Daybreak Cancelled at Netflix

The sun has set on Daybreak. Netflix has pulled the plug on the post-apocalyptic teen dramedy after one season, series co-creator/EP Aron Coleite announced on social media late Monday. “We learned last week that Daybreak will not be returning for a second season,” Coleite wrote. “We’re so sorry we couldn’t share it with you sooner but […]

‘H1Z1’ developer Daybreak lays off staff amid restructuring efforts

Unfortunately, Telltale’s effective closure wasn’t the end of tough times for the game industry. H1Z1 and EverQuest developer Daybreak Game Company has confirmed that it’s laying off staff as it’s “optimizing [its] structure” for the future. The company didn’t say how many people were losing their jobs, but former Daybreak president John Smedley had briefly […]

Daybreak Games denies reported links to sanctioned Russian oligarch [Updated]

Enlarge / Daybreak’s story on the money behind this logo has been changing recently. Back in 2015, the former Sony Online Entertainment announced it was being bought by investment management firm Columbus Nova and changing its name to Daybreak Game Company (Everquest II, H1Z1, Planetside 2). Now that the US Treasury Department is sanctioning the […]