{
  "id": 9584531,
  "title": "Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Still Alive, and Just Added an Assassin's Creed Shadows Writer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/beyond-good-evil-2-is-still-alive-and-just-added-an-assassins-creed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:59:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/beyond-good-evil-2-is-still-alive-and-just-added-an-assassins-creed-shadows-writer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Beyond Good & Evil 2 remains in development, with the addition of another writer to the team. Envisioned 18 years ago, the sequel has seen another writer from Ubisoft Bordeaux join its ranks. Rik Godwin, the lead writer and associate narrative director at Ubisoft Bordeaux, recently confirmed his involvement with the project in a social media post, stating that he had joined a few months ago. Ubisoft Bordeaux has been involved in various support roles for different projects before, including leading work on Assassin's Creed Mirage and recently releasing Claws of Awaji, an expansion for Assassin's Creed Shadows. Given Ubisoft Bordeaux's geographical proximity to the project's lead, Ubisoft Montpellier, it makes sense that they would lend their support to Beyond Good & Evil 2. Since the game gained a new creative director, Fawzi Mesmar, in 2021, the development team has been regaining momentum. Recent developments include characters from the sequel appearing as cameos in the Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition, signaling a clearer direction for the project. Despite recent changes in the company, with Ubisoft announcing the cancellation of other projects, Beyond Good & Evil 2 has managed to stay on course, thanks to Mesmar's unwavering commitment to delivering a remarkable game for players.",
  "summary": "Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still in development, and just added another writer to its team.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}