Beyond Good and Evil 2 Will Utilize Generative AI

Beyond Good and Evil 2 could be utilizing Generative AI to assist with its troubled development cycle, according to a known gaming industry leaker. Although Beyond Good and Evil 2 has been in development for nearly two decades, the use of Generative AI as a development tool for the long-awaited sequel has not officially been confirmed by Ubisoft.

Following its initial reveal in 2008, news of Beyond Good and Evil 2′s development was replaced by radio silence, as the project entered “development hell” for several years. After years of rumors surrounding the game, Beyond Good and Evil 2 would not emerge again until E3 2017, when it was formally announced as a game for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One consoles. Another trailer for the game was revealed at E3 2018, though no footage has been revealed since. In 2023, the project took an unfortunate turn with the death of Beyond Good and Evil 2‘s creative director, Emile Morel, at the age of 40.

Ubisoft Could Be Using Generative AI for Beyond Good and Evil 2’s Development

While Ubisoft has since confirmed that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still in active development at its Montpellier branch in France, a controversial tool is rumored to be part of the project. As reported by ComicBook, known industry leaker Nash Weedle stated that specialists in Generative AI for creating NPCs have been brought into the project. Despite Ubisoft’s public claims that Beyond Good and Evil 2 was still being actively developed, Nash Weedle stated that development was paused in early 2025, and that changing the game’s name was considered as part of the process. Nash Weedle also stated that a new story trailer for Beyond Good and Evil 2 was never released despite being ready.

Given that Ubisoft has not revealed any use of Generative AI in Beyond Good and Evil 2, all rumors must be taken with a fine grain of salt. Nevertheless, the use of Generative AI in various projects has been a point of contention in the industry. Citing concerns that Generative AI could replace human developers in doing specific tasks such as coding and artwork, several game developers and mod makers took a stand against Generative AI usage in their projects with the creation of the No Gen AI Seal, which was inspired by Nintendo’s famous Seal of Quality.

Since Steam has also made it a requirement to disclose Generative AI usage in any games released on the storefront, at least 7% of Steam’s library was found to be using Generative AI. It remains to be seen if Beyond Good and Evil 2 will officially join those ranks.