Industry veteran Jade Raymond is in charge of turning Google into a major video game publisher — and that has huge ramifications

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Hiring Jade Raymond could make a powerful statement in an industry with a well-earned reputation as being toxic to women.

On Tuesday, Google announced Stadia, a new video game streaming service that could usher in a new era of cloud-based gaming.

And in the last minutes of its hour-long keynote came its final big reveal: Jade Raymond, a long-time industry veteran, will be leading Stadia Games and Entertainment — a division that will create games and other experiences specifically for the service.though no one knew then what exactly she'd be doing for the search giant. She'll be working with Google VP Phil Harrison, who has stints with PlayStation and Xbox under his belt.

Six years ago, when the blog Feminist Frequency shined a light on toxic attitudes towards women and sexist tropes in the video game industry, the authorwww.jade-raymond.com

 

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