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Daybreak Games and Game Jawn announce solo-friendly game EverQuest Legends

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 24, 2026
2 min

Daybreak Games and independent development studio Game Jawn announced they are making EverQuest Legends with solo-friendly quests. The fan-driven collaboration will give players a...

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Jack Emmert rejoins Cryptic Studios as CEO to build MMO portfolio | interview

Posted byby David Jagneaux
January 27, 2026
9 min

Today, Arc Games and Cryptic Studios are announcing the return of Jack Emmert, one of the studio’s original co-founders and a pioneer of MMORPGs,...

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9 min

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EverQuest studio Daybreak Games acquired by EG7

Posted byby Mike Minotti
December 1, 2020
1 min

EG7 announced today that it has acquired Daybreak Games, the development studio best known for online role-playing games like EverQuest and DC Universe, in...

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Daybreak creates individual studios for EverQuest, DC Universe, and PlanetSide

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 21, 2020
1 min

Daybreak Games is making some big moves, creating three new studios that will each dedicate themselves to one of the company’s big MMO franchises....

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DC Universe Online is bringing its superhero MMO action to Switch

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 23, 2019
1 min

Daybreak Games announced today that its massively multiplayer online game DC Universe Online is coming to Switch. The free-to-play game will be available this...

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PlanetSide Arena: Sci-fi shooter series goes battle royale with possible 1,000-player battles

Posted byby Mike Minotti
December 13, 2018
3 min

Daybreak Games has announced that PlanetSide Arena will be the next installment in the multiplayer sci-fi shooter series. It will be a battle royale...

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3 min

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EverQuest II’s Chaos Descending expansion launches November 13

Posted byby Mike Minotti
October 9, 2018
1 min

Old MMOs don’t die. Today, Star Trek Online and Lord of the Rings Online have received updates. Now EverQuest II is joining in on...

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Lord of the Rings Online gets an update that lets players create their own music

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 8, 2018
1 min

Daybreak Games and Standing Stone Games are launching a big update for Lord of the Rings Online today. The updated is called Where Dragons Dwell,...

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H1Z1 surpasses 10 million players on PlayStation 4 one month after open beta launch

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 28, 2018
1 min

Daybreak Games today announced that H1Z1, the original standalone battle royale shooter, has been played by more than 10 million PlayStation 4 players since...

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H1Z1 maker Daybreak Game Company lays off staff

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 26, 2018
2 min

H1Z1 game publisher Daybreak Game Company has laid off an undisclosed number of staffers at its headquarters in San Diego, GamesBeat has learned. The...

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