Beyond Good and Evil 2 is going ‘super well’
Fans have gotten into the habit of combing through Michel Ancel’s Instagram posts for tidbits about the state ofBeyond Good and Evil 2andWild, but today, instead of a new piece of artwork or a screenshot, they found a bittersweet surprise. After more than 30 years in the video game industry, he’s leaving it.
Alongside a clip ofa very cute (and very sneaky) fox, Ancel said he “decided to stop working on video games and fully focus on my second passion: Wild Life! My new project takes place in the real world and consists in a wildlife open sanctuary dedicated to education, nature lovers, and … wild animals.”
The creator ofRaymanhas stepped out amidmultiple high-profile, company-wide scandals at Ubisoft.
Ancel didn’t comment on the state of the company, but he did put a positive spin on the future ofBeyond Good and Evil 2andWild: “the teams are autonomous and the projects are going super well.”
For its part, Ubisoft wrote ina blog posttoday that Ancel “hasn’t been directly involved inBG&E2for some time now, as the team have been hard at work building on top of the solid creative foundation he helped shape.” The company is “ramping up” with Ubisoft Paris and “aiming to share more and show you the game in action sometime next year, once we pass our next internal production milestones.”
Wild Sheep Studio, the creator ofWild, hasn’t commented on Ancel’s departure yet.
To be frank, it’s easy to be skeptical of both of these games – for different reasons – but I hope they turn out well. They’ve both been such a long time coming. As for Ancel, he’s about to live his best life.
michelancel[Instagram]An Update on Beyond Good & Evil 2[Ubisoft]
