Daybreak creates individual studios for EverQuest, DC Universe, and PlanetSide
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....
EverQuest II’s Chaos Descending expansion launches November 13
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...
EverQuest Next dies, throwing series’ future into doubt
EverQuest Next was one of the largest MMOs coming, and its cancellation is further evidence that the once powerful genre is waning in popularity as more competitive PC games like League of Legends — which makes about $1 billion a year from in-game purchases — thrive.
Daybreak used long-lost code to launch a surprise for — and keep a secret from — EverQuest II players
Game companies don’t often get to play a happy trick on their customers. EverQuest II‘s designers got an idea early in June: They would release...
The worst ideas you never saw in EverQuest — like the muffin zone
Developers of the 16-year-old massively multiplayer RPG tell us about epic failures: dragons-in-a-box, hidden ninjas, and a zone that was supposed to work like a clock.
How gaming celebrates the holidays in 2014
A host of titles are including in-game holiday content this year. Here's a rundown of some of the seasonal (and sometimes scary) cheer you can find with controller, mouse, and touchpad.
10 games that couldn’t kill World of Warcraft
We look at 10 MMOs that couldn't come close to beating World of Warcraft during it's decade of dominance.
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes joins the ever-growing legion of free-to-play MMOs
Another day, another MMO is now free-to-play. This time it's SOE's Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
Sony’s free-to-play online shooter Planetside 2 will pack 2,000 players in an arena (interview)
First-person shooter games have become a multibillion-dollar market. But no one has really succeeded in the massively multiplayer online space with high-end hardcore shooters....
Sony Online’s SOEmote software provides you with your Everquest II character’s expressions and voice
Roleplaying Everquest II characters takes on a new facet with Sony Online Entertainment's SOEmote facial and voice recognition software.