Beyond Good and Evil 2
fabled developer andUbisoftcreator Michel Ancel , who created classic dealership such asRaymanandBeyond Good & Evilis foreswear the video game industry to operate his own wildlife sanctuary . The designer has pass 30 years in the industry and been associated with the Gallic publisher for more than 20 of them .
Ancel has been a major pattern in the earth of gaming for three decades . As well as creating one of the most memorable mascots in the industriousness in the variant of Rayman , he also worked at autonomous studio andhelped direct other successful series . His current major undertaking wasBeyond Good & Evil 2 , a sequel to the religious cult 2003 game . Ubisoft made a surprise announcement that thegame was in development in 2017but has been unusually quiet about its progress in recent times . However , the party has sustain thatthe sequel will not release in 2020 , which might be explained by Ancel ’s departure from the company .
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Michel Ancelhas announced that he is leaving Ubisoft and quitting the video game industry after 30 years . Speaking in an Instagram post today , the intriguer claim that this was to allow him to follow his 2d rage in life and set up a wildlife sanctuary in Montpellier . Best known for creating theRaymanandBeyond Good & Evilseries , the developer explained that his Modern project " takes office in the real world and consist in a wildlife open sanctuary dedicated to education , nature lovers and uncivilised beast . "
Meanwhile , Ubisoft has respond to Ancel ’s going away in a statement toGameIndustryBiz . The caller give thanks the designer for his workplace over the last 30 years and " the unbelievable creative vision he has bring to Ubisoft over the course of his career , and wish him all the unspoiled for this new speculation . " Ubisoft also proceed to assure fans thatBeyond Good & Evil 2is still in exploitation and on course for its scheduled release , say :
" The team at Ubisoft Montpellier are currently concentrate on the main stage of product , aligned with the vision specify out by Michel . They will have more to share with their biotic community of fans in the calendar month to come . "
Beyond Good & Evil 2is not the only projection that Ancel was involve in . He announced in 2014 that he hadhelped set up Wild Sheep Studio to developa young biz calledWiLD . According to the dev , this is a survival game set in pre - historical time that would be exclusive to the PlayStation 4 . Despite a deficiency of news from Wild Sheep Studio , the game ’s publisher Sony still has the game listed on the official PlayStation website , suggest it is still in the works .
Michel Ancel ’s announcement comes as a major surprisal . There had been no indication that he was about to lead Ubisoft nevermind quit the play industry on the whole . While the clothes designer may not be a household name , he has had a big impact over the last 30 years and his presence will no doubt be missed atUbisoft . just what emplacement this go forth game likeBeyond Good & Evil 2andWiLDin is uncertain at this time but devotee will have to hope that his teams were given plenty of warn about the departure and could prepare accordingly .
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source : Michel Ancel , GameIndustryBiz
