Beyond Good & Evil 2 has made it through the most recent round of game cancellations at Ubisoft, and creative director Fawzi Mesmar is feeling a combination of sadness and relief. Ubisoft seems to have a detailed game plan for business operations moving forward, and Beyond Good & Evil 2's future seems to be generally unaffected by the recent restructuring efforts.
Earlier in January, Ubisoft canceled development of its Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and five other games. The cancellations, which also included one mobile game and four unannounced projects for consoles and PC, were originally reported by journalist Jason Schreier, but the news was shortly thereafter confirmed by Ubisoft. Even with the cuts, the software giant still has plenty of irons left in the fire, with a recent incomplete listing of 23 existing franchises divided between five different creative houses.
Ubisoft reportedly faces more internal turmoil, with employees said to be openly criticizing management following recent restructuring.
One of those 23 surviving franchises is Beyond Good & Evil, which is listed in Ubisoft's sustainable growth plan as falling under control of the fourth creative house, dedicated to "immersive fantasy worlds and narrative-driven universes." In the aftermath of...
