Daybreak Game Company LLC

Moby ID: 3301

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  • Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (from 1998-03-30 to 2015-02-02)

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Daybreak Game Company was founded as Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), as a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Digital Inc.. On 1 April 2008, when it merged with Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (SCEI).

The company mainly developed massively multiplayer online games (MMO's), with major franchises such as EverQuest and games like PlanetSide. They also created Star Wars Galaxies, an MMORPG based on the Star Wars universe.

On 2 February 2015, the company branched off from the Sony corporation after being acquired by investment firm Columbus Nova and took multiple studios and intellectual properties with it. On 1 December 2020, it was acquired by Enad Global 7.

The company is headquartered in San Diego, California. As of January 2020, it has the following additional development studios:

Former subsidiaries include:

  • SOE Denver (Denver, Colorado), formerly Worlds Apart Productions, acquired 2006
  • SOE Seattle (Seattle, Washington)
  • SOE Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
  • SOE Tuscon (Tuscon, Arizona)
  • SOE Taiwan

Credited on 85 Games from 1998 to 2023

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PlanetSide Arena (2019 on Windows)
DC Universe Online: Ultimate Edition 2017 (2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
H1Z1: Just Survive - Atlas Cosmetic Skin Pack (2016 on Windows)
H1Z1: Just Survive - Manitoba Cosmetic Skin Pack (2016 on Windows)
H1Z1: Just Survive - Whiptail Cosmetic Skin Pack (2016 on Windows)
DC Universe Online: Episode Pack IV (2016 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows)
Landmark (2016 on Windows)
H1Z1: King of the Kill (2016 on Windows, PlayStation 4)
Just Survive (2015 on Windows)
DC Universe Online: Episode Pack I (2014 on Xbox One, Windows, PlayStation 4...)
DC Universe Online: Episode Pack II (2014 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Windows...)
DC Universe Online: Episode Pack III (2014 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
Dragon's Prophet (2013 on Windows)
Wizardry Online (2013 on Windows)
PlanetSide 2 (2012 on Windows, PlayStation 4)
Bullet Run (2012 on Windows)
Magic: The Gathering - Tactics (2012 on Windows)
Payday: The Heist (2011 on Windows, PlayStation 3)
Sideway: New York (2011 on Windows, PlayStation 3)
Rochard (2011 on Linux, Windows, Macintosh...)

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History +

December 1, 2020

Company acquired by Enad Global 7.

January 22, 2020

Company restructures to form multiple internal divisions: Darkpaw Games, Dimensional Ink Games and Rogue Planet Games.

February 2, 2015

Company detaches from Sony when it is acquired by investment management firm Columbus Nova. It is subsequently renamed to Daybreak Game Company.

January 16, 2009

The company acquires the PoxNora online collectible strategy game along with the development team Octopi, Inc.. As part of the acquisition, members of the Octopi development team will form the core of SOE’s new Tucson studio, focusing on the continuing support of PoxNora as well as working with SOE’s Denver studio on new trading card and strategy game projects.

November 29, 2007

The company announces to open a new development studio in India for online games.

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The Sony Online Entertainment company website was http://www.sonyonline.com/

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