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Ubisoft Says Beyond Good and Evil 2 Remains in Development

A writer’s consultancy and the publisher’s earlier statements leave the sequel’s public reveal date and scope unclear.

Overview

  • Rik Godwin, a lead writer at Ubisoft Bordeaux, said this week that he has been working on Beyond Good and Evil 2 in a support and consultant role for several months.
  • Ubisoft previously told reporters that the game was not among six projects it canceled, a clarification that the company and recent reporting use to signal the title is still active.
  • The project has a long, stop-start public history that began with a 2008 teaser and high-profile trailers and a gameplay demo at E3 in 2017–2018.
  • Key creative turnover has affected the sequel’s continuity: director Michel Ancel left Ubisoft in 2020 and creative director Emile Morel died in 2023, with Fawzi Mesmar later named creative director.
  • No official reveal or release window has been announced and reports suggesting a possible reveal before the end of 2026 remain unconfirmed, leaving the game’s scope, story, and timeline uncertain.