Beyond Good and Evil 2 Refuses to Stay Dead Despite Ubisoft Turmoil
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Ubisoft narrative director Rik Godwin confirmed he has been working on Beyond Good and Evil 2, offering a surprising sign of life for the record-breaking, long-delayed sequel despite the publisher's ongoing financial struggles.
Against all odds, Beyond Good and Evil 2 is somehow still breathing. Rik Godwin, a narrative director and lead writer at Ubisoft, recently shared on social media that he has spent the past couple of months working on the project in a support and consultant role. Godwin confirmed he cleared the post beforehand, giving players yet another faint pulse check on a sequel that was first revealed way back in 2008.
This update follows comments from Ubisoft brand director Loïc Gounon in an interview with Polygon, where he maintained that the ambitious sci-fi title remains in active development. What makes this new confirmation notable is the timing, as Ubisoft continues to navigate a brutal financial period marked by massive operating losses, stock drops, studio restructurings, and significant job cuts over the last fiscal year.
Beyond Good and Evil 2 famously surpassed Duke Nukem Forever for holding the longest development cycle in AAA history. Seeing a publisher push forward with an eighteen-year project, especially one tied to a cult classic that initially struggled commercially, highlights a rare kind of stubborn persistence in today's risk-averse industry.
While players should keep expectations tempered until actual gameplay or a concrete release window surfaces, the confirmation proves that some white whales refuse to sink. For a community that treats long-running franchises as enduring digital spaces, the saga of Jade and Pey'j continues to march forward against every logical odd.
Tags: Ubisoft, Beyond Good and Evil 2, Industry News, Action-Adventure
Original article: Polygon