Beyond Good & Evil 2 "Placed On Indefinite Hold?"
Beyond Good & Evil 2The leaked video first popped up on YouTube and then became an official teaser during the Ubidays event in May last year. It came as excellent news to the loyal cult following generated by the original Beyond Good & Evil on the PS2.
But since then, the negative rumors have been flying; the sequel didn't arrive with Ubisoft when they came to E3, and the latest news isn't encouraging. As reported by GameSpot, Ubisoft told Gamersyde staff writer Colin Solal Cardo that the game "had been placed on indefinite hold." Apparently, a Ubisoft representative at GamesCom last week said:
"I got confirmation at Cologne's Gamescom that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is on hold for now. No idea if it's def or temporary but it sucks."
This comes not long after Ubisoft's North American director Laurent Detoc told IndustryGamers that it "remains to be seen" whether BG&E2 ever comes out. At this point, it's tough to say what's going to happen, but there are plenty of disappointed fans out there. Beyond Good & Evil was one of those games that managed to generate a loyal and vocal following; a following that has been pining for a sequel ever since. But perhaps the team has run into a snag in development, or something...whatever the reason, we'll just cross our fingers and hope for the best.
8/25/2009 Ben Dutka
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 10:14:44 PM
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KOSMOS111
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 10:21:05 PM
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Gogaku
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 10:46:37 PM
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I was extatic when I saw the teaser for the sequel, so this is very sad news for me... I really hope Ubisoft come to their senses and give this series the second chance it so deserves.
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Kangasfwa
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 10:59:28 PM
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BeezleDrop
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 12:16:44 AM
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King James
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 12:34:07 AM
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Time, and pushing back Splinter Cell and Red Steel 2.
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Zorigo
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 2:16:25 AM
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Mista
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 2:29:43 AM
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___________
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 2:39:18 AM
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but seriously WTF is going on with i am alive, it was suppose to be out late last year, than TBC 09 now they have set it back to between late 2010 early 2011.
god do they have to do this with every single game they release.
if suckerpunch and naughty dog can do what they have with infamous and U2, i think ubisoft should be more than capable to do the same.
god not to mention insomniac there on a whole different planet, 5 games in 3 years thats bloody insane.
i would love to see ubisoft do that, any game developer for that fact.
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BigBoss4ever
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 2:44:46 AM
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sunspider13
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 3:37:19 AM
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Lotusflow3r
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 8:39:12 AM
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It makes sense they won't do another, money is motivation this gen more so. Originality is few and far between.
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Lemon_Saint
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 8:56:29 AM
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... this blows
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Alienange
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 10:26:32 AM
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PS3addict
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 10:29:29 AM
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phade2blaq
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 4:39:47 PM
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Scarecrow
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 @ 10:09:24 PM
Both Beyond Good and Evil and Heavenly Sword have slipped under the bus...
Seriously, gamers disappoint me
I have the original BG&E...great game
Would love to see this new game
PS: Why the fuck did they bleach Jade in this new trailer? -_-