Beyond Good and Evil 2 to Contain Co-op Gameplay and Fan Created Content
By Zac Cameron ·
Kicking off the Ubisoft press conference with a bang are new details about Beyond Good and Evil 2 that will reportedly contain co-op gameplay and the possibility for fan created content.
UPDATE 6/11/2017 3:25PM PT: In response to early and negative feedback to the content contest of sorts for Beyond Good & Evil 2, hitRECord Director Joseph Gordon-Levitt has addressed concern and clarified that content creators will be compensated. See further details below.
After an impressive dance and music piece to open the Ubisoft press conference, the hype continued as the developer dived straight into a new cinematic trailer for the game. As new details continue to emerge about the world and story of the universe, the developers were eager to show new information as it came. One particularly interesting tidbit was that the game will reportedly be playable in both solo and co-op, allowing fans to team up to experience the action. The game will reportedly be playable behind closed doors at the convention, but no word yet on any wider demo / beta release.
In addition to this news, Ubisoft is also hosting a sort of contest to feature fan creations in the game. Teaming up with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his production company HitRecord, the developer is giving fans the opportunity to create content for them game including poster designs, radio ads, and even music. Artists will be able to submit designs and music for review that will potentially end up in the final product.
Though there was some initial concerns regarding the wording of the content creation, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was quick to take to twitter to assuage any concerns about artists potentially going uncredited or unpaid.
You are super right. Huge oversight. I think script got trimmed at last minute and we fucked that up. It’s hugely important to me that @hitrecord pays artists fairly. Since 2010 we’ve paid community almost $3 million https://t.co/oauU4IUiyE
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) June 11, 2018
Fans looking to dive into the action can go to the Beyond Good & Evil website to submit designs, here, and can sign on with HitRecord, here. For more information on what Ubisoft had to showcase during their presentation, check out Raids and Free DLC news for the upcoming game, The Division 2.