Sad news which broke last night. Luckily, I was already drinking vodka. Via the medium of twitter, Colin Solal Cardo of Gamesyde posted: “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.” It does, indeed, suck. 1UP bring up an old Ubisoft quote that it was never certain anyway. I suspect worldwide recession hasn’t exactly helped a marginal game like BG&E. See what everyone thought was test footage for BG&E2 beneath the cut…
Sniff.
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This saddens me.
MOTHERFUCKER
Shame. Guess it would have been too much of a standout in their current “minigames designed around achievements in a n epic setting” lineup.
“worldwide recession”
Sure… I guess “worldwide recession” also forced the smeary CEO who canceled the project to cheat on his wife. Poor guy.
Hmm, having played Mirror’s Edge I’m now buying this footage a lot more than I was. Oh well.
Awwwwww….. And hell yeah, boycotting their Imagine series! :p
I swear, this is the last time I buy Imagine: Dream Weddings!
Man, it’s a good thing I had a cider in my hand aready, otherwise I would’ve raced straight for the whisky.
So who’s up for a penalty expidition? Yves Guillemot needs his shit burnt down to teach him not to make any more boneheaded decisions like that is what I say.
Shame.
If there was one gripe I had with BG&E (haven’t yet finished it) it was how hard it was to steer Jade’s little hover-thingy, making those racing sections not much fun.
P.
No. :(
It’s funny, really. Every site I see this piece of news in, people are crying out in anguish (including myself) that it won’t get made. Ubisoft, on the other hand, is thinking this game can’t possibly succeed because of BG&E’s less than stellar sales. It seems to me that the desire for this game is out there, the market for the game is primed, but they cancel it (or put on “hold” which might be the same thing) anyways. Do they have anyone who’s job is to track the communities to determine how hyped people are? They really should.
FUCK!
They shouldn’t even need that. In the last year or two, they’ve made BG&E available through a lot of new channels (Steam, GoG, even cereal boxes!), which must have generated a ton of sales. They could just look at that figure.
It seems like putting it on hold now just risks losing the momentum they’ve built up by pushing the original game.
Terrible news. This was one of my most looked forward to games. The original is probably my favorite game ever.
Well, that sucks. I was a little… hesitant about that trailer anyway, but I was still looking forward to further adventures in the peculiar and unique BG&E-verse.
Damn. I was really looking forward to this. I hope they can get the caused of this “pause” ironed out and get BG&E2 back on track.
So an unchecked source makes an uncredited claim on an open source and anonymous medium? Which is then backed up by a quote from over a year after the game was officially announced and two years since it was first hinted of? Me thinks this is testing the water to see how damp fanboys are on the subject and drum up the mainstream game press and all that viral petition stuff. If that is the intention I am willing to take a golden shower to reach the needed dampness.
@Bhazor thats games journalism for you.
I went through 90% of beyond good and evil not knowing you could fight the soldiers. Ended up playing it like metal gear solid. Only remembered i had a weapon when i hit the wrong keys (playing with the keyboard) when i had to fight with my ally i was essentially learning from scratch. Need to replay it with a pad.
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! :(
Seriously! No fucking way!! They can’t do this to me…
Incidently, this also marks the suspensation of all ubisoft products on my part. If this is temporary… but the games of last 2 years you could be a long awhile before it is resumed.
Incidently, this also marks the suspensation of all ubisoft products on my part. This is temporary… but the games of last 2 years you could be a long awhile before it is resumed.
Aw. :/
…
damn.
Reading this article actually made me happy. You know why? Because when I saw the headline, I first assumed that the game had been confirmed to be not coming to PC. But then I read on, and found that this was not the case!
Hey, it would have been the first UbiSoft game I bought since the original Splinter Cell. Well, then not…
Honestly, does UbiSoft love to break the hearts of gamers? The release was never sure anyway, aha, yeah. They say that after they cancel it, or, to use an euphemism, put it on hold.
No, the trailer they released didn’t announce the game in any way, no, it wasn’t a sign that they started production, I guess that was a slight misunderstanding.
If the release was never sure anyway, why did they let gamers believe so? Why did they release the trailer? So they could disappoint us?
Appalling.
may be it is a directive from EA. if i’m not mistaken, EA hold some stakes in Ubisoft.
anyway, the first BG&E was very nice. let’s just hope that this ‘put-on-hold’ status won’t be long….
Nein! Nein! Nein! Nein!
Wow. thats a bummer, BG&E was such a great game, but alas, usually as with all sequals, they never end up being as good as the first anyway… Although it is sad, the storyline was great, the game play was awesome, and it made a person think…A++++
too bad really….
If this is real: Ubi, you have no heart
If this is just to stir up hype: Stop playing with our feelings!
Maybe there’s hope after all
http://www.gamekult.com/articles/A0000079137/
Here’s a babelfish translation
Although n’ formally still not being announced, l’ existence of ” Beyond Good & Evil 2″ is a reality for Ubisoft, which s’ d’ is even already split; a first teaser in opening of Ubidays 2008. Contacted by the drafting in order to know l’ state d’ advance of the project, l’ French editor assured us that the development ” its cours” followed; , and n’ was not stopped. Questioned on l’ ambiguity of the declarations of the president of the American branch, Laurent Detoc, in June (” As for knowknowing s’ there will be or not another [BG& E], that remains with voir”), the spokesperson of the head office s’ is in addition desired reassuring: the title is always envisaged and continues its gestation. And to sweep occasion consequently, at least officially, the last rumours dates some on the setting between brackets from the project. There do not remain now qu’ to wait until the communication around the title gets under way – finally -.
Better translation
Although that is still not formally announced the existence of “Beyond Good & Evil 2″ is a reality for Ubisoft, which has even cracked already a first teaser opening Ubidays 2008. Contacted by the editor to know the progress of the project, the French publisher has assured us that development “taking its course” and was not interrupted.
Asked about the ambiguous statements of the President of the American branch, Laurent Detoc, in June ( “As to whether or not there is another [BG & E], it remains to be seen”), spokesman of the parent company has also sought to reassure the title is always provided and continues her pregnancy. And sweep the same time, at least officially, the latest rumors on the date in brackets project. There are now only waiting for communication around the track starts – finally – on the road.
My own (non-machine) translation: