{"id":59630,"date":"2013-10-25T12:04:32","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T10:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=59630"},"modified":"2013-10-25T13:03:16","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T11:03:16","slug":"who-are-the-most-powerful-woman-in-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/59630-who-are-the-most-powerful-woman-in-gaming","title":{"rendered":"Who are the most powerful women in gaming?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The prominence of women in the video game industry is something that is receiving deserved attention, as there are some influential females making waves throughout their respective fields, and CNN Money has put together a list of the 10 most powerful.<\/p>\n<p>The list features top-tier business women as well as developers and producers on various big-name titles.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the list below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hope Cochran \u2013 CFO King (Candy Crush Saga, Bubble Witch)<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Barish \u2013 CEO IndieCADE<\/li>\n<li>Holly Liu\u00a0 &#8211; Kabam Co-Founder and Chief of Staff (Fast &amp; Furious 6: The Game, Kingdoms of Camelot),<\/li>\n<li>Emily Greer \u2013 Kongregate co-founder and CEO (casual video game site)<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Tams \u2013 Casual Games Association Managing Director (Casual Connect Conferences, magazine)<\/li>\n<li>Kate Edwards \u2013 Executive Director at International Game Developers Association<\/li>\n<li>Kiki Wolfkill \u2013 Executive producer at 343 Industries\/Microsoft (Halo 4, Halo 5, Forza Motorsport)<\/li>\n<li>Amy Hennig \u2013 Creative Director at Naughty Dog (Uncharted, The Last of Us)<\/li>\n<li>Lucy Bradshaw \u2013 SVP of Maxis (SimCity, The Sims)<\/li>\n<li>Jade Raymond \u2013 Managing Director at Ubisoft Toronto (Splinter Cell, Assassin\u2019s Creed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_37703\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jade-Raymond-DICE-summit-2011-inline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37703\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37703\" alt=\"Jade Raymond, managing director of Ubisoft Toronto, speaking at DICE Summit 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jade-Raymond-DICE-summit-2011-inline.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jade-Raymond-DICE-summit-2011-inline.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jade-Raymond-DICE-summit-2011-inline-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Jade-Raymond-DICE-summit-2011-inline-250x145.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jade Raymond, managing director of Ubisoft Toronto, speaking at DICE Summit 2011<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding the role of women in gaming in South Africa, Finweek chatted with Jessica Hubbard (journalist at Finweek), Pippa Tshabalala (video game journalist), and Hanli Geyser (Game design, lecturer at Wits University).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OW1xRZkpuus\" height=\"339\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CNN Money<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news:<\/h3>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/59585-assassins-creed-liberation-hd-release-date-revealed.html\">Assassin\u2019s Creed: Liberation HD release date revealed<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/59602-traditional-game-pricing-a-giant-f-u-to-gamers-riccitiello.html\">Traditional game pricing a \u201cgiant F-U\u201d to gamers: Riccitiello<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/videos\/59565-assassins-creed-4-gameplay-footage.html\">Assassin\u2019s Creed 4 gameplay footage<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/59583-free-to-play-path-of-exile-launches.html\">Free-to-play Path of Exile launches<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the most influential women in the gaming industry 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