Kotaku: Beyond Good & Evil 2

Beyond Good & Evil Too Difficult, Sequel More "Accessible"

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:20:00 MDT

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot, speaking with Next-Gen, thinks he knows why the first Beyond Good & Evil didn't do too well. Thinks he knows how to fix that for the sequel: make it easier.

We saw with Beyond Good & Evil that so many customers were extremely happy with the game. We had a different audience at that time. We had more core gamers than casual gamers than we have today.

We think the game was probably a little too difficult for the general gamers at that time. We’re going to make it more accessible and make sure that it’s really done for the new generation that’s come into videogames.

Casual? Accessible? Oh, Yves, you sure know how to put the fear of God into a man. I'd have thought the first game's problem was it was a game about a photographer with green lips and a pig, which makes it a hard sell to most people, but what do I know.

Ubi: Beyond Good & Evil 2 More "Casual" [Next-Gen]

Ubidays the Final Round-Up

Brian Crecente — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:00:00 MDT

For those of you who somehow missed all of our Ubisoft coverage, which stretched from early afternoon until late into the night, I've compiled all of our stories on the jump. They include hands on with Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, H.A.W.X. and Far Cry 2 as well as tons of interviews and impressions.

Far Cry 2 Brings GTA Sandbox to the Serengeti
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Announced
Shaun White Delivers Death to Snowboarding with an Assassin's Creed Engine
Ubisoft Brings Easy way To Stop Smoking To DS Months Late
Ubisoft Officially Announces Beyond Good & Evil 2
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Hands-On
Shaun White: Wii Play, Pics and Press Release
Prince of Persia Ditches Roots, Gets a Final Fantasy Make-Over
Far Cry 2: No Girls Allowed
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway Hands-On
Making Far Cry 2's Africa

Far Cry 2 Dev and Port Teams Range from 175 to Three
The Worst Of Ubidays 08

Ubidays 08 Round-Up: From Beyond Good & Evil 2 to Prince of Persia

Brian Crecente — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:30:00 MDT

Ubisoft held their Paris Ubidays today, officially announcing that Beyond Good & Evil was on its way along with a slew of other titles including a DS game to help people quit smoking and a new snowboard title.

If you missed any of the Ubi related news and my hands-on impressions with games like Far Cry 2, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway and H.A.W.X. then hit up the jump for a round-up of all of our Ubidays 08 related posts to date.

Ubisoft Officially Announces Beyond Good & Evil 2

Leigh Alexander — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:46:46 MDT

It's official: At Ubisoft's Ubidays 08 event in Paris, CEO Yves Guillemot unveiled a trailer for the company's next project: Beyond Good & Evil 2.

Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is For PS3, 360

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:00:00 MDT

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.

JeuxVideo Magazine [#91]

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

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:20:00 MDT

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.

Beyond Good & Evil 2 en préproduction [JeuxVideo, via VG247]