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On Feb. 2nd, 2015, the company formerly known as SOE was sold to [http://www.renova.ru/en/structure/company/detail/130/ Columbus Nova], an investment management firm.
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On Feb. 2nd, 2015, the company formerly known as SOE was sold to [http://www.renova.ru/en/structure/company/detail/130/ 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.
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==New Company Logo and Outlook==
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In an [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-04-27-daybreak-wakes-up-to-life-after-sony article written by Brendan Sinclair for Games Industry], the new logo design was described as:
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:''"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)."''
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On April 28th, 2015, John Smedly was [http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/4/28/8503731/daybreak-games-sony-online-entertainment-history-future interviewed in depth] about the process and reasons the company changed hands as well as, their goals and plans for the future.
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==Official Site and Social Media==
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*[https://www.daybreakgames.com/home DBC main website]]
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*[https://twitter.com/daybreakgames DBC on Twitter]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/daybreakgames DBC on Facebook]
==Media Coverage of the Change==
==Media Coverage of the Change==
:'''Major Media Outlets'''
:'''Major Media Outlets'''
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:Coverage immediately after the purchase of SOE and prior to the change to DBC:
*Forbes: [http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/02/02/sony-online-entertainment-sold-to-investment-firm-now-daybreak-game-company/ 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.
*Forbes: [http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/02/02/sony-online-entertainment-sold-to-investment-firm-now-daybreak-game-company/ 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 [http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/sony-online-entertainment-sold-to-investment-firm-columbus-nova-1201421468/ by Columbus Nova].
*Variety also wrote about the purchase [http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/sony-online-entertainment-sold-to-investment-firm-columbus-nova-1201421468/ by Columbus Nova].