Arellano previously worked on the Saint’s Row reboot.Īs to when we will Beyond Good and Evil 2, that is still a major question mark. Sarah Arellano, who previously worked as a Narrative Designer for Blizzard, will be joining as Lead Writer for Beyond Good and Evil 2. In 2022, Ubisoft listed BG&E2 as a game that is still in active development. Beyond Good and Evil 2 gets a new Lead Writer to help finalize the story. There was some mention of the game during the Ubisoft 2021 financial report but the company did not field questions regarding the game. Ancel left the company in 2020 and Ubisoft stated that he had not been directly involved in Beyond Good and Evil 2 for some time before his departure. Since its announcement at E3 2017, Ubisoft has given little information about the development of Beyond Good and Evil 2. Ancel denied the rumors and stated that the platform for the game was yet to be announced. It was rumored that the prequel was to be released as an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch. Ancel confirmed that the studio made a decision to change direction and make a prequel and the trailer shown in 2008 was essentially a different game. The new game was announced as a prequel to the original. Ubisoft released a flashy new trailer for BG&E2 during E3 2017.

There was no news about the development until 2016 when Ancel some images for the game on social media. In 2009, a second trailer video was leaked online and Ancel confirmed that it was authentic. It was later in Ubidays 2008 that the game trailer was first revealed. Michel Ancel, who directed the first Beyond Good and Evil, said in an interview in May 2008 that the game was already a year into its development but was yet to be approved by Ubisoft. The sequel for Beyond Good and Evil has already surpassed that with 5,234 days since the game was first announced during the Ubidays 2008. It has been 5,234 days since the first Beyond Good & Evil 2 trailer was released.Īccording to a tweet from ’s Brendan Sinclair, Duke Nukem Forever took 5,156 days to develop. Officially, the current Guinness world record holder is Duke Nukem Forever, but that will surely be updated soon.ĭuke Nukem Forever went 5,156 days from its announcement in 1997 to its release in 2011. It does not store any personal data.Announced way back in 2008, Beyond Good and Evil 2 now holds the dubious record for the longest development period for a videogame. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Performance'. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Necessary'. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Functional'. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category 'Analytics'.

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