Rik Godwin, who serves as lead writer and associate narrative director at Ubisoft Bordeaux, has revealed that not only is Beyond Good & Evil 2 still in development, but he’s involved with the project as support/consultant.
“Odd sort of non-announcement but for the past few months I’ve been working on Beyond Good & Evil 2 in a support/consultant role. I am allowed to say this, I checked,” Godwin stated in a post on BlueSky. In addition to Beyond Good & Evil 2, Godwin is also involved in a number of major Ubisoft franchises such as Assassin’s Creed and Ghost Recon.
Ubisoft announced in January that Beyond Good & Evil 2 was still in development despite a major restructuring of the company, which resulted in the cancellation of six titles including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. In addition, the publisher revealed at the time that it had delayed seven other games.
Beyond Good & Evil 2 was initially announced back in 2008 but went dark for many years until resurfaced in its current incarnation back in 2017. Updates on the project have been steadily tricking in over the years, and in November last year Ubisoft was apparently still hiring for the sequel. Furthermore, Fawzi Mesmar took over as creative director in October 2024 following the passing of Emile Morel in July 2023.
[Source – Rid Godwin on BlueSky via Insider Gaming]