Haven Interactive Studios' founder has left the company, potentially pointing to issues at the PlayStation-owned development house. Haven is in the midst of developing Fairgame$, an online shooter announced in 2023. Fairgame$ gameplay has yet to be revealed – only a CGI trailer – but it centers on heists, and seems to have survived PlayStation's recent wave of live-service cancellations.
According to a report from Bloomberg (via VGC), producer Jade Raymond has left Haven Interactive Studios, which she founded in 2021. Her departure reportedly comes after an external Fairgame$ playtest, the feedback from which has concerned developers at the studio. PlayStation did not give a reason for Raymond leaving Haven, but the publisher did say it is "committed to supporting Haven Studios." Farigame$ appears to still be in active development.
Raymond's founding of Haven came after Google Stadia was shut down in 2022, where she held a vice president position in charge of creating exclusive content for the service. Raymond first rose to prominence in the gaming industry as a producer on early installments of the Assassin's Creed and Watch Dogs franchises at Ubisoft. She would later form EA's Motive Studio and oversee the now-defunct Visceral Games. 2018 saw her...
