“Beyond Good & Evil 2” was not presented at E3 2016. However, fans can still look forward to the game releasing sometime in the future after Ubisoft clarified that it is still in development.
Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft CEO, told Geoff Keighley, host of YouTube Live @ E3, that the game is still on the way and that fans will get to see it at one point. He added that it is still difficult to determine the exact launch date.
Polygon noted that Michael Ancel is reportedly working on “Beyond Good & Evil 2,” but is also doing another game, titled “WiLD,” at the moment. The sequel is currently in development but Ancel has to spend more time on it to hasten the process. WiLD is not aUbisoft game and will be exclusive to PlayStation 4. Ancel will focus on the sequel after the completion of the other game.
The Verge wrote that “Beyond Good & Evil 2” is the sequel to hit action-adventure game which was released in 2003. The second instalment was announced in 2008 during aUbisoft press conference, although fans have not seen much progress in the game’s creation since then. The game developer has been focusing on other projects in the past years, although Guillemot and Ancel continued to feature periodic updates regarding the game’s status. In January 2016, Ancel confirmed that he was still doing the project. In April, Ubisoft applied for trademarks covering the series.
The original game was developed and published by Ubisoft and launched for PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC and GameCube. In March 2011, a full-HD remastered version of “Beyond Good & Evil” was launched on Xbox Live Arcade and then on PlayStation Network in June 2011.
The story of the cult classic focuses on Jade, an investigative reporter and martial arts expert, who collaborated with a resistance movement to expose a massive alien conspiracy. Players take on the role of Jade and her allies and deal with various challenges throughout"Beyond Good & Evil 2." The first game did not do so well in terms of sales but was nominated for Game of the Year in 2004.
Not a lot of details on the plot and cast of “Beyond Good & Evil 2” has been revealed. Composer Christophe Heral was confirmed to return in the sequel to score the music. According to Ancel, a small team has been created to work on the pre-production for one year. More updates and details are expected soon.
