freebasedog

It wouldn't ruin the credibility and here is why...yeah I just really wanted the rumor to be true.

deadpanwalking

Poor, poor Jade.

walrusbrown

hikkifan1986

Ratuna

Enimor

A8acus

fdisk

sendmail

j13

AK AK! AK AK AK!

rainofwalrus

@Billkwando:
Point taken. I guess I just see a difference between goofing on Levine's promo shots and the derogatory comments about Raymond's competence.

@FranksnBeans:
I don't necessarily disagree, but the last time I checked gamers are still predominantly male. So the question then becomes: how important is it to insure that video games remain a "boy's only" club?

titletk

eugaet

Graywind

thegreatseal

"You better watch your mouth, boy. There are females present!"

It's nice to defend females like that when you probably never talk to them. In my experience, women can be just as crass and offensive as guys. Don't waste your time trying to be some ridiculous stereotypical knight in shining armor. Unless they're being slapped around by some guy, they probably don't need your help. Just like Jade doesn't need your help in fending off the horny teenage gamer community.

BigManZam

I take it you've never heard of Danica Patrick?

I'm so sick of Jade Raymond and Ubisoft and their Frag dolls. She's a very pretty girl. Get over it.

@Vabor:

Exactly.

I was wondering when somebody was going to mention them. I half-figured the pictoral would be them and Jade washing cars together and squirting each other with water. Glad Jade isn't stooping to that level, as entertaining as that might be.

The F-Ds though, I could totally see them doing that.

@titletk:

Bad example....they WERE debating Ken Levine's sexiness when Kotaku posted the promo pics of him.....comparing him to Duchovny, photoshopping him as Superman, etc...

Billkwando

goddessakasha

Women who have jobs cannot be pretty without losing credibility. And women that are proud of their physique are whores with no integrity.

And here I thought women could enjoy being sexy without being compared to prostitues. Silly me.

justhesh

Should those numbers start to sway, so will the likelihood of these stories coming out about male game makers.

J

FranksnBeans

Yurishoo

I think you are missing the point of the problem here. It has nothing to do with the human body and how much skin showing is appropreate or not. It's the fact that you don't see these sorts of rumor cropping up around the sexy men in the industry. That is the problem.

EmeraldDragon

DARTH_TIGRIS

titletk

Poor Jade. She's got it so bad....

And, since when is the showing of the human body degrading? Last I checked: (1) the year ain't 1657 and (2) the whole "women are whores/men are studs" mentality has gone the way of the dinosaur. Like it or not, Jade, like most women, possesses all of the reproductive organs which god/choas granted her. Whether we can actually see them or not does nothing to enhance or degrade her contribution to a freakin' video game; or anything else in her life.

Does this mean I want to see Hillary Clinton naked as she runs for president? Um, no. Does this mean that I'm more or less likely to vote for her BY THE VERY FACT THAT SHE POSED NAKED/PARTIALLY CLOTHED? Hell no. Anyone who could answer that question differently has the problem; not the person about whom they are speaking.

J

FranksnBeans

and then she should pose for a primitive men magazine for brain dead machos & perverts oO

there're some good nude photography sites like Met-Art.com, domai & femjoy (only nude)

that's really art with great and famous photographers and without any photoshop manipulation bullshit , its not like "spread your legs dumb bitch" it's kinda "hidden erotic" ... very feminine, all women there look really natural and down to earth

Maxim is for floozies

Lyrus

No offence Jade, but you must know your more of a sex Icon for AC to hype it up.

So this "losing credibility" is not posible, unless she is nude.

White-Sharingan

Anarchist_Gamer

I have nothing against her posing to a magazine, personally.

lucasreis

reddevil

I say good for her! Any guy who thinks like this need to be striped down to a thong speedo (perferably with an apporapreately placed Mario Mushroom)and put on display for all the world to see.

EmeraldDragon

Whatever god damn field you're in men slober over women. Lack of respect? Of course not.

She's hot! Of course we want to see her in undies. Damn.

It's her right to take offense though, and she's probably right to do so.

Cheers Jade, cheers.

Woodwater

Instead of applauding Jade for working in a highly renowned game company and a highly anticipated game title, what do we all do? Slobber over her. No wonder pretty women shy away from the tech fields. I think it shows a lack of respect.

reddevil

ビッグ ボス

For the record... Man, I would plough, bang and screw like a wild carpenteer...

REDFIELD8

cooldood

rebelphoenix

Bruzer

They've shamelessly pushed her as a pretty face over and above her abilities as a producer, and she's played along with it.

slight

she's one of those girls who are blessed with "maybe she's born with it" and now she's going to look like an expensive prostitute thanks to Maxim.

I'm still going to look but it will be in protest!!!! ARGGGG!!

cooldood

doobiwan

On the other hand I still suspect Ubisoft, who know all to well how to do PR in order to sell games, for putting Raymond as spokesperson for a new IP that really needs to get attention. I wonder if they would've made her producer of Tom Clancy' Blah Blah XXX.

devoutrobe

Why is this a problem suddenly?

Man the fuck up, Kotakuites.

splines

CrimsonAngel

And maxim is pretty mainstream!
But hey if shes satifyed with medicore sales thats cool.
I rather see her in a bikini and sell 3million copies :D

Kum0

CallMeRotten

Brian Ashcraft

Go outside, guys.

Sesstuna

Seriously. What, I can't appreciate and enjoy the beauty inherent in a sunset without somehow losing sight of the sun's contribution to photosynthesis?

Grow up.

V1L3

j13

shunzhi

Daizzy

Antiterra

Would you *not* plough her assuming a proper opportunity?

KraZe

Streettech300

though i suppose all pioneer's endure hardship.

(not that there hasn't been other female's involved in the production of games, but thus far they seem to have been rare, and i haven't seen this sort of hullabaloo.)

simonmagus

And here we have him proudly showing off his beauty secret: [images.nintendolife.com]

Not too sure about the T-shirt, though. Or the jacket. Or the haircut.

Antiterra

*ahem*

So, how about them local sports team of choice? They may or may not get the ball through the apperatus this year, eh? Good stuff, good stuff...

*runs*

ShaggE

If all the content you're getting out of it is watching the hosts, doesn't seem worth it. :p

KraZe

KraZe

Besides, it's either drool over her, or watch Adam Sessler try to generate laughs with ever-so-wacky facial expressions for half an hour. (Don't get me wrong, I like X-Play, but Adam needs some sedatives badly)

ShaggE

There's a woman in the industry! Let's make the sex talk! Booooooobs *splurt*

Grow up, folks.

BrianReed

kojirodensetsu

dannybuoy

Antiterra

While she's achieved a lot to be proud of, I can't help wondering if she wishes she'd picked a more sane demographic.

frostcircus

MariaLG

Gypsie

Seriously, whoever thinks that posing in a bikini (or less) is the sexiest thing a woman can do really has a lot to learn.

Last thing to those who are saying she probably loves the attention (classic argument) : a reasonable amount of attention and compliments can be flattering. Torrents of drool from legions of horny gamers? Not so much.

(By the way, ever stopped to wonder whether "that" would hit you? In any other way than with a kick in the groin, that is.)

Antiterra

Gypsie

BOMxAgonyxScenex

pandaman1982

Roller

BlahDev

Digitalguardian

Gabe Newell will be the July centerfold.

DannoHung

MetaKz

macherie

Mongoosekun

DeciBass

"Just because gamers start panting and frantically rubbing their groins every time they see "the only female in gaming" doesn't mean they're pathetic, undersexed nerds who live in their parents' basements...or no wait, yes it does."

Priceless. Thanks for a good laugh, man.

unmarkedone

ShineyBlueShoes

Soldier87

Women outside the industry thinking about entering it, or women looking to start playing electronic games, will almost guaranteed be discouraged by this. It would be bad for her, for the industry, and for the future of women and gaming.

Just had a class on this subject at the end of last week, actually.

TalKeaton: A Force to be Reckoned With

Zenax

Why does one instantly have to imply offense from the other?

justhesh

rbzsfg

GreenCard200

argh

lsmith81187

ShineyBlueShoes

NO, it couldn't be...

Green-clad Gamer Dude

Majora's Mask

mnml10387

aeonpulse

Brian Ashcraft

Jaded

edb87

Vabor

@ChickenOfTheSea: Goddamn right....

NumberONE

tetrahedron

epionx111

Also, Jade would be a fool to think that her looks didn't help to get here where she is. She obviously has a lot of talent besides being hot (like me). We all know she isn't the best speaker, but I at least believe she is smart enough to know how she got where she is.

Foggynotion

I agree with everything you stated. Come on, people, if you want naked girls, they're all a click away.

As for Jade, she's probably more creeped out by questions like that, than anything. She shouldn't have to deal with that.

unmarkedone

Foggynotion

Stormrider

JebCrash

InsidiousTuna

yep. -_-;

shiwasu

Green-clad Gamer Dude

DaftDethMonkey

Nobuyuki

.endejas.

lc204

UNDERSTAR

In either case, it does sound like she gets annoyed by all the horny 13 and 20 year olds spamming what they'd do to her face.

Glad she's not doing it.

i_9

Kjiron

Minister of Fun

All kidding aside, I really feel bad for Jade. She's getting all this unwanted attention just because she's working on this big game and happens to be an attractive woman. It really shows that on some level we as gamers need to step back and examine how we react to these sorts of things if we want gaming to be considered an acceptable hobby by society at large. Stuff like this doesn't help disprove the stereotype that all gamers are pathetic, undersexed nerds who live in their parents' basements.

Stormrider

sinny

Spilt_Milk

seasponge

SpottedNigel