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The Best Game Music of 2011: Rayman: Origins

Evan Narcisse — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST

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Listen: the first thing you need to know about the music in the newest Rayman game is that it's got some kickass virtuoso kazoo playing. More »

There's New Beyond Good & Evil 2 Footage (Though It Sucks)

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:00:00 EST

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Over the weekend, Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel gave a talk at the Montpellier in Game conference in France. As a treat, he showed off some concept art and footage from the game's sequel, the long-in-development Beyond Good & Evil 2. More »

Devriez-Vous Acheter Rayman: Origins? Oui.

Kirk Hamilton — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:00:00 EST

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2011 has already seen the release of one Rayman game— Rayman 3D for the 3DS. It was good fun, but that is unsurprising, given that it was a 3D port of 1999's Rayman 2: The Great Escape. In Rayman: Origins we have a bona-fide new Rayman game. More »

A Hero Returns to His 2D Roots in the Gorgeous Rayman Origins

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:40:00 EDT

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After countless attempts to bring limbless platforming wonder into the 3D world, creator Michel Ancel returns to knock Rayman down a plane and craft one stunner of a 2D platformer in Rayman Origins. More »

Beyond Good & Evil 2 Being Made By 'Small Team' To Preserve Its 'Soul'

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EDT

When an in-development game like Beyond Good & Evil 2 goes quiet, even for just a few months, any word that it's still alive is comforting. Especially when we get status updates like the one game designer Michel Ancel provided. More »

Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is For PS3, 360

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 EDT

We first posted the news of a sequel to Beyond Good & Evil being in pre-production last night. Since then, though, we've been able to take a good look at the original source of the news, an interview in French magazine JeuxVideo, and glean a few more bits of info from it. Firstly, the interview wasn't just with Michel Ancel, it was with Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy artist) and French comic artist Enki Bilal, which is pretty cool! Secondly, Ancel says the game - if it's ever approved by Ubisoft, that is - will be for the PS3 and 360. Sorry, N-Gage fans. But it's better you know now than to keep on hoping in vain. More »

There Is A Beyond Good & Evil 2 (Sort Of)

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:20:00 EDT

It's OK. Rub your eyes. I did. But it's true: Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel has told French magazine JeuxVideo that work on a sequel to one of the past decade's most underappreciated titles is underway. And not just underway, but it's been underway for around a year now, with 10-12 staff toiling away on pre-production duties. Good news, yes? Well, sit back down, Mr Bernard Excitey-Pants, because there's a catch: Ubisoft have yet to green-light the project and kick it up into full production. Yes, I'm as confused and angry as you are. No, I have no idea why the hell they're stalling on this. More »