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EverQuest co-creator Brad McQuaid has passed away

The official Twitter account for Pantheon, the MMO McQuaid was working on until his passing, reported the news last night.

EverQuest focused on co-op play to counter Ultima Online's rampant PVP

Playing together appealed more to the EQ development team than stabbing each other in the back.

EverQuest was almost a Microsoft game

In his search for a publisher after Sony hesitated to support an online-only PC game, EverQuest boss John Smedley reached out to the Windows publisher.

Better Together: Stories of EverQuest

Developers share memorable moments and behind-the-scenes stories in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Daybreak Game Company's groundbreaking MMORPG.

EverQuest celebrates 20 years with 'EverQuest 20: A Living Legend' at Comic-Con Museum

The event, scheduled to run April 27-28 in San Diego, CA, will feature panels with EverQuest developers as they recount two decades of stories in and around the world of Norrath.

Workarounds: Making Items in the Early Days of EverQuest

Before they raised the bar for virtual worlds in 1999, EverQuest's developers had to coax the game into rendering and placing items.

Salting Out the Genius - Daybreak's Jennifer Chan on Production in EverQuest

EverQuest's technical director talks the challenge of introducing veteran players to new systems, and discloses a personal story that opened her eyes to how developing video games can change the world.

EverQuest 2: Chaos Descending exclusive artwork

Daybreak games hooked Shacknews up with the world premiere of their latest expansion's key art.

EverQuest 21st expansion hits today while EQ2 10th anniversary continues

EverQuest celebrates a major milestone today with its 21st expansion release, The Darkened Sea. Meanwhile, EverQuest 2 is in the middle of celebrating 10 years with the Heroes Festival, as well as its Altar of Malice expansion.

EverQuest 2 producer talks Altar of Malice and 'spiderbears'

EverQuest 2 is set to deploy its 11th expansion just in time for the game's 10th anniversary. Shacknews recently had the opportunity to talk to senior producer Holly Longdale about the new Altar of Malice and its slew of contents.