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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DC Universe Online launches a week-long boost event as a finale for Day of Reckoning
The first chapter of the Light & Rain story in DC Universe Online is going out with a bang as Daybreak's Dimensional Ink has...
Perfect Ten: Dead MMORPGs that were weird and I’m glad they existed
I am going to make what may be a contentious statement here: I am not particularly sad about a lot of MMORPGs that shut...
The MOP Up: Squirreled Away gives into player demands to create an unlimited treehouse mode
Co-op treetop survival sim Squirreled Away said that it's listened to player demands and is preparing a full-on creative mode for tree houses for...
PlanetSide 2 marks continued server improvements, upcoming Infiltrator changes and new directives
When Toadman Interactive/Daybreak (aka ToadBreak) merged the NA servers of PlanetSide 2, it did so extremely poorly, electing to move the more performative Emerald...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO developer you think is unfairly maligned?
A while back, someone in our comments laid down a spicy zinger for MMO developer John Smedley, whom MMORPG fans surely know best as...
Massively Overthinking: What will the MMORPG genre look like in 2030?
If you had asked me in 2020 what the MMO genre would look like in 2025, I'm not sure how I would've answered. It...
Pearl Abyss Q1 2025: Black Desert Mobile’s Chinese endeavor is over
Last weekend, we ran the numbers on Black Desert and EVE Online, thanks to some gap-filling on Q4 2024 made possible by Pearl Abyss's...
EverQuest II begins beta testing its PvP progression server and Kingdom of Sky expansion for Anashti Sul
It's a whole bunch of big beta news out of EverQuest II this week, or specifically beta testing for its progression servers, as public...
Palia’s Elderwood launches this afternoon with a new zone and a welcome mat for console players
As promised, Palia's Elderwood expansion has finally arrived to the cozy mini-MMO as of this afternoon - and the beta game has finally arrived...
The MOP Up: Valve shuts down a Classic Offensive mod after eight years of development
A CSGO mod -- Classic Offensive -- got shut down by Valve eight years into its development. The mod devs said, "We are devastated...
We finally have some clean numbers on how well EVE Online and Black Desert performed last year
Back in February, we were frustrated to see that Korean games company Pearl Abyss was breaking with tradition: Instead of showing revenues for Black...
Massively Overthinking: Are you a random reward disliker in MMOs?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us via a phrase MOP's Eliot dropped back in April that leaped out at me. He was discussing...
Perfect Ten: MMOs (and MMO moments) that live in infamy
To a certain degree, MMOs have always existed in a state of infamy. People assume that the game requires hours of sitting and scowling...
The MOP Up: Marvel Rivals players go on strike over under-supported role
Marvel Rivals players are on strike until the Strategist role is improved -- and they may get their way according to a new blog...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends’ Rise of the Forgotten expansion is live for Star Wars Day
Tomorrow being Star Wars day and all, it's no surprise that Star Wars-flavored MMORPGs are getting in on the fun, and that includes Star...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Beyond teases its upcoming IG88 Droid Factory hardmode raid
I swear I'm not biased for SWG Beyond just because its logo is a cute jawa. I'm actually biased for SWG Beyond because Star...
MMO Hype Train: What could make EverQuest 3 a future triumph
When I think about the gut punches that came as part of crushing MMO news over the years, the announcement that Daybreak was scrapping...
Massively Overthinking: The unforgivable sins of MMORPG quest design
Last week, I was continuing my first trip through Lord of the Rings Online's Gundabad (yes, I am behind), and I bumped into some...
DC Universe Online brings private matchmaking, visual updates for PC, and a new patrol
This week has brought itself a new patch to DC Universe Online, and if the earlier producer's letter that talked up private matchmaking got...
The Tempest Festival returns again for spring rain joy in EverQuest
The winds of change blow from Karana,
As he calls on his followers and spreads precipitation.
Veterans of EverQuest will know
That this means a new quest...
