Not much is revealed about the game itself. A woman resembling Jade, the protagonist, sits on the trunk in the background. Beside the vehicle sits Pey'j, one of the supporting characters from the original game. The trailer, showing off the highly advanced graphics of the game engine, depicts a broken-down hover-car on the shoulder of a desert road.
However, the game was presented only as the next project of Michel Ancel and Ubisoft Montpellier no specific details, release date or title was announced.
Less than two weeks later, a teaser trailer of the game, recorded entirely inside the game's engine, was shown at Ubidays. Michel Ancel first talked about Beyond Good & Evil 2 being in production in an interview with the French magazine Jeux Vidéo Magazine, where he stated that the game has been in pre-production for a year, but was yet to be approved by Ubisoft. Many rumours about a possible sequel appeared after the release of the first game, all of which seemed to be false until May 2008 when Ubisoft revealed a teaser trailer for Ubisoft Montpellier's new project which featured characters and remixed music from the original Beyond Good & Evil. He also talked about Jade (the protagonist from the original game) and said that he really hopes that she will continue to keep her values and her personality. Michel Ancel first gave a hint about Beyond Good & Evil 2 in an interview with Nintendo Power, where he confirmed that he was working on a new project that means a lot to him. Michel Ancel has stated that he wrote the story of the Beyond Good & Evil-universe to be longer than thumb|300px|rightwhat is included in the first game, but because of the poor sales of the original game, Ubisoft was reluctant to invest in a sequel. The original Beyond Good & Evil game was meant to be the first of a trilogy of games. As such, the development will take "a while", but Ancel encouraged listeners to be patient Appearing at the Montpellier in Game conference on June 25, 2010, Ancel stated that the game is in development and that they are experimenting with new development practices to keep the development team small and preserve its artistic spirit.
However this was denied by Ubisoft representatives shortly thereafter. On May 28, 2010, a French website claimed to have insider information of Michel Ancel leaving Ubisoft Montpellier, thus putting BG&E2 on hold. Since its first revelation BG&E2's development has been characterized in the gaming media by uncertainty, doubt and rumours about the game's future. As such, the status of BG&E2 was unknown for several years until it was unveiled at Ubidays 2008 in the Louvre in Paris, France, on May 28, 2008. Intended as the first part of a trilogy, the original Beyond Good & Evil won critical acclaim but failed to gain commercial success. Michel Ancel, the creator of the original game, is back as lead designer of the sequel. Beyond Good & Evil 2 (working title), or BG&E2, is the sequel to the 2003 video game Beyond Good & Evil, currently in development by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft.
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