Beyond Good & Evil 2 still in development: Rik Godwin has been working with Ubisoft for months
IGN reports Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still in development at Ubisoft Montpellier, with writer Rik Godwin helping in a support role.
- Rik Godwin, lead writer and associate narrative director at Ubisoft Bordeaux, says he has been working on the game for several months in a support and consultant role.
- Ubisoft still has not announced a release date or release window for the game.
What happened
IGN reports that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still actively in development, despite the unusually long time since its first announcement. The game was originally revealed in 2008 and later shown again at E3 2016 or E3 2017, depending on the source cited in the coverage.
The update mainly centers on Rik Godwin. According to IGN, the Ubisoft Bordeaux employee, who serves there as lead writer and associate narrative director, joined Beyond Good & Evil 2 several months ago. His involvement is described as a support and consultant role, but the sources do not provide further details about his exact responsibilities.
The same report names Ubisoft Montpellier as the studio leading the project, while Fawzi Mesmar is cited as creative director. An official release date is still missing, and no release window or other concrete progress update has been shared.
The available information suggests the staffing update mainly comes from a social media post by Godwin, rather than a separate public Ubisoft statement about the appointment. In other words, the report mainly confirms that the project is still alive and that new staff have been added to it.
Timeline
2008: Beyond Good & Evil 2 is first announced.
E3 2016 / E3 2017: the game is shown again, though sources differ on the exact year.
Several months before publication: Rik Godwin says he is working on Beyond Good & Evil 2 in a support and consultant role.
2026-09-24: IGN reports that the game is still in development and still has no release date.
2026-09-25: Eurogamer publishes additional reporting on the game’s ongoing development.
Background
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is one of Ubisoft’s longest-running projects. The sources cite 2008 as the original announcement year and describe the game as having been in development for around 18 years. Even so, there is still no official release date or release window.
The current reporting names Ubisoft Montpellier as the lead studio and Ubisoft Bordeaux as a supporting team through staff such as Rik Godwin. The sources do not give organizational details about the exact division of responsibilities within the project, nor do they say when Fawzi Mesmar took on the creative director role.
The available facts are limited to confirmation that the game is still active and that Godwin joined several months ago in a supporting and advisory capacity. The sources do not mention any concrete figures about the current development phase, team size, or internal planning.
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Sources
- IGN: Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still alive and just added an Assassin's Creed Shadows writer
- Eurogamer: Beyond Good & Evil 2 signs of life writer