Smedley told fans in the /r/H1Z1 subreddit that SOE had been bought by the Columbus Nova investment group, and the developer has been renamed to Daybreak Game Company. “This name embodies who we ...

To mark the 70th anniversary of the death of SOE agent Violette Szabo, we look at the female agents who answered Winston Churchill's call to 'set Europe ablaze'.

In February, Sony sold SOE to Columbus Nova, which renamed the studio to Daybreak Game Company. We’ve reached out to Smedley for comment and will update this story when he replies.

ORIGINAL STORY 11/02/2015 10.10pm: Daybreak Game Company, i.e. the studio formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment, has laid off several staffers. EverQuest Next.