Daybreak Game Company Branching Into Xbox One


(Update: Clarified that DC Universe is the first game to be released) When Daybreak Game Company spun off of its Sony corporate overlords, most of us assumed and hoped that this would lead to their titles eventually being released on the Xbox. That speculation has come to fruition with the announcement that DC Universe Online … Continue reading “Daybreak Game Company Branching Into Xbox One”

Daybreak Servers Slammed by DDOS Attack


We are aware of current connectivity issues and are working to resolve them. Thanks for your patience. — Daybreak Games (@DaybreakGames) December 30, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js If you’re looking to play any of Daybreak’s games, you might want to take the night off. At the moment, Daybreaks game servers and their websites are experiencing major connection issues … Continue reading “Daybreak Servers Slammed by DDOS Attack”

John Smedley Has Left Daybreak Game Company


John Smedley has fully resigned from Daybreak Game Company to pursue other interests. Announced via Facebook, Smedley has left the former Sony Online Entertainment studio and is currently working at an unnamed company. When contacted by Game Informer, Smedley stated that he had no more information to give at this time. Last month, Smedley resigned from … Continue reading “John Smedley Has Left Daybreak Game Company”

Daybreak Offers Cheaters A World of Their Own


Daybreak Game Company will be opening up a new server later this week, Drunder, with a bit of a twist on the normal server rules. You can’t join Drunder in the normal fashion, at least not without petitioning customer service and signing your life away. Drunder is a prison server, the likes of which house … Continue reading “Daybreak Offers Cheaters A World of Their Own”

Daybreak Game Company Discussing EQ2 Server Consolidation


Daybreak Game Company has expanded upon an earlier announcement that Everquest II servers will be merged. The term that executive producer Holly Longdale is going for is “consolidation,” meaning that the servers will be closed completely with players shuffled over to new servers, rather than simply merging a lower population server into another. Those players … Continue reading “Daybreak Game Company Discussing EQ2 Server Consolidation”

Daybreak Ignores Everquest Ragefire Vote


When it comes to Everquest and time-locked servers, polls ensure that the servers only progress as fast at the community wants them to. For Ragefire/Lockjaw, the latest set of progression servers, players voted by a very large percentage in order to keep the servers as they are for another six months, with the second most popular … Continue reading “Daybreak Ignores Everquest Ragefire Vote”

Daybreak Unbanning Cheaters Who Apologize On Youtube


The first step for a recovering cheater is admitting you have a problem and placing your faith in an almighty benefactor. That benefactor, in this case, is Daybreak Game Company. John Smedley took to Twitter to comment that, after a recent massive ban wave in H1Z1, a large number of players have been emailing him … Continue reading “Daybreak Unbanning Cheaters Who Apologize On Youtube”

Daybreak Game Company Embraces Project 99


It isn’t too often that developers acknowledge, let alone embrace a private servers emulating their games, especially if the title in question is still in operation. Daybreak Game Company, however, has decided to embrace the Project 1999 private server, an emulation project of Everquest as it was in its early days, to officially recognize and … Continue reading “Daybreak Game Company Embraces Project 99”

Breaking: Dave Georgeson Departs Daybreak Game Studio


Yeah, I’m sorry folks but it’s true. LM, eqn, eq and eqii are no longer guided by moi. Other dreamers will steer now. — David Georgeson (@DaveGeorgeson) February 11, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Dave Georgeson has announced via Twitter that he is no longer involved in the Everquest franchise. Update: Daybreak Game Studio has confirmed a big … Continue reading “Breaking: Dave Georgeson Departs Daybreak Game Studio”

SOE Now Daybreak Game Company


Sony Online Entertainment has made a shocking announcement, revealing that the company has been acquired by Columbus Nova and will be spun off from the Sony brand. The news was revealed just minutes ago on Reddit. This means that effective immediately SOE will operate as an independent game development studio where we will continue to … Continue reading “SOE Now Daybreak Game Company”