News Beyond Good & Evil 2 cancelled?

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2009/08/25/beyond-good-and-evil-2-cancelled/1

News has arrived post-GamesCom 2009 that Ubisoft may have cancelled Beyond Good & Evil 2.

 

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!?????

 

We can still hope.

 

I could be falling for PR persuasion here, but the quote from Laurent Detoc gives me the impression that Ubisoft at least acknowledge the excellence of the game.

Like everything else in the mainstream games industry these days, though, if it's not a headline-grabbing, platinum-selling big-name game then it'll just get put on the backburner.

Why waste time and money on BG&E2 when they've got the Far Cry franchise, amirite?

 

BG&E was a BRILLIANT game... i just really hope that this is a "temporary hold", but i somehow have my doubts... as Joe said: The original sold very little...
Very sad news indeed.

 

There you go, made it more accurate.

 

Aww man BG&E was a classic game supremely worthy of a sequel.

Hope it sorts itself out.

 

bg&e 1 is still available on steam (that's where i found it, played it, cried for it)
but this sucks.

 

my reactions exactly....... such a shame

 

NOO, il pay for it myself if I have too (impressive for a 18 year old six former)

 

Gaming today sucks.

 

Well, of course they canceled it. Why bother making a unique game with an emotionally engaging story when you can spend the time and money and creative effort on something so much more interesting, like a game where you run around and shoot things?

 

That's a real shame. I recently replayed BG&E once the news of a sequel came out and it is a truly fantastic game and story. I never did work out why the original didn't sell while some real cack does. You can't even blame the consoles as I think the game featured pretty low just on PC charts.

 

If you wear a tie or have an MBA you should not be allowed near the gaming industry. The don't teach what it takes to make a great game in University, period.

S*D

 

It was a mis-match of audience from the fact that it looks like a kids game, but really isn't. Also, it came out in Summer and wasn't really advertised or marketted at all.

 

I must admit i have never played it. Looks quite odd from the article picture...is that a pig in a "john Mclane" wife beaters vest?

 

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/beyond_good_and_evil

GO.
NOW.
BUY.
EXPERIANCE.
!.

 

Wasn't it released like two weeks after Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time?

 

yeah the pig wore a wife beater lol.. I might dig this back up, didn't know it was a good game- probably like alot of people- I watched some clips on youtube and said ooook, got filed away

 

nice trailer for the game http://www.giantbomb.com/news/beyond-good-evil-2-video-looks-questionable-incredible/1263/