Tech News
← Back to articles

Beyond Good and Evil 2 somehow survived the purge at Ubisoft

read original related products more articles

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

In what world does Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake get canceled amid corporate restructuring and yet BG&E2 does not?

”Beyond Good & Evil 2 remains a priority for us in the context of our strategy centered around Open World Adventures,” an unnamed Ubisoft spokesperson told Kotaku and Insider Gaming.

The original Beyond Good & Evil is a fantastic game I can enjoy even now, over 20 years on from its 2003 release.

The sequel has been in development hell nearly as long at over 17 years, the longest of any major game; it’s survived the retirement of its first creative director, the death of its second creative director, and that one time Joseph Gordon-Levitt attempted to suggest an army of fans should do generate its art and music in the attempt to win a small amount of prize money.

I would love to see proof of life... don’t suppose Ubisoft would like to share some with us?