By some means, regardless of every little thing suggesting it ought to be lifeless within the water, Past Good and Evil 2 continues to be in growth, because it simply bought a brand new lead author.
Past Good and Evil 2, the supposedly upcoming sequel to the cult traditional authentic, hasn’t precisely had a clean growth. Some model of it has been in growth since at the very least 2008, although its first teaser trailer was the one proof of its existence till the re-reveal in 2017. In 2020 the sport’s director Michel Ancel left the video games trade solely, although in 2021 Ubisoft did say it is nonetheless in growth. And that someway does nonetheless appear to be the case, as the sport not too long ago took on a brand new lead author, as reported by PC Gamer.
Sarah Arellano, who has finished work for Blizzard and Volition, introduced the information by way of her private Twitter account, which is essentially the most we have heard in regards to the sport within the final yr.
“We’re very comfortable to welcome Sarah who is among the newest recruits on Past Good and Evil 2,” a Ubisoft spokesperson informed PC Gamer over e mail. “The event group is tough at work to ship on the promise made to its neighborhood.”
Past Good and Evil 2 nonetheless being in growth is not essentially an enormous shock contemplating now formal announcement has been made relating to it not too long ago, however Ubisoft clearly hasn’t been doing properly not too long ago, which is the place a few of the shock comes from.
Final month, the developer and writer cancelled Ghost Recon: Frontline, Splinter Cell VR, and two different titles that hadn’t even been introduced. On high of that, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has been delayed into Ubisoft’s 2023 fiscal yr, and it has reportedly delayed a brand new Murderer’s Creed, which is able to supposedly star Valhalla’s Basim.
It was additionally not too long ago reported that Tencent is trying to up its stake in Ubisoft, with discussions having began in Might.