Just yesterday, Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel announced that he was forming an indie studio, Wild Sheep. Immediately following this news, Ubisoft confirmed that Ancel would not be leaving the company despite his involvement in Wild Sheep, as he has a number of projects in the cooker over at Ubi.
It looks like one of those projects is a sequel to the cult classic, and one of my personal favorites, Beyond Good & Evil. Huzzah!
Ubisoft issued the following statement to IGN:
In many ways, BG&E is an inimitable game – it appeals to all generations of gamers and is an inspiration behind many of Ubisoft Montpellier's past and future games.
It's still far too early to give many details about this new title, but what we can say is that while Michel and the team at Ubisoft Montpellier are working with the core tenets of BG&E, they're developing something that aspires to push past the boundaries of a proverbial sequel and leverages next-gen technologies to deliver a truly surprising, innovative and exceptional game. The entire team is excited about the direction this extremely ambitious project is taking, and we'll have more to share later, as it progresses.
As far as I'm concerned, Beyond Good & Evil is one of the most overlooked and under appreciated games of all time. I'm so glad that Ubisoft is investing in a second game and you should be too! Sound off in the comments below and let us know what you'd like to see in this forthcoming sequel.
