From JeuxVideo Magazine comes word of an interview with Michel Ancel, the father of Rayman and creator of Beyond Good & Evil. In the interview, Ancel reveals that he and a team of about 10-12 people are working on the project. However, Ubisoft has not greenlit the project.

Beyond Good & Evil, released in 2003 to critical success, but was a commercial failure, with the game receiving less than satisfactory sales, being sent to die against games like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The game follows the protagonist Jade, part of an underground journalist organization working to uncover and expose a military conspiracy.

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During an interview with our compatriots at JeuxVideo Magazine, Michel Ancel (father of Rayman) declared that "Beyond Good and Evil 2" is actually in the pre-production phase. Considered one of the best games of 2003, "Beyond Good and Evil" unfortunately did not achieve the expected level of commercial success. <<I'm working on "Beyond Good and Evil 2. We've been in pre-production for a year, and we're mainly doing R&D with a small group. But for now, we're in the 'outline' step. Ubisoft has not greenlit this project,>> Ancel admitted during the course of the interview. He also noted that from 10 to 12 people are working on the project.

<< We want to continue the style of the original: a great variety of gameplay types, lots of emotions in the gameplay, and engaging characters. This time we're going to examine the future of the planet, how the animals get along [...] >>. Sounds enticing, doesn't it? We hope at any rate that the French game company will rapidly greenlight the project. And why not announce this at the upcoming UbiDays event?

Akira_EX via jeuxvideo.fr »