Ubisoft officially announced its long-expected Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition on Thursday, but the publisher deleted its post on X/Twitter about 20 minutes after going live.
Still, it didn't take long for the news, which you can see a screenshot of below, to circulate on social media. According to the since-deleted post, it'll arrive pretty soon as well, set to release on all platforms on June 25.
It's likely the announcement was the subject of a scheduling mishap, as the remaster had been expected to be revealed at the Limited Run Games Showcase later on Thursday at 11am Pacific. IGN has reached out to Ubisoft for comment.
The announcement also arrived with the trailer, which announced that the 20th Anniversary Edition would include a new treasure hunt, an anniversary gallery, a re-orchestrated soundtrack, support of up to 60FPS, and other "exclusive new content."
There had been mentions before of Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary, first surfacing in November 2023, when Microsoft accidentally published (and later pulled) a store listing for the unannounced project. Last week, achievement and trophy database website Exophase spotted a list of trophies for Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary.
Most recently, on Wednesday, Beyond Good & Evil was pulled from Steam ahead of the expected remaster announcement.
Beyond Good & Evil was originally released in 2003 for the PS2, PC, Xbox, and Gamecube, created by Michel Ancel, the creator of the Rayman series. The original Beyond Good & Evil is set in a third-person perspective where players control Jade, who is uncovering the dark secrets of her government. Beyond Good & Evil would see an HD re-release in 2011 for Xbox 360 and PS3.
In our review of the original Beyond Good & Evil, IGN wrote: "Ultimately, for all its similarities to Zelda, this is where Beyond Good & Evil finds its own ground. Not only does it avoid many of the frustrations of the games it draws from (and yes, that includes Zelda's flat story and tedious item-chasing), but it is pierced throughout with humor, intelligence, and humanity."
Beyond Good and Evil 2, which will serve as a prequel to the original game, was initially revealed in 2017 at E3, but Ubisoft has kept a tight lip in the years since. In February 2022, we learned that the game was still in pre-production. In August that same year, we learned that Ubisoft hired Sarah Arellano as the game's lead writer.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
