The Daybreak logo.
On Feb. 2nd, 2015, the company formerly known as SOE was sold to Columbus Nova, an investment management firm. The company was then renamed Daybreak Gaming Company, LLC. The company name is frequently shortened to Daybreak, Daybreak Games, DBC, or even DC.
New Company Logo and Outlook[]
In an article written by Brendan Sinclair for Games Industry, the new logo design was described as:
- "The Daybreak logo was designed to reflect that brand, with a nocturnal aspect, (the owl's eye), a technological aspect (the gear within the eye), and a more literal aspect (the "Daybreak" of a rising sun within the gear)."
On April 28th, 2015, John Smedly was interviewed in depth about the process and reasons the company changed hands as well as, their goals and plans for the future.
Official Site and Social Media[]
Media Coverage of the Change[]
- Major Media Outlets
- Coverage immediately after the purchase of SOE and prior to the change to DBC:
- Forbes: Sony Online Entertainment Sold to Investment Company. Please be aware that Forbes misprinted the company name as "Daybreak Game Studio," which was later clarified by community manager Colette "Dexella" Murphy.
- Variety also wrote about the purchase by Columbus Nova.
Changes in Leadership in 2015[]
On Feb. 11, 2015, several well known and beloved developers, community managers, and other team members were laid off.
- Kotaku coverage of lay offs.
- ZAM coverage, which included a borad list of those affected.
- VentureBeat reflected on how this mirrors changes when Columbus Nova acquired Rhapsody.
Addition of Darkpaw Games in 2020[]
- See also: Darkpaw Games
On January 21st, 2020, the company announced the addition of Darkpaw games. This division of the company was created to handle all Everquest franchise games within the company.
New Leadership for Darkpaw in 2020[]
On March 6, 2020, longtime executive producer Holly "Windwatlker" Longdale announced her departure from the company. Taking her place as the lead for the Everquest franchise head is Jennifer Chan, who was the Franchise Technical Director. Chan is also an EQ veteran.
Source[]
The content of this page was carried over from the Landmark wiki by Yasuewho, who edits both wikis and who wrote the first iteration of the DB page for the Landmark (game) wiki.