Beyond Good and Evil 2
Beyond Good and Evil 2 is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and to be published by Ubisoft. It is a prequel to Beyond Good & Evil, released in 2003. Its development was characterized in the media by uncertainty, doubt and rumors about the game's future. The game was announced as a sequel at Ubidays 2008 with almost a decade of silence before being reannounced as a prequel at Ubisoft's E3 2017 conference, although no release window or target platforms have been mentioned.
| Beyond Good and Evil 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montpellier |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Writer(s) | Gabrielle Shrager |
| Composer(s) | Christophe Héral |
| Release | TBA |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Beyond Good and Evil 2 has been referred to as vaporware by industry figures such as Jason Schreier due to its lengthy development and lack of a release date. In 2022, Beyond Good and Evil 2 broke the record held by Duke Nukem Forever (2011) for the longest development period of a AAA video game, at more than 15 years. According to Ubisoft this is justifiable as Beyond Good & Evil 2 is not a AAA game, but slated to be one of only two Quadruple 'A' ('AAAA') games on Earth, and it will completely and permanently change the industry and the reality of video gaming in a profound and inalienable way. In 2023, the creative director, Emile Morel, died suddenly at age 40.