, we've been covering the Daybreak scandal - specifically, how concerns over the impact of government sanctions on Daybreak's...
DC Universe Online introduces style unlocking with today’s GU82
Game Update 82 is launching today for DC Universe Online, and thanks to it, players have a new feature to enjoy: style unlocking. While...
Daybreak update: Chief Publishing Officer Laura Naviaux has left the company
Yesterday, Massively OP put together a piece on MMO company Daybreak Games Company and its corporate overlords, chronicling the US government's asset freeze of...
The Daily Grind: Would you appreciate the option to swap your MMO class?
I'm no stranger to the allure of alts in MMO, but there are some games where the content is so massive that I don't...
Daybreak says it has ‘no affiliation’ with Columbus Nova, the company it said bought it in 2015
Note: We've updated this piece heavily at the end with Daybreak's statements and further links.
A chain of business connections could have a real and...
H1Z1 is finally coming to PlayStation 4
Did you think slipping player numbers were going to do in the battle royale grand-daddy? Nope. Free-to-play must have been a big boost, as...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s Fallen Gate moves forward (April 22, 2017)
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...
Jukebox Heroes: Vanguard Saga of Heroes’ soundtrack
It may be hard to believe, but it has already been about four years since SOE decided to close down the troubled yet cult...
EverQuest activates XP bonus weekend as an apology
Get ready to level your butts off, because EverQuest is tossing a surprise bonus weekend to players for this week's unexpected downtime. From now...
