Beyond Good and Evil 2 job listings show the game is still in the works

Date:
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:03:42 +0000

Description:
New job listings show that Ubisoft is still working away at Beyond Good and Evil 2.

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A handful of job listings for Beyond Good and Evil 2 show that the game is still in active development at Ubisoft.

Ubisoft has recently posted listings for a range of roles on the Beyond Good and Evil 2 team, which range from programmers and animators , to technical artists , to a development tester . The roles are based at a range of
Ubisofts studios in France, Germany and Spain.

Overall, the job listings dont give a huge amount away about the specifics of Beyond Good and Evil 2, though a listing for a Technical Artist does provide
a little tease by calling it one of the most innovative productions at
Ubisoft with "an entire Galaxy, where the gamer is free to explore unique planets (each with its own cities, ecosystem and culture)". What these listings do, at least, confirm is that development on the game is still
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Its been a while since we last saw anything from Beyond Good and Evil 2; the last trailer drop and a look at some gameplay took place in 2018. Ubisofts financial reports have been a slight source of news, with the most recent
call in July 2021 (via PCGamer ) confirming that development is progressing well, while sidestepping an opportunity to commit to a fiscal 2024 release, deeming it too early to tell you at this stage.

Thus far, then, Beyond Good and Evil 2 has received no release date or
release window and it remains unclear when well see one announced. Analysis: Probably best not to rush

So, yeah, things have been pretty quiet on the Beyond Good and Evil 2 front. An update back in September 2020 suggested that we would see the game in action at some point in 2021 and its kind of hard not to notice that 2021 is rapidly running out of months. Still, its not necessarily the worst thing
that the game still hasnt been shown. It seems likely that the silence just means the development team is keeping its head down and pushing forward with creating the game.These job listings certainly suggest that's the case.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused significant disruption for development studios across the world. Its not hard, then, to imagine that the team behind Beyond Good and Evil 2 has faced disruptions of its own. Thats
not to mention the announcement of the departure of director Michel Ancel
back in 2020, when it was confirmed that he hadnt been directly involved with the project for some time already.

I attended a behind-closed-doors preview of the game all the way back at E3 2018 so I can at least confirm its actually a real game that exists in some form, even if it kind of feels like a dream now. I didnt play a single bit of it for myself (it wasnt at that stage yet) but I did watch some developers take it for a spin in a very controlled demo. My overwhelming impression during the session was well, that's ambitious. Certainly, it struck me as a big game with a lot of moving parts that will take some time to get right. After the trouble Cyberpunk 2077 has had, theres rightly a wariness around over-promising and under-delivering, so perhaps the quiet around Beyond Good and Evil 2 is for the best.

The original Beyond Good and Evil was released in 2003thats 18 years ago and its been 13 years since Beyond Good and Evil 2 was first teased at Ubidays in 2008. Given weve waited this long, we can probably stand to wait a little longer. Admittedly, a little longer feels somewhat optimistic right now but, hey, good games take time, right?

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