{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f8766090085f26d43ac8638e","clusterId":"c_c39493f037b248d1121dbd2f","slug":"veteran-writer-rik-godwin-joins-beyond-good-and-evil-2-in-support-role","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Veteran Writer Rik Godwin Joins Beyond Good and Evil 2 in Support Role","summary":"Rik Godwin, lead writer and associate narrative director at Ubisoft Bordeaux, said on social media that he has spent the past few months working on Beyond Good and Evil 2 in a support and consultant role. He has worked on Assassin's Creed Shadows and the Ghost Recon series. Ubisoft Montpellier leads development of the project, which continues after 18 years.","whyItMatters":"A staff addition credited to a support studio keeps Beyond Good and Evil 2 visible while Ubisoft has cancelled other titles, which is the only concrete sign of life the project has produced this year.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRik Godwin, a lead writer and associate narrative director at Ubisoft Bordeaux, posted on September 23 that he has worked on Beyond Good and Evil 2 in a support and consultant role for the past few months, and that he is allowed to say so. His credits include Assassin\u0026#39;s Creed Shadows and the Ghost Recon series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe staffing news follows a development stretch that has run 18 years, with the number of release delay announcements reaching 30. In early 2026 Ubisoft cancelled multiple titles. Montpellier leads the project, and Bordeaux commonly supports other Ubisoft studios.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rik Godwin joins Beyond Good and Evil 2 as a support writer while Ubisoft Bordeaux is credited with Assassin's Creed Shadows, so two Ubisoft studios now share staff on a project Montpellier still leads.","twitterPost":"Rik Godwin's support role on Beyond Good and Evil 2 is staffed from Ubisoft Bordeaux, the studio behind Assassin's Creed Shadows.","threadsPost":"Rik Godwin is helping on Beyond Good and Evil 2 while based at Ubisoft Bordeaux, the studio credited with Assassin's Creed Shadows. Support work pulled from another Ubisoft team suggests Montpellier is filling skill gaps rather than growing the core team for a project still in development after 18 years.","newsletterBlurb":"Beyond Good and Evil 2 picked up support from Rik Godwin, a lead writer and associate narrative director at Ubisoft Bordeaux, who said on social media that he has consulted on the project for several months. Ubisoft Montpellier leads development, now 18 years along with 30 delay announcements behind it. The studio cancelled multiple titles earlier in 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/26/172776.html\",\"title\":\"Still in development after 18 years, 'Beyond Good and Evil 2' gains new staff member - veteran writer from 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' joins to support development\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4722,"outputTokens":594,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791220939,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T17:19:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T17:21:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T17:21:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c39493f037b248d1121dbd2f","canonicalTitle":"18年経ていまだ開発中の『Beyond Good and Evil 2』に新スタッフ参加―『アサクリ シャドウズ』のベテランライターが開発支援","representativeArticleId":"a_8a11f910d005484d29e46b89","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Beyond Good and Evil 2\",\"Assassin's Creed Shadows\"],\"studios\":[\"Ubisoft\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-25T15:00:52.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-25T15:00:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T17:21:09.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/26/172776.html","title":"18年経ていまだ開発中の『Beyond Good and Evil 2』に新スタッフ参加―『アサクリ シャドウズ』のベテランライターが開発支援"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Beyond Good and Evil 2","Assassin's Creed Shadows"],"studios":["Ubisoft"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}