Sony to buy former Assassin's Creed veteran Jade Raymond's ...

Ms Raymond, who previously founded Ubisoft Entertainment's Toronto studio and led Google's Stadia game development efforts, is one of the ... Sonyshareswereupasmuchas1.6percentinTokyo. PHOTO:REUTERS Updated Published March23,2022at1:20AM More Whatsapp Linkedin FBMessenger Telegram Twitter Reddit WeChat Pinterest Print CopypermalinkCopytoclipboard https://str.sg/wndw SANMATEO(BLOOMBERG)-SonyGroupsaiditisbuyingMontreal-basedvideogamedevelopmentstudioHavenEntertainmentStudios,ledbyindustryveteranJadeRaymond.TermsofthedealwerenotdisclosedinastatementonMonday(March21). FoundedayearagowithaninitialinvestmentfromSonyInteractiveEntertainment,Havenincludesgamecreatorswithmorethanadecadeofexperienceworkingonsomeoftheindustry'smostpopulargames. MsRaymond,whopreviouslyfoundedUbisoftEntertainment'sTorontostudioandledGoogle'sStadiagamedevelopmentefforts,isoneofthecreativeforcesbehindtheAssassin'sCreedfranchise.ShestartedhercareeringamingwithSonybackin1998. Sonyshareswereupasmuchas1.6percentinTokyoonTuesday. HavenStudiosisalreadyworkingonitsfirstprojectforSony'sPlayStation,amultiplayergamethatSonydescribedasaliveexperience"builtuponasystemicandevolvingworldfocusedondeliveringfreedom,thrill,andplayfulness".Bringingthecreativeteamin-houseextendsSony'sstrategyofacquiringexclusivecontentforitsplatform. "WithHaven,Sonyismakingyetanotherbetonlive-servicegames-oneofPlayStation'sAchillesheelsuntiljustrecently,"saidDrSerkanToto,ananalystinTokyo."WithMsRaymond,Sonyisalsosecuringoneofthe,unfortunately,stillrelativelyrarefemalesuperstarcreatorsintheindustry." Thevideogamesectorhasbeenundergoingawaveofconsolidationthisyear.InJanuary,SonyboughtthedeveloperBungie,theUnitedStatesvideogamedeveloperbehindthepopularDestinyandHalofranchises,forUS$3.6billion(S$4.9billion).MicrosoftisscoopingupActivisionBlizzardforUS$69billioninitsbiggest-everacquisition,andTake-TwoInteractiveSoftwarehasagreedtoacquiremobilegamemakerZyngaforUS$11billion. "JoiningPlayStationStudiosprovidesHavenwiththecreativefreedomandunparalleledsupporttofocusonbuildingthehighestqualitygames,"MsRaymondsaidintheannouncement."WeintendtofullyembracetheincrediblecapabilitiesofthePS5tocreatenewworldsthatinspireplayersandallowthemtoconnectinnewways." Withateamofmorethan60employees,HavenStudioswillbethe18thstudiotojointhePlayStationStudiosfamily,accordingtoSony.ThestudiooperationswillcontinuetoberunbythemanagementteamatHaveninclosecollaborationwithPlayStationStudios'leadershipteam. MoreOnThisTopic BobDylansoldentirerecordingcataloguetoSony SonybuysDestinygamedeveloperBungiefor$4.9billion JoinST'sTelegramchannelandgetthelatestbreakingnewsdeliveredtoyou. GAMING/VIDEOGAMES ACQUISITIONS More Whatsapp Linkedin FBMessenger Telegram Reddit WeChat Pinterest Print Copypermalink https://str.sg/wndw Getcomplimentaryaccesstothisarticle Signuporlogintoreadthisarticleinfull SonytobuyformerAssassin'sCreedveteranJadeRaymond'sHavenGamingStudio Signup Alreadyhaveanaccount?Login. Alldone!Thisarticleisnowfullyavailableforyou SonytobuyformerAssassin'sCreedveteranJadeRaymond'sHavenGamingStudio Readnow Pleaseverifyyoure-mailtoreadthissubscriber-onlyarticleinfull SonytobuyformerAssassin'sCreedveteranJadeRaymond'sHavenGamingStudio Resendverificatione-mail Thegiftlinkforthissubscriber-onlyarticlehasexpired. Getunlimitedaccesstoallstoriesat$0.99/monthforthefirst3months. Subscribenow Youhavereachedyourlimitofsubscriber-onlyarticlesthismonth. Getunlimitedaccesstoallstoriesat$0.99/monthforthefirst3months. Subscribenow Readandwin! Read3articlesandstandtowinrewards Let'sgo! Terms&conditionsapply Frequentlyaskedquestions Goodjob,you'veread3articlestoday! Spinthewheelnow Let'sgo! Terms&conditionsapply Frequentlyaskedquestions Backtothetop