Emile Morel, the artistic director of Ubisoft’s in-development Past Good and Evil 2, died yesterday at 40, it has been confirmed.
IGN first reported the announcement yesterday after recognizing tributes to Morel on LinkedIn. Ubisoft Montpellier, the first Ubisoft studio main growth on Past Good and Evil 2, then launched an announcement about Morel’s passing on LinkedIn as nicely:
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we share the sudden passing of our pal and colleague Emile Morel. We ship our deepest condolences to his household, pals, and teammates everywhere in the world. We want to take a second to acknowledge the numerous influence he made through the years on totally different video games that make up the wealthy historical past of our studio. For us, Emile was a detailed pal and a boundless supply of optimistic power. All of us valued his ardour and the way in which he instructed tales. We are going to always remember Emile and his immense contribution to the BGE2 universe will perpetually endure. True Freedom Lies Past.”
Morel joined Ubisoft in 2009, in accordance with his LinkedIn, and his credit in video games embody Rayman Legends and The Adventures of Tintin. He was an affiliate artistic director on Past Good and Evil 2 earlier than being promoted to artistic director earlier this 12 months (through Kotaku). Earlier than Ubisoft, Morel labored at Eden Video games on Check Drive Limitless and the Alone within the Darkish collection.
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