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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Raymond graduated from [[McGill University]] with a Bachelors of Science in [[computer science]] and an uncompleted minor in [[Military science]]. Her first job in the industry was programming games for [[Sony]]. A few years later, she moved into a producer role at [[Electronic Arts|EA]], and she has since been producing games. Most recently, Jade Raymond is the producer of [[Ubisoft]]'s [[action-adventure]] game ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. |
Raymond graduated from [[McGill University]] with a Bachelors of Science in [[computer science]] and an uncompleted minor in [[Military science]]. Her first job in the industry was programming games for [[Sony]]. A few years later, she moved into a producer role at [[Electronic Arts|EA]], and she has since been producing games. Most recently, Jade Raymond is the producer of [[Ubisoft]]'s [[action-adventure]] game ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. |
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==Legal Controversy== |
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As of November 16, 2007 Ubisoft is suing SomethingAwful for posting suggestive "pornographic" material depicting Ms. Raymond as the producer for Assassin's Creed performing suggestive acts to any of the gamers that are willing to buy the game. While legal charges are being pressed in the United States, the offending image may have originated in Scotland. [[Ubisoft]] lawyers stated that this was a violation of Jade Raymond's privacy, and that there was a copyrighted trademark on the comic. Issues over free speech and overall net-etiquette have been raised with the legal requests for an immediate removal of the content from the forum..<ref name=Letter>[http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2686438 Letter Sent to SA Forums]</ref> |
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This remains another issue of [[libel]] versus [[free speech]] with respect to the internet and its perceived anonymity. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,116574/ Jade Raymond] at [[MobyGames]] |
* [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,116574/ Jade Raymond] at [[MobyGames]] |
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* {{imdb name | name = Jade Raymond | id = 1817726 }} |
* {{imdb name | name = Jade Raymond | id = 1817726 }} |
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[[Category:1974 births|Raymond, Jade]] |
[[Category:1974 births|Raymond, Jade]] |
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Revision as of 19:57, 3 December 2007
Jade Raymond (August 28, 1974 in Montreal) is a canadian video game producer and a host of G4's program The Electric Playground along with Tommy Tallarico, Victor Lucas, Julie Stoffer and Geoff Keighley.
Biography
Raymond graduated from McGill University with a Bachelors of Science in computer science and an uncompleted minor in Military science. Her first job in the industry was programming games for Sony. A few years later, she moved into a producer role at EA, and she has since been producing games. Most recently, Jade Raymond is the producer of Ubisoft's action-adventure game Assassin's Creed.
Legal Controversy
As of November 16, 2007 Ubisoft is suing SomethingAwful for posting suggestive "pornographic" material depicting Ms. Raymond as the producer for Assassin's Creed performing suggestive acts to any of the gamers that are willing to buy the game. While legal charges are being pressed in the United States, the offending image may have originated in Scotland. Ubisoft lawyers stated that this was a violation of Jade Raymond's privacy, and that there was a copyrighted trademark on the comic. Issues over free speech and overall net-etiquette have been raised with the legal requests for an immediate removal of the content from the forum..[1]
This remains another issue of libel versus free speech with respect to the internet and its perceived anonymity.