Emile Morel, Beyond Good and Evil 2’s creative director, has died

The new creative director of Beyond Good and Evil 2, Emile Morel, died at 40. 

The creative director of Beyond Good and Evil 2‘s death was first reported by colleagues who took to LinkedIn (via IGN). “A cherished colleague for over a decade at Ubisoft Montpellier, we laughed and wept through good times and bad, and shipped a lot [of] great games together,” former Beyond Good and Evil 2 narrative director M. Gabreille Shrager wrote. “Emile was so very proud of Beyond Good and Evil 2, the Space Monkeys, and his teammates. He will be sorely missed.”