Following its decision to close its internal game development, Google Stadia is witnessing an exodus of talent.

First to leave in this round of announcements was VP & product head John Justice.

Several other staff have left, joining ex-Stadia executive Jade Raymond at her new development studio Haven.

These include

• Corey May, head of creative services & publishing
• Sabastian Puel, general manager
• Erwann Le Rouzic, concept artist
• Francis Denoncourt, senior concept artist 
• Jonathan Dankoff, UX researcher, and
• Pierre-Marc Bérubé, graphics programmer 

Best known for helping create the Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs franchises for Ubisoft, Raymond left Stadia earlier in 2021.

Now working on a PlayStation exclusive game, she stated “We want to create worlds where players can escape, have fun, express themselves, and find community.

"We want to pour our passion into a project. We want to make something wondrous for people to experience.”