Ubisoft removed Beyond Good and Evil from Steam ahead of the expected announcement of the remaster.
Note re Steam page for a cult adventure game signals Ubisoft’s decision: “Note: at the publisher’s request, Beyond Good and Evil is unlisted in the Steam store and will not be displayed in search engines.” At the time of publication of this article, Beyond Good and Evil is still available for purchase on GoG.
Ubisoft said it will announce more information about Beyond Good & Evil – 20th Anniversary Edition at the Limited Run Games Showcase on June 20 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. EST, 7 p.m. Great Britain. Looks like a re-release is coming.
Looks like Uncle Pey’j has some news he wants to share with you…
See you at the Limited Run Games Showcase on June 20 at 2:00 PM EST for more information about Beyond Good & Evil – 20th Anniversary Edition! 👉 : https://t.co/zaLKVRlN2A Many thanks to Hubert Chevillard for this little trailer😀 pic.twitter.com/dY2PqL2JWn— Beyond Good and Evil 2 (@bgegame) June 18, 2024
In August 2023, the Electronic Software Ratings Board (ESRB) rated Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, Nintendo Switch and PC. Then, in November, Ubisoft accidentally released Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition early, blaming it on a “technical error” while confirming an early 2024 release window.
Beyond Good & Evil premiered on November 11, 2003, so we skipped the actual 20th anniversary. On IGN Review 9/10 Beyond Good and Evil, we said, “Even though it takes a while before you would like it to, Beyond Good & Evil tells its story with incredible touch and polish. Moreover, it is a story worth telling.”
Meanwhile, Beyond Good & Evil 2 remains missing in action after yet another no-show at the Ubisoft Forward event this month.
Wesley is the UK news editor at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. Wesley can be reached at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wy100@proton.me.
