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Daybreak layoffs totaled 140 in San Diego
It's been almost a month since Daybreak (formerly SOE) laid off several of its employees following its acquisition by Columbus Nova, but we're only...
Storybricks has closed down
It's been but a week and a half since we heard official word that Daybreak Game Company was cutting ties with Storybricks, and the...
How Daybreak strives to avoid social media pitfalls
Tweeting or posting the wrong thing in the wrong tone can have serious consequences for a game studio, which is something that Daybreak Senior...
The Game Archaeologist: Ten facts of EverQuest life circa 1999
MMOs change. We know that, but we also tend to forget it as well. The games that we play today can often be light-years...
The Stream Team: Shoot-em-up in PlanetSide 2
Last time MassivelyOP's Mike Foster played PlanetSide 2, he died a bunch while providing little value to his team. Tonight should be no different,...
EverQuesting: Is EverQuest Next in trouble?
You know me: I've been quite the supporter of EverQuest Next and Landmark for a good long while. Even before writing about EQN these...
The Stream Team: Touring Qeynos in Landmark
Who says Landmark isn't very EverQuest-y? In fact, a stroll through the sandbox right now will yield quite the assortment of Qeynos buildings thanks...
DCUO cracks down on Hades raid exploit
Players who took advantage of an exploit in the new DC Universe Online Hades raid faced the ire of the Daybreak Game Company this...
The Stream Team: EverQuest Two-sday returns
Too many Tuesdays have gone by without some EverQuest Two-sday adventures, a situation MassivelyOP's MJ aims to fix right now! Tonight she dives back...
PlanetSide 2 soon expanding PlayStation 4 beta to Europe
European PlayStation 4 players will soon have no reason to feel left out of the PlanetSide 2 fun, as Daybreak informed the community over...
EverQuest is getting a new progression server
EverQuest has made a reputation for itself over the years as an MMO that isn't afraid to experiment with progression servers, and as such...
EverQuest Next may not be F2P
SOE Daybreak has been all about "F2P your way" for a couple of years now, but comments by EverQuest Next senior producer Terry Michaels and...
EverQuest Next severs ties with Storybricks
Daybreak continues to trim its asset portfolio, as the former SOE studio has cut loose artificial intelligence software company Storybricks from the EverQuest Next...
H1Z1 eyes battle royale season pass
Would you pay for a season pass to H1Z1's popular battle royale content? And if so, how much would you shell out for it?
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The Soapbox: Has F2P worked for SOE?
The MassivelyOP staff was discussing the SOE Daybreak armageddon recently, and given the total absence of public data relating to who or what was...
PlanetSide 2 Creative Director Matt Higby resigns from his post
EverQuest Next might be safe according to the head honcho of Daybreak, but PlanetSide 2 is in for a rocky time: PS2 Creative Director Matt...
Daybreak’s John Smedley: EverQuest Next is going to be ‘more than ok’
Worried about this week's mass firings of Daybreak employees and wondering what might happen to both Landmark and EverQuest Next? The studio has a...
Former PS2 producer: ‘Don’t hate on Daybreak’
After yesterday's news it's understandable that fans of Daybreak Games' software lineup might be somewhere between nervous and upset. Former PlanetSide 2 producer David...
Ever, Jane’s lead developer is building a most unusual MMO
Have you heard about Ever, Jane and thought to yourself, "Who would make this kind of MMO?" Well, now you can meet the creator...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about Daybreak Game Company?
You know, for some reason we didn't have a whole lot of discussion about the Sony Online Entertainment buyout and name change when it...
