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Beyond Good & Evil’s remastered 20th Anniversary Edition confirmed for 2024 after accidental early releaseSome Ubisoft+ subscribers were able to play “an early development version” of the game
Some Ubisoft+ subscribers were able to play “an early development version” of the game
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Image credit:Ubisoft
It’s official: a newBeyond Good & Evilgame is coming out. No, wait, come back: we really mean it this time. While Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still a no-show for the foreseeable, Ubisoft has confirmed that the original game will see a remaster next year for its 20th anniversary. And unlike BGE2, we know we’ll almost definitely be able to play it in the next 12 months, let alone the next decade, because some people are already playing it.
Beyond Good & Evil 2 - 2008 Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Beyond Good & Evil 2 - 2008 Announcement Trailer
A store page forBeyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition- which will technically land the year after the 2003 game’s 20th anniversary this year, which only feels fitting for the infamously delay-prone series -popped up on Xboxearlier today, revealing a 4K, 60fps remaster in the works before being pulled down.
Along with uprezzing the visuals, the remaster also promised to improve the game’s controls and audio, as well as adding modern features such as autosaving, achievements and cross-platform saves.
There also appears to be new gameplay content in the works, with mention of a treasure hunt in Hillys, plus a speedrun mode. The collection will pack in some actual anniversary goodies to mark the milestone too, with some behind-the-scenes looks at its development in an “anniversary gallery”.
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Ubisoft swiftly confirmed toEurogamerthat a “technical error” had made the game playable for some Ubisoft+ subscribers, adding that the version seen in screenshots and videos posted online (before being hit with takedown notices) represented “an early development version”.
BEYOND GOOD & EVIL 20th Anniversary is working on Xbox with Ubisoft+!!!!#BeyondGoodAndEvilpic.twitter.com/UbWpsnEaSb— Cheevo Guides (@Cheevo_Guides)November 29, 2023
BEYOND GOOD & EVIL 20th Anniversary is working on Xbox with Ubisoft+!!!!#BeyondGoodAndEvilpic.twitter.com/UbWpsnEaSb
In confirming that Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition was in fact real, Ubisoft also revealed that it will release in early 2024 - just a few months after the game’s official 20th birthday earlier this month.
As for Beyond Good & Evil 2, it celebrated the 15th anniversary ofits announcement(at which time it was said to have been in pre-production for a year) this year, and will mark eight years since itssubsequent re-announcementnext year. Maybe it’ll just skip the wait and release as its own 20th (Reveal) Anniversary Edition in a few years, if we’re lucky.
