1998
01
January
Break.com was founded.
2006
01
January
Break.com introduced a new file hosting system for its users to share their files.
2006
01
August
Break.com and Showtime partnered to promote Weeds by encouraging users to upload original videos matching the themes of the show
2007
01
March
Break.com signed a contract with NBCU Digital Studios to develop a streaming broadband series that would be featured on the site but be titled Breakers.
2007
01
April
The site made a deal with Fear Factor and Big Brother producer Endemol USA to create a new show called Record Breakers.
2008
01
July
The site was one of the 300 most viewed sites globally.
2009
01
July
They partnered up with G4's Web Soup for their "This Week In FAIL" segment.
2010
01
February
They purchased the PC game mod hosting network FileFront.com, which was previously owned by Ziff Davis Media.
2018
01
March
Break.com mysteriously disabled all comments, user uploads and user pages on their site, putting an end to any kind of user interaction or participation.
Parent company Defy Media declared that it was terminating all operations.