{"id":3005853,"date":"2021-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:d6251d35-a883-4964-b9dd-ca00348d6c1e"},"modified":"2023-01-06T21:40:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T21:40:58","slug":"jade-raymond-to-form-haven-a-new-montreal-based-game-development-studio-working-on-an-original-new-ip-for-playstation","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2021\/jade-raymond-to-form-haven-a-new-montreal-based-game-development-studio-working-on-an-original-new-ip-for-playstation\/","title":{"rendered":"Jade Raymond to Form Haven, a New Montreal-based Game Development Studio Working on an Original, New IP for PlayStation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"container-789bfd3439\" class=\"cmp-container\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"container responsivegrid aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0\">\n<div id=\"container-5c1ff78f50\" class=\"cmp-container\">\n<div class=\"aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 \">\n<div class=\"text aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12\">\n<div id=\"text-1940bc20a3\" class=\"cmp-text\">\n<p>Jade Raymond, founder of Ubisoft Toronto and Motive Studios and one of the creative forces behind the blockbuster Assassin\u2019s Creed franchise, has announced the formation of Haven Entertainment Studios Inc., a new game development studio based in Montreal, Canada. Raymond has assembled a world class team with over a decade of experience working together across multiple hugely popular games and franchises. True to its name, the studio\u2019s games will serve as havens for players \u2013 bringing them together to have fun, express themselves, and find community. The vision of being a haven extends to the team as well, which will champion transparency and mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing its commitment to fostering creative talent and pushing the boundaries of innovation, Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed today that it will invest in the new studio and its first project, an unannounced new IP for PlayStation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSony Interactive Entertainment is proud to support and invest in Haven and its future,\u201d said Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios. \u201cWe understand the challenges and rewards of building creative teams from the ground up, as does Jade with her wealth of experience helming many of gaming\u2019s biggest franchises. We\u2019re confident in and excited for the bright future of Haven Studios and its first project, currently in development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not be more excited about this opportunity to return to my roots and work with this talented team to create a new IP together,\u201d said Jade Raymond, CEO and Founder of Haven Studios. \u201cLaunching an independent studio with the backing of Sony Interactive Entertainment gives us full freedom to push boundaries with the support of a publisher that deeply understands the creative process of making games and is known for exceptional quality and a player-first approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About Jade Raymond<\/b><br \/>\nJade Raymond is the CEO and Founder of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.havenstudios.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">www.HavenStudios.com<\/a>.&nbsp; Raymond has been passionate about games since her childhood in Montr\u00e9al. She joined the industry as a programmer and has since focused on bringing innovation, new mechanics and gameplay to action-adventure and online multiplayer games. Over the last 25 years, she has shown her passion for all aspects of game development, playing key roles in programming, design, production, studio-head, and executive jobs. She is best known for helping create the Assassin\u2019s Creed and Watch Dogs franchises, and for founding Ubisoft\u2019s Toronto studio, which developed blockbuster titles like Tom Clancy\u2019s Splinter Cell: Blacklist under her direction.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Raymond served as VP for Google\u2019s Stadia Games and Entertainment.&nbsp; Before joining Google, she was SVP and Group General Manager at Electronic Arts\u2019 PopCap Vancouver and Motive Studios (Montr\u00e9al), which she founded in 2015. Raymond was also responsible for the Star Wars console and PC software portfolio across EA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/b><br \/>\nRecognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation\u00ae brand and family of products and services. SIE has delivered innovation to the market since the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation\u00ae5, PlayStation\u00ae4, PlayStation\u00aeVR, PlayStation\u2122Store, PlayStation\u00aePlus, PlayStation\u2122Video, PlayStation\u2122Music, PlayStation\u2122Now, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation and has global functions in California, London and Tokyo. &#8220;PlayStation,\u201d \u201cPS5,\u201dand\u201cDualSense\u201d are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. 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