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VentureBeat: Jade Raymond leaves EA, Samantha Ryan takes over Montreal studio
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This is the impression I was under as well. Figured she was involved in the (unannounced) future Splinter Cell title.
I honestly cannot remember the last Electronic Arts game that I cared about.
If you don't love Fifa, Madden, or Battlefield/front...there just isn't a lot to like. And I use to be a huge fan of the brand.
Its like they know they need to be known for more, but can't figure out how to get there.
If you don't love Fifa, Madden, or Battlefield/front...there just isn't a lot to like. And I use to be a huge fan of the brand.
Its like they know they need to be known for more, but can't figure out how to get there.
Leaving, or fired? Sounds more like the latter. That's a sudden "departure" and there are few kind words there other than the generic thanks and best wishes.
Seems weird to be in this much trouble when the game isn't supposed to be out for years.
Wasn't she working on a Star Wars project ?
What the hell are they doing with the Star Wars IP at EA ?
When Gamers ran harassment campaigns and ogled her every time she was in the news, she chose to become less visible
Well Amy Henning was making a new SP game until EA decided that SP games are not good anymore
That wasn't Raymond fault.
4 years
From Wikipedia it seems they only collaborated in Battlefront II and are working on that new Star Wars game.
Not an impressive resume considering the amount of talent that worked and is still working there.
Hoping for the best tho!
I'm wondering if this is more issues with their Star Wars game or their new IP
I don't think this is 100% accurate.
From what I remember reading it seems the pre-production of that game was almost a dumpster fire and went nowhere.
None of this was her fault. This was terrible EA management from top to bottom.
For more context, Motive (Montreal) wasn't only working on Jade Raymond's big new IP. They also made the single-player campaign for Battlefront 2 and had some other things in the works. They absorbed the remnants of BioWare Montreal last year and, from what I've heard, lost a lot of top staff throughout 2018, including a big exodus in March or April of this year. I don't know why but have heard various stories from both happy and unhappy employees there.
There's also now a Motive studio in Vancouver (formerly EA Vancouver I believe), which is working on a Star Wars open-world game, if that helps clear up some confusion. I'm sure there are shared staff across both studios.
Now I need to get off this website and focus on that other gargantuan story!
Sweet Christmas. Is EA management really this bad? They made such a big thing about hiring Jade that for her to leave at this stage is troubling. Especially given the apparent issues with every non-EA Sports game coming out of EA lately.
I'm never one to jump on the EA hate train, but this is incredibly worrisome.
I'm never one to jump on the EA hate train, but this is incredibly worrisome.
They did the campaign for Battlefront II.
They don't actually release much anymore besides the sports arsenal and it's part of why they are operating at such high profit levels. I think that's why Capcom (a similar enough company overseas) is aiming to release 3 games a year from now on...
It's not that uncommon in big business? Maybe it's just unfamiliar to people here because typically in the game industry it hasn't gone that way, but we are in an age where pretty much all of the popular games are from giant corporations that continue to grow and one person just doesn't have the same impact that they used to...
What about A Way Out? or Unravel?
They sometimes do a lot of good for indie studios.
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From what I remember the game had a lot of problems but they were finally getting around them and the team was finally on track.
I was under the impression that Jade Raymond was an expert on getting brand new AAA teams from no one to fully functional machines. Like that's what she specialized in.
Like how Rod Ferguson is the guy they bring in when AAA/AAAA games are stuck in development hell and they need someone to hack and chop and refine and reorganize to get it out the door.
Like how Rod Ferguson is the guy they bring in when AAA/AAAA games are stuck in development hell and they need someone to hack and chop and refine and reorganize to get it out the door.
Anything you can elaborate on? IIRC remember correctly from your Visceral feature they were going to reuse what was left of Hennigs project for a new SW game?
Edit: never mind, missed your earlier reply, looking forward to the Rockstar article!
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Are you sure about that? Both producers fighting for money and resources. Jade probably said, "Hey EA, look over here, our staff work for a fraction of the price of those folks in California. Give me all that responsibility and power please." Project moves from Cali to Montreal, Hennig is out. 2 + 2 = ...
I always see you in all the dice and ea threads doing some good pr work.
Pure speculation, maybe a hypothetical retooling and Jade Raymond leaving aren't completely unrelated
Pure speculation, maybe a hypothetical retooling and Jade Raymond leaving aren't completely unrelated
They weren't - they didn't have much to show for the work and senior staff had already seen where the wind was heading and left to new jobs - if staff end up starting to leave cus they can see where the development is heading, it's by definition , not on track.
Damn, not a good look for EA or their future SW games.
Goddamn I am worried about Respawn.
Goddamn I am worried about Respawn.
what's with every developer leaving being a possible candidate for the initiative
I remember EA making a huge deal out of hiring her a couple or years ago or so, something must be up with that studio if she is leaving.
To work on a new AAAA IP supposedly without any restrictions. (I am sure the pay offer is not bad either)
Interesting. Wonder where she will end up.
He's been working on the big Rockstar Crunch story for a while now.
He's been working on the big Rockstar Crunch story for a while now.