Don't Get Your Hopes Up For Beyond Good & Evil 2 Yet

[Keane Ng]

Don't Get Your Hopes Up For Beyond Good & Evil 2 Yet


Ubisoft says that they've got people working on some sort of Beyond Good & Evil stuff, but that, despite the appearance of supposed leaked footage months ago, a second game is by no means a sure thing.

Early in May some footage leaked that looked a lot like Beyond Good & Evil 2, leading some folks to get their hopes up for an announcement at E3, while others told everyone to simmer down since the video appeared to be just proof of concept footage or a very nice trailer.

Seems that the latter group was in the right here, because as Ubisoft has revealed, Beyond Good & Evil 2 is far from a sure thing. "Whether or not it comes out remains to be seen anyway, but we didn't want to abandon that IP because it has a cache and authenticity about it," Ubisoft's Laurent Detoc told IndustryGamers [http://www.industrygamers.com/news/interview-ubisofts-detoc-on-turning-gamers-into-players/2/]. "There's something very pure about that game and it's too bad that we were not able to build it as an IP at the time."

Detoc confirmed knowledge of the leak and that Ubisoft has "been working on some Beyond Good and Evil stuff," but "whether there's going to be another game or not, that's something for the future." So there could be another BG&E, but don't starting holding your breath for it just yet. Ubisoft seems only to be working on the franchise because "the creative talent is interested in it and possibly exploring how to do it from a new angle."

As for that leaked video, Detoc confirmed that it was a legitimate leak and not an marketing ploy. "I'll tell you, I didn't know about the leak and neither did my boss," he said. "The problem when you do stuff like [intentional leaks] is if you get caught it's really bad."


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[Frizzle]

Sad. I really enjoyed that game I really hope that they do something with it. Though the whole "looking at it from a different angle" thing kida scares me.

 

[Flamma Man]

Aw, I was really excited about this new installment and the whole "new angle" is a bit...eh.

So...What's their evil plan this time?

To take over the world, what else?

 

[Resistance205]

If I remember correctly there was a video released about a year ago, with people who looked an awful lot like Jade and P.J. They were on the side of the road in the sun. Wasn't that an announcement? Or what was that?

 

[5stringedbandit]

Is it me or does that video look like what Mirrors Edge should have been?

 

[Flamma Man]

If I remember correctly there was a video released about a year ago, with people who looked an awful lot like Jade and P.J. They were on the side of the road in the sun. Wasn't that an announcement? Or what was that?

Believe that was a teaser they released at an E3.

Forget which one.

 

[Resistance205]

If I remember correctly there was a video released about a year ago, with people who looked an awful lot like Jade and P.J. They were on the side of the road in the sun. Wasn't that an announcement? Or what was that?

Believe that was a teaser they released at an E3.

Forget which one.

Exactly, so wouldn't that make it confirmed for being in development? Why make a teaser for a game your not going to make anyway?

 

[Amnestic]

If I remember correctly there was a video released about a year ago, with people who looked an awful lot like Jade and P.J. They were on the side of the road in the sun. Wasn't that an announcement? Or what was that?

Believe that was a teaser they released at an E3.

Forget which one.

Exactly, so wouldn't that make it confirmed for being in development? Why make a teaser for a game your not going to make anyway?

Starcraft: Ghost.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

Beyond Good and Evil would make a good case for what Gabe Newell was talking about the other day with gamers investing in titles to help alleviate some of the risks in high production costs for something that they can't guarantee will sell well (given that the first one sold poorly, though in BG&E's defense, it's their own fault for launching it along-side Prince of Persia during the holiday season).

I would gladly plunk down some cash to see them change it from "It's still not certain" to "Yes, it will be coming out".

 

[Resistance205]

If I remember correctly there was a video released about a year ago, with people who looked an awful lot like Jade and P.J. They were on the side of the road in the sun. Wasn't that an announcement? Or what was that?

Believe that was a teaser they released at an E3.

Forget which one.

Exactly, so wouldn't that make it confirmed for being in development? Why make a teaser for a game your not going to make anyway?

Starcraft: Ghost.

You know, I was half expecting someone to say Duke Nukem.

 

[Hazy]

Well, thats kind of a slap to the face..

 

[Mordwyl]

No company looks for long-term profit nowadays. If they invested some time and money into original ideas more often it wouldn't be stagnating in all this brown browniness.

 

[squid5580]

Beyond Good and Evil would make a good case for what Gabe Newell was talking about the other day with gamers investing in titles to help alleviate some of the risks in high production costs for something that they can't guarantee will sell well (given that the first one sold poorly, though in BG&E's defense, it's their own fault for launching it along-side Prince of Persia during the holiday season).

I would gladly plunk down some cash to see them change it from "It's still not certain" to "Yes, it will be coming out".

The only problem is plunking down that cash is by no way a guarantee that they won't screw it up.

All I can say is screw you too Ubisoft. Stop playing with my heart.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

Beyond Good and Evil would make a good case for what Gabe Newell was talking about the other day with gamers investing in titles to help alleviate some of the risks in high production costs for something that they can't guarantee will sell well (given that the first one sold poorly, though in BG&E's defense, it's their own fault for launching it along-side Prince of Persia during the holiday season).

I would gladly plunk down some cash to see them change it from "It's still not certain" to "Yes, it will be coming out".

The only problem is plunking down that cash is by no way a guarantee that they won't screw it up.

All I can say is screw you too Ubisoft. Stop playing with my heart.

I'd say they're onto something good with what was shown in the video. Although, you do still have a point. Given the naturally whiney nature of gamers, they'd throw a hissy fit if they invested into getting the game developed and it didn't play like something crafted by the hands of God Himself. So perhaps the gaming community is rather far from being able to invest into getting games developed.

 

[Flying-Emu]

All I can say is screw you too Ubisoft. Stop playing with my heart.

Hey, hey, hey. They published No More Heroes. I really can't completely hate them. But this is interesting... why would they abandon a game that has a nigh-cult following?

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Damn you Ubisoft. You've tricked me again.

 

[Scrythe]

If I remember correctly there was a video released about a year ago, with people who looked an awful lot like Jade and P.J. They were on the side of the road in the sun. Wasn't that an announcement? Or what was that?

Believe that was a teaser they released at an E3.

Forget which one.

Exactly, so wouldn't that make it confirmed for being in development? Why make a teaser for a game your not going to make anyway?

Starcraft: Ghost.

That stung, man. Seriously.

I don't think I could ever forgive Blizzard for that one.

 

[pigeon_of_doom]

Wha-? Why the video then? How can you crush my hopes like this Ubi Soft? If another BG&E game becomes as likely as a serious Rayman game on the Wii, that'd be one less thing worth living for. I didn't think the original was a great game, but it was unique and charming enough to seem well worth persisting with.