Thanksgiving is upon us and while this is traditionally an American holiday, there is no reason that everyone can’t get something out of it. (Editor’s note: Prices shown in USD. Sales/Games may not be available in all regions.) ARK: Survival Evolved – $17.99 (was $29.99) The Crew – $14.99 (was $29.99) The Elder Scrolls Online … Continue reading “Get Games Cheap: Thanksgiving Digital Sales”
Daybreak Game Company has announced that the next progression server for Everquest, Phinigel, will not allow multi-boxing. Set to launch on December 9th, Phinigel will follow a strict schedule of one expansion release every ninety days, with no voting on the player side or manipulation from Daybreak. In addition, raids will have an instanced mode … Continue reading “Everquest Promises New Progression Server, Less Drama”
Dragon’s Prophet is no longer available for North American players, as Daybreak Game Company (formerly Sony Online Entertainment) has parted ways with developer Runewaker Entertainment. The shutdown was first announced last month with the notice that the game would continue operating as is in Europe and Asia as those regions are handled by different publishers. … Continue reading “Dragon’s Prophet Shutters In America”
North American players will no longer have access to Dragon’s Prophet after November 16th, as Daybreak has announced that the service will be coming to an end. While the game will still be available in Europe and Asia, there are no plans to allow players to transfer their characters over to these other publishers. In the … Continue reading “Dragon’s Prophet Shutting Down In November”
Everquest and Everquest 2 are set to receive their next expansions, and yes I said expansions. In both cases, more details are expected to be released on October 1st, alongside a live stream where Daybreak will be running through some of the new zones. For Everquest, the expansion includes 15 new raids accompanied by new … Continue reading “Both Everquest Titles Reveal Upcoming Expansions”
As you read this, Daybreak Game Company is busy cleaning up the mess of another incident in a series of customer service missteps. This time it involves the unfair suspension of several hundred (sources place the figure at least 400 and possibly upwards of 600), in a guild-wide three day ban in retaliation for the … Continue reading “Rant: Customer Service Doesn’t Get Much Worse Than A Full Guild Suspension”
Daybreak Game Company has confirmed that John Smedley will be stepping down as president and chief executive officer, following a lengthy period of harassment from the cyber group Lizard Squad. A spokesperson from Daybreak confirmed to Venturebeat that Smedley will be relinquishing his role, although he will not be leaving the company entirely. “I can … Continue reading “John Smedley Steps Down As CEO”
John Smedley has quit Twitter, an announcement that will have a good portion of Daybreak’s communities giving a sigh of relief. Responding to a thread on Reddit over his account suddenly going dark, Smedley confirmed that he is walking away from the social media platform. I really love making games. It makes me happy. I … Continue reading “John Smedley Quits Twitter After Argument Leads to DDOS, Threats”
Daybreak Game Company has announced that servers for Everquest II will be merged at some point in the near future. In the latest producer letter, Holly Longdale announced that servers will be merged ahead of upcoming cross-server dungeon tech, with more details to follow in the coming months. We’ll give you specific dates as we … Continue reading “Everquest 2 To Merge Servers”
Planetside 2 is dropping support for 32-bit clients in next week’s game update, as announced by RadarX on the official forums. While some players will be locked out of the game, Daybreak’s metrics show the number to be minimal. We wanted to let you know that with the next Game Update (tentatively scheduled for next … Continue reading “Planetside 2 No Longer Supports 32 Bit Clients”
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