Completely absent from the radar for many years, the Arlesian from Ubisoft sees new problems arising within the studio.
If it was announced almost six years ago, we have the impression that the development of Beyond Good & Evil 2 has never really advanced…
Beyond Good & Evil 2: new problems within the studio
According to various reports, The game has reportedly been rebooted and delayed multiple times, and there is currently no specific release date scheduled. Now, new information transmitted by Kotaku reveals that the study in charge of the project will have to face in a similar way other matters related to an internal investigation…
Indeed, the Montpellier labor inspectorate decided to interfere in the operation of the company, at a time when Burnout, stress, sick leave and employee resignations are on the rise.
According to a Ubisoft spokesperson, “ The health and well-being of our teams is a permanent priority “, knowing that, ” given the length of the development cycle with BGE2, the development team of Montpellier submits to well-being assessments through a third party as a preventive measure and for assess where additional support may be needed. »
Besides this investigation, several key positions within the studio seem to have undergone some changes. The general manager Guillaume Carmona would have left the study, while creative director Jean-Marc Geffroy and game director Benjamin Dumaz were replaced by Émile Morel and Charles Gaudron respectively. The report claims that Executive producer Guillaume Brunier could also possibly be replaced.
As a reminder, Ubisoft has confirmed on several occasions that Development of Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still ongoingalthough we still don’t have any concrete new information to sink our teeth into…