Culture
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Classic EverQuest players raid together to raise funds for hurricane relief

An old game, mastered by dedicated players

News
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EverQuest and PlanetSide developer is splitting into three new studios

The move leaves H1Z1 somewhat unaccounted for

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Celebrating its 20th anniversary, evergreen EverQuest leans into nostalgia

For many players, classic MMO is a blast from the past

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Layoffs hit Daybreak; former boss says 70 lose jobs

DC Universe Online maker confirms layoffs but not the number

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Here's what the end of PlanetSide looked like

PlanetSide, one of the first MMO shooters when it launched in 2003, flipped off the lights on Friday as planned, after a venerable 13-year run. The end came for PlanetSide much like it did for the...

Opinion
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Touring the living remains of an 11-year-old MMO

My name is Phil Kollar, and I had a weird weekend. Let's start our story just over 11 years ago, on Nov. 9, 2004. That was the date that Sony Online Entertainment released EverQuest 2. I had spent...

Feature
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The dawn of Daybreak Game Company, Sony's strangest former subsidiary

The dawn of Daybreak Game Company, Sony's strangest former subsidiary By Dave Tach @dptach Share Tweet A strange thing happened a couple of months ago inside Sony's video...

News
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H1Z1 sold a million copies in two months

Daybreak Game Company's president John Smedley went to Twitter last night to announce that their newest property, zombie-themed online survival game H1Z1, has sold over one million copies on Steam....

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Layoffs hit former SOE studio Daybreak Game Company, includes EverQuest lead

The game developer formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment, the home of EverQuest, PlanetSide and H1Z1, is undergoing layoffs today, according to former employees of the studio. The recently...

Analysis
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How World of Warcraft came to rule the world

Much is being written this week to celebrate the tenth anniversary of World of Warcraft, but few insights are as illuminating as this post by Raph Koster. Koster knows as much about multiplayer...