Jade Raymond - Wikipedia

Jade Raymond (born 28 August 1975) is a Canadian video game creator, best known for helping create the Assassin's Creed and Watch Dogs franchises, ... JadeRaymond FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Canadianvideogamecreator(born1975) JadeRaymondRaymondattheNewYorkGameAwards2019BornJadeRaymond(1975-08-28)28August1975(age 46)Montreal,Quebec,CanadaAlma materMcGillUniversity(B.S.)EmployerHavenStudios JadeRaymond(born28August1975)isaCanadianvideogamecreator,bestknownforhelpingcreatetheAssassin'sCreedandWatchDogsfranchises,andforbuildingtheUbisoftTorontoandEAMotiveStudios.On16March2021,JadeRaymondannouncedthefoundingofanewindependentdevelopmentteamcalledHavenStudios.[1] Contents 1Earlylifeandcareer 2Games 3References 4Externallinks Earlylifeandcareer[edit] JadeRaymondwasborn28August1975inMontreal[2][3]ShegraduatedfromSt.George'sSchoolofMontrealin1992andMarianopolisCollegein1994.ShereceivedaBachelorofSciencedegreefromMcGillUniversityin1998,whereshemajoredincomputerscience.[4]Herfirstpost-universityjobwasasaprogrammerforSony,wheresheeventuallyhelpedinthecreationofSonyOnline'sfirstResearchandDevelopmentgroup.ThisledtoElectronicArtswheresheworkedasaproduceronTheSimsOnline.From2003-2004,RaymondjoinedtheG4programTheElectricPlaygroundasapart-timecorrespondent,workingwithVictorLucas,TommyTallaricoandJulieStoffer.In2004,shestartedworkingforUbisoftMontreal,wheresheledthecreationofthefirstAssassin'sCreedgame.RaymondwentontobecomeexecutiveproduceronAssassin'sCreedII,andwasexecutiveproducerofnewIPatUbisoftMontreal,whichincludedWatchDogsandTheMightyQuestforEpicLoot. Raymondin2012 InJanuary2010,RaymondmovedtoTorontotobuildanewstudioforUbisoftintheroleofmanagingdirector.[5]RaymondisalsoontheBoardofDirectorsofWIFT-T,anorganizationdedicatedtheadvancementofwomenacrossfilm,televisionandscreen-basedindustries. InJuly2015,RaymondannouncedthatshehadjoinedElectronicArtsandformedMotiveStudios,basedinMontreal.ShewasalsotobeinchargeofVisceralGamesstudio,locatedinCalifornia,wheresheworkedwithgamesdesignerandwriterAmyHennigonStarWarsgames[6][7]andalsodevelopneworiginalIP.[8] InJuly2018,JadeRaymondwasrecognizedfor“hertrailblazingendeavoursacrossher20-yearcareer”withtheDevelop“VanguardAward”.[9]InOctober2018Jadereceivedthe“PioneerAward”fromtheFun&SeriousGameFestival,recognizingher“contributionstotheindustryasaproducerofgamesthatareconsideredaturningpointintheindustry”.[10] RaymondwasoneoffewvideogameexecutivesnamedintheVarietymagazine2018&2019listof500mostinfluentialbusinessleadersshapingtheglobalentertainmentindustry.[11] OnJanuary9,2018,RaymondwasnamedtotheBoardofDirectorsfortheAcademyofInteractiveArts&Sciences.[12] SheleftMotiveStudiosinOctober2018,alludingtoa"topsecretproject".[13][14]InMarch2019,RaymondannouncedthatshehadjoinedGoogleasavicepresident;duringthe2019GameDevelopersConference,GoogleaffirmedthatshewillbeheadingGoogle'sStudios,StadiaGamesandEntertainment,tocreateexclusivecontentforGoogle'sStadiastreamingservice.[15] OnFebruary1,2021,sheannouncedherdeparturefromStadiaGamesandEntertainment,aswellasGoogle,concurrentwithGoogle'sannouncementofthewinddownfortheirin-houseStadiaGamesandEntertainmentdevelopmentstudio.[16] RaymondfoundedHavenStudios,anewindependentdevelopmentstudio,onMarch16,2021withSonyInteractiveEntertainmentinvestinginthestudiotocreateaneworiginalIPforPlayStation.[1]Almostayearlater,onMarch21,2022,SonyInteractiveEntertainmentannouncedtheacquisitionofHavenStudios.[17] Games[edit] Year Title Company Role Ref. 2002 TheSimsOnline ElectronicArts Producer [13] 2007 Assassin'sCreed Ubisoft Producer [18][19] 2009 Assassin'sCreedII Ubisoft Executiveproducer [19] Assassin'sCreed:Bloodlines [19] 2013 TomClancy'sSplinterCell:Blacklist [19] 2014 WatchDogs [13][19] 2014 Assassin'sCreedUnity ManagingDirector [20] 2014 FarCry4 ManagingDirector [20] 2015 TheMightyQuestforEpicLoot UbisoftMontreal Executiveproducer [13] 2017 StarWars:BattlefrontII ElectronicArts SVPGroupGeneralManager [20] References[edit] ^ab"PlayStationinvestsinJadeRaymond'snewindependentstudioHaven".Gamesindustry.biz.16March2021.Retrieved16March2021. ^Bjørn-Hansen,Søren(6November2007)."Enkvindeblandtnørder".MetroInternational(inDanish).Archivedfromtheoriginalon1June2008. ^Bjørn-Hansen,Søren(8November2007)."Enspelproducentsomstickerutfrånmängden".MetroInternational(inSwedish).Archivedfromtheoriginalon17December2007.Retrieved25January2008. ^"JADERAYMOND,BSc'98".McGillAlumniLive365.McGillUniversity.27October2009.Archivedfromtheoriginalon22July2015.Retrieved23July2015. ^Sinclair,Brendan(6September2013)."HowtobuildaAAAstudio".Gameindustry.biz.Retrieved23July2015. ^Raymond,Jade."MotiveStudios:Motive,MeansAndOpportunity".ElectronicArts.Archivedfromtheoriginalon13July2015.Retrieved13July2015. ^Grosso,Robert(14July2015)."JadeRaymondJoinsElectronicArts;HeadsNewStudio".TechRaptor.Retrieved31July2015. ^Schreier,Jason(17October2017)."EAShutsDownVisceralGames".Kotaku.GizmodoMediaGroup.Retrieved30December2018. ^Taylor,Haydn(12July2018)."NinjaTheorydominatestheDevelopAwards".gamesindustry.biz.Retrieved12July2018. ^Bermejillo,Ana(27September2018)."JadeRaymondReceivesHonoraryAwardattheFun&SeriousFestival".DigitalJournal.Retrieved27September2018. ^EditorialBoard,Variety(30October2018)."Variety500".Variety.Retrieved30October2018. ^"ELECTRONICARTS'JADERAYMONDJOINSACADEMYOFINTERACTIVEARTS&SCIENCES'BOARDOFDIRECTORS"(PDF).AcademyofInteractiveArts&Sciences.9January2019.Retrieved29December2019. ^abcdBailey,Dustin(22October2018)."JadeRaymondleavesEAMotive,thestudiohelpingputVisceral'sStarWarsbacktogether".PCGamesN.Retrieved30December2018. ^Handrahan,Matthew(10December2018)."JadeRaymond:Theecosystemhaschanged,andgamesneedtocatchup".gamesindustry.biz.Retrieved10December2018. ^Valentine,Rebekah(12March2019)."JadeRaymondappointednewVPofGoogle".GamesIndustry.biz.Retrieved12March2019. ^"FocusingonStadia'sfutureasaplatform,andwindingdownSG&E".Google.1February2021.Retrieved1February2021. ^"PlayStationtobuyJadeRaymond'sHavenStudios:Sony'sfirstdeveloperinCanada".21March2022.Retrieved21March2022. ^Sinclair,Brendan(20October2014)."JadeRaymondleavingUbisoft".GamesIndustry.biz.Retrieved30December2018. ^abcdeLeonard,Matt(22October2018)."HeadofEAMotiveJadeRaymondLeavesEA".GameRevolution.EvolveMedia,LLC.Retrieved30December2018. ^abc"JadeRaymondVideoGameCredits". 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