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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | December 17, 1997 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
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| Products | Massively multiplayer online games |
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| Website | daybreakgames.com |
Daybreak Game Company LLC is an American video game developer based in San Diego. The company was founded in December 1997 as Sony Online Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment, but was spun off to an independent investor in February 2015 and renamed Daybreak Game Company. On December 1, 2020, Daybreak Game Company entered into an agreement to be acquired by Enad Global 7.[1][2]
They are known for owning, maintaining, and creating additional content for the games EverQuest, EverQuest II, The Matrix Online, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies, Clone Wars Adventures, Free Realms, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide 2, H1Z1: Just Survive, and H1Z1: King of the Kill, along with more recent acquisitions Dungeons and Dragons Online, Magic: The Gathering Online and Lord of the Rings Online.[3]
- ^ "EG7 enters into an agreement to acquire Daybreak Game Company and has secured debt financing and intends to raise equity". Enad Global 7. December 1, 2020.
- ^ Mike Minotti (December 1, 2020). "EverQuest studio Daybreak Games acquired by EG7". VentureBeat.
- ^ Bree Royce (December 19, 2016). "Turbine spins LOTRO and DDO teams out to new studio using Daybreak as Publisher". Massively OP.