After Blacklist's sales, the series is probably shelved for a while
Knowing Ubisoft, I have hope that the franchise will continue no matter what. Unlike Square Enix, who expects everything to sell several millions of copies.
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Jade Raymond leaves Ubisoft
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Knowing Ubisoft, I have hope that the franchise will continue no matter what. Unlike Square Enix, who expects everything to sell several millions of copies.
Why are people saying this?
Watch her join Sony.
Jk, I expect her to join some mobile company
I wish her luck on her future endeavors.
SolidSnakex
Member
They may have just been just trying to throw people off, but this is what they said
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/jade-raymond-not-doing-i-am-alive
It doesn't. I usually hate this kind of poopooing, but the fact that we didn't provide a link for any of the departures that happened during The Great Thinning this year at game studios, and there is a high gloss photo of a dev who has been known for their looks as much as helping bring AC - kind of gouche.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Yeah, it's been a long time since I've heard her name. Whatever, hope she finds a new job she likes.
Oh, and,
fuck Ubisoft
that or EA
What? I thought she was a senior producer. Why do I feel like this is slightly insulting to her former roles and accomplishments?
Schnozberry
Member
I doubt she'll have a hard time finding work. Here's hoping she gets a huge check to go get Metroid back on track over at Nintendo.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Maybe Indie like Ancel ?
Well with amount of talent Sony has been picking up lately. I would not be shocked to see her there.
Yeah, poor bloke really got unlucky with the whole THQ bankruptcy.
ComputerMKII
Banned
Nothing of value was lost?
Ol No Bones
Banned
shinobi602
Member
If she's staying in the Canadian game development scene, I'd love to see her at Bioware.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
You would too for the money. A quick cash mobile studio. Do you think Don Mattrick is proud to be working for Zynga? His million dollar home and his dreams of EA every night probably fuel his passion. The man could fill his swimming pool with cash and go swimming in it every day at 12 o'clock. All that vidya money!
She's married too. That should save us the time and effort.
Does Nintendo have a studio up in Canada
somuchwater
Member
Really? She helmed the first two games in Ubisoft's now premiere franchise, and she's nothing?
No doubt.
Jimmyfenix
Member
I wonder if Ancel will follow suit. If WiLd is successful i can see him making more indie games.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Man, Ubisoft Toronto is just going to turn into a support studio isn't it?
Boooo!
AusRoachman
Member
Go back and look at all the assassins creed 1 promos and marketing, she was in everything. I am not saying she was just a pretty face, as I said , the game being awesome is also why it succeeded.
She took a back seat after ac1 but I remember her being pushed front and centre ALOT for AC1.
I think after the Penny Arcade thing happened, that was the point where she stopped wanting to be the face of whatever she was working on. Not to completely blame it on Penny Arcade since other websites had Jade articles, but that was probably when she put her foot down.
I never thought well of the AC series, but this is a very interesting idea.
What the hell?
Riot Games! Or maybe Amazon? They've been snatching everyone else up lately, right?
In all seriousness, this is the kind of person that could literally land a job anywhere. It will be interesting to see what happens.
She is held to negative and positive extremes of expectation simply because she's female and attractive. Practically nobody opining has any idea of her skill merit or worth and instead makes up their mind based soley on her physical appearance.
And I can relate. I am cursed to be incredibly good looking and frankly, shredded and ripped, and have found that nobody takes me seriously as an intellect.
And I am tired of it.
I wish her the best of luck and as many have noted, she's worked on some of the best new franchises in gaming.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Yeah, posting that was extremely unnecessary
thekiddfran
Member
That was disgusting and childish. What was the point of that comic and I can guarantee she had nothing to do with it
ComputerMKII
Banned
I don't know how much creative power she had with Assassin's Creed 2 but Assassin's Creed 1 was garbage.
Next Level (SMStrikers, Punch-Out! Wii, Luigi's Mansion 2)
Just out of interest, what Ubisoft products did she directly contribute to? I used to think Assassin's Creed, but that seems to have been Patrice Desilets' brain child. I thought she was directing Splinter Cell: Blacklist, but that was someone else too. I assume she had a producer role but what does that even mean for games?
It kind of just seems like she was a Ubisoft figurehead.
It kind of just seems like she was a Ubisoft figurehead.
Schnozberry
Member
Good question. I know they have something in Vancouver. Not sure if it has anything to do with software development.
This is a lie. Scottish people never look this good. Sean Connery was not a real person.
GoodCoffeeJoey
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Next Level Games.
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Queen of Hunting
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im suspecting shes off to naughty dog or microsoft.
Why everyone is talking that Toronto studio is doomed or that Splinter Cell is doomed? Yeah Ubisoft spent millions of dollars to create state of the art studio and it will turn it in support studio after one department.
She probably doesn't want to work on AAA games anymore and spend her time with her kids. Being in charge of large studio is time consuming.
She probably doesn't want to work on AAA games anymore and spend her time with her kids. Being in charge of large studio is time consuming.
AlphaTwo00
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Just gonna call this out, what's been their main game in Toronto after Blacklist? For a studio setup to do Splinter cell, it's certainly not doing a lot of that. Also, she's not the first relatively high profile departure post Blacklist. Patrick Redding also left for WB Montreal.
Ask Penny Arcade.
IIRC they were responsible. Don't forget the dickwolves controversy.
My thought is they were trying to showcase Ubi's constant promotion of her but very little of the other team members.
Edit: the content was created by Chugworth Academy.
Patrice Desilets was the creative director of those two games. Saying that the producer (and exec producer in the second one) "helmed" them is a bit much.
Schnozberry
Member
AC was an ambitious idea that never quite lived up to it's promises. Not sure if Jade had much to do with it's shortcomings. They were under a lot of pressure to get something out the door. Business decisions lead to half assed games.