John Smedley will take on a new, unspecified role at Daybreak.
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Daybreak Game Company’s John Smedley steps down as chief executive officer

  • Posted byby Jeff Grubb
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H1Z1 and Everquest publisher Daybreak Game Company is getting a new boss.

John Smedley of Sony Online Entertainment at the GamesBeat conference in 2013.
John Smedley of Sony Online Entertainment at the GamesBeat conference in 2013.

John Smedley is stepping down as president and chief executive officer of Daybreak (the company that was once Sony Online Entertainment), the publisher confirmed to GamesBeat. Current chief operating officer Russell Shanks will step in as the new president of the company.

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