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Splinter Cell Studio Head Wants Games To Grow Up

Jade Raymond is currently head of Ubisoft’s Toronto studio, which is hard at work on the next Splinter Cell game. And yet, while she clearly enjoys games as a blockbuster spectacle, Raymond wants games to strive to be more.


May 14, 2012
In Real Life

Jade Raymond: Gamers Want ‘More Than Explosions’

Kotaku AU

Jade Raymond played a pivotal role in the development of Assassin’s Creed, and now heads up Ubisoft’s Montreal studio — now she’s on a mission to make video games more interesting.


March 27, 2012
News

What If The Next Generation Thinks Video Games Are Stupid?

Maybe video games are stupid. Maybe they’re junk or trash or action movies, at best. Perhaps they are not at all making the world a better place.


February 17, 2011
News

The Secret To Making Amazing Franchises? Fans

The future of gaming isn’t about a proliferation of platforms, it’s about an abundance of stories and making something that transcends those platforms to become a pastime.


February 11, 2011
News

Ubisoft Want New IP To “Become The Neighbourhood Bar”

Kotaku AU

Jade Raymond has been out of the spotlight for a while, heading up Ubisoft’s new Toronto studio – but speaking at DICE she revealed that the studio, in addition to working on Splinter Cell 6 with Maxine Beland, is also hard at work on a new IP that may focus on the social aspect of gaming.


November 29, 2010
News

Splinter Cell Returns For Sixth Game

Ubisoft has confirmed that a sixth game in stealth action series Splinter Cell is currently in the early stages development at the company’s Toronto studio.


May 26, 2010
News

New Splinter Cell, Built On Conviction, In The Works

Ubisoft Toronto, the new big-game studio overseen by former Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond, is working on the next Splinter Cell. Development will involve talents from Splinter Cell Conviction studio Ubi Montreal. No title, details or release date.

[Gamasutra]


January 2, 2010

The 10 Most Influential Women In Games Of The Past Decade

Gaming Angel’s founder Trina Schwimmer’s list of women in games includes 10 people who have helped change the game industry from the inside. While it’s not all inclusive, it is a very sound list.


September 1, 2009
News

Assassin’s Creed Producer Raymond To Lead Ubisoft Toronto

The recently announced Ubisoft Toronto studio has a new boss, Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond, Ubisoft announced today. She’ll be overseeing the new studio, focusing on “AAA games and new intellectual properties.”


July 31, 2009

Assassin’s Creed II More Vicious, Less Predictable Than Predecessor

This fall’s Assassin’s Creed hero isn’t just a better killer than his predecessor. He lives in a world in which he can swim, the sun sets and thieves can become allies, the game’s executive producer, Jade Raymond, showed Kotaku yesterday.