It’s enough to have a grown man weep and leap in joy. Beyond Good & Evil was a multi-platform action-adventure game not too unreminiscent of the Legend of Zelda series, one that earned kisses and applauses from critics on its overall execution, but suffered in sales at the hands of other UbiSoft published titles (Sands of Time and Splinter Cell). But now it’s back. Jade is back! Pey’j is back! And even though the teaser trailer doesn’t give a whole lot of information, there’s theorizing to be had - because I’m just that bloody anxious. Will the series receive a reboot, ala the new Prince of Persia? Does Pey’j still have that you-know-what on his hand? Is Michel Ancel on board? Say, how do pigs have hands, Mr. Ancel? And where exactly are Jade and her chummy uncle, anywho?

Either way, here’s hoping UbiSoft has learned from its mistakes and doesn’t decide to clump BG&E2’s release date with the new POP. Wouldn’t that be the ultimate deja-vu FU? Acronyms are silly.

Life can be cruel at times, especially when it decides to throw a spanner in your plans. We have been sulking in a corner ever since a cruel twist of fate laid to rest our plans to be in Paris for the upcoming UBIDAYS® 2008, Ubisoft’s annual event that showcases the best that the publisher has to offer. But it seems like a couple of our Gods from the whole plethora of them have decided to be a little more kind towards us. So what if we can’t be at Paris? We can always watch it live through Ubisoft’s new portal, Uplay.

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