After a decade of waiting, is Beyond Good & Evil 2 coming to Nintendo Wii U later this year?

By Anthony John Agnello Published February 26, 2013

beyond-good-and-evil-2-625x259-c — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Michel Ancel’s science fiction fantasia Beyond Good & Evil turns ten this year. A lot’s changed since then. Ancel himself went Hollywood, working on an adaptation of Peter Jackson’s King Kong in 2005 before returning to the Rayman series that made him famous for Rayman Raving Rabbids and Rayman Origins. Meanwhile sprawling adventures like Beyond Good & Evil have become even more common, while its unusual themes of political dissidence and photojournalism have remained relatively unique. Another strange truth: It’s now been five years since Beyond Good & Evil 2 was announced, with no official imagery of the game shown since that brief 2008 trailer. As its done annually since, Ubisoft swore this week that the game is still in the works. New job listings uncovered at LinkedIn, though, suggest that it may well be coming soon.

First, Twitter user DeSero (via GoNintendo) noted on Monday that Ubisoft designer Mathieu Audrain’s resume now includes an entry for Level Design on two projects. The first is Killer Freaks, a Wii U exclusive announced at E3 2011 that later turned into ZombiU. The second is none other than Beyond Good & Evil 2, which he worked on through 2011. The game is listed as a multiplatform title for Wii U, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

Recommended Videos

This is surprising as Ancel has said for some time now that Beyond Good & Evil 2 was delayed after its 2008 announcement since it would require next-generation console technology. “I can say that it’s a very ambitious game and we need some tech to achieve that ambition,” said Ancel in 2012, “We focus on the game. We create it first, then we’ll see what can run it.”

At the time, Ancel said that the team would only discuss the game when it’s ready. “We won’t make promises that we can’t keep. We are in an active creation stage and at the moment we are only focusing on the game and making it the best that we can.”

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said much the same thing to Kotaku at last week’s PlayStation 4 announcement, which Ubisoft was a significant presence at thanks to Watch Dogs. “It’s coming,” said Guillemot, “I don’t give any more comments on Beyond Good & Evil 2 because I think the next time we communicate we have to have something new.”

Ubisoft’s 2013 line up is shaping up to be a cross-generational investment, with games like Watch Dogs coming to both current consoles as well as PlayStation 4 and the next Xbox. Beyond Good & Evil 2 may end up as one of those titles.

Anthony John Agnello

Former Contributing Editor

Anthony John Agnello is a writer living in New York. He works as the Community Manager of Joystiq.com and his writing has…

Topics

Gaming

Epic is throwing $50,000 for vibe-code games. What could possibly go wrong?

Epic is rewarding vibe-coded games with real money

Epic MegaJam 2026

Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.

Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”

Gaming

Monster Hunter Outlanders arrives on Android and iOS next week with four-player co-op

The free-to-play spin-off launches October 29 with open-world exploration, mobile-focused combat, and a building system.

Monster Hunter Outlanders poster

It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.

Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.

Gaming

Phantom Blade Zero makes me think Sony might have a point about going all digital

Physical games still matter, but when the disc isn't a complete copy of the game, the argument for keeping it becomes harder to make.

Phantom Blade Zero Featured Image

I'm a big supporter of physical games. There's something satisfying about owning a disc, lending it to a friend, or grabbing a bargain without waiting for a digital storefront to approve the price. But Phantom Blade Zero has me questioning one of the biggest arguments in the physical-versus-digital debate. The game's digital version launches on October 29, 2026, while its physical PS5 editions, including Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate versions, won't arrive until 2027.

And there's another wrinkle: the digital version reportedly needs up to 134GB of storage, raising questions about how much of the game can actually fit on a standard Blu-ray disc. A standard PS5 Ultra HD Blu-ray disc maxes out at 100GB, so Phantom Blade Zero may need to ship across multiple discs or require players to download additional data to finish installing it. Either way, the idea of popping in a disc and having the complete game ready to play gets a little murkier.