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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 38452, member: 636"]
Jade Raymond has left her position at Haven Studios, according to Bloomberg reports. The departure comes as Fairgame$, the studio's competitive heist game, faces a delay until spring 2026. PlayStation brought Raymond on board in 2021 to create the Montreal-based development team. The company later purchased Haven Studios in 2022, adding it to the PlayStation Studios family. The project has only appeared as a CGI trailer since its announcement.

Raymond exits weeks after Fairgame$ underwent external testing, during which developers expressed worry about player feedback. PlayStation thanked Raymond through a spokesperson, calling her a visionary force at Haven. Marie-Eve Danis and Pierre-François Sapinski will step in as new co-studio heads. PlayStation stated they remain committed to supporting the studio moving forward. Raymond previously created games for Ubisoft, EA, and Google Stadia before starting Haven.

Former PlayStation leadership had pushed toward live-service games as the future direction. The company has since closed two studios working on similar projects—Deviation and Firewalk—and reduced plans for live-service titles overall. The timing raises questions about whether Haven might face closure next. Fairgame$ shares similarities with other unsuccessful heist shooters in the market.
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