Ubisoft’s long-awaited Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still in development, and it now has a new creative director to push the project forward.
Despite a record-breaking on-and-off development cycle that dates back nearly 20 years, Ubisoft appears to be showing its commitment to finally completing Beyond Good and Evil 2 by appointing company veteran Fawzi Mesmar as the game’s new creative director.
Mesmar has been working at Ubisoft for twenty years – hey, that’s almost as long as Beyond Good and Evil 2 has been in development! – Previously served as the company’s general manager of creative development. He’s a veteran and seasoned assistant for a project that has gone through numerous iterations and various senior staff changes over the years, including series creator Michel Ancel’s departure in 2020 due to Leaving the company after being accused of toxic behavior, and his tragic death in 2023. Emile Morel, the game’s former creative director.
A Ubisoft spokesperson told Eurogamer today: “Mesmar has been an award-winning game designer and creative director for over 20 years and has been instrumental in the successful launch of more than 20 video games.”
“Mesmar previously served as Vice President of Editorial on the Beyond Good & Evil 2 team. In his new role, he is committed to continuing the legacy of our late friend and colleague Emile Morel based on our vision.”
It’s been over a year since Ubisoft last revealed to Eurogamer that Beyond Good and Evil 2 was still in development, and despite multiple shakeups from the publisher, there hasn’t been any progress since then.
Still, the series is kept alive with a 20th anniversary re-release of the original Beyond Good and Evil, which includes extensive behind-the-scenes content as well as all-new story content that directly sets up Beyond Good and Evil 2 (which, narratively speaking, is a prequel).
This week, the discussion following “Beyond Good and Evil 2” heated up again. Insider Game Reports claim that some of the staff who worked on Prince of Persia: The Last Crown later joined the project.
Yesterday, Ubisoft also confirmed that it has hired Michel Ancel to advise on future plans for the Rayman series.