It’s laborious to utterly scrub one thing off the web, and Ubisoft is discovering that out the laborious manner after by chance leaking a remaster of its 2003 action-adventure sport Past Good & Evil to some fortunate Ubisoft+ subscribers.
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As noticed by PC Gamer, Ubisoft reportedly gave members of its $18 per 30 days subscription service transient entry to Past Good & Evil – twentieth Anniversary Version. This model of the sport—whose existence leaked a bit earlier this yr—will function 4K visuals and 60fps efficiency “with improved graphics, controls, and audio, together with brand-new autosave and cross-save options,” in response to a now-deleted Xbox retailer itemizing quoted by offers tweeter Wario64.
Ubisoft making the sport obtainable was a complete accident; nonetheless, that didn’t cease people from sharing clips and screens of the BG&E remaster on YouTube. Whereas the corporate tried erasing any proof of this ever taking place, copyright putting anybody who printed footage of the leaked sport, Ubisoft ultimately gave up and introduced this morning on X/Twitter that the remaster is actual.
“Properly, appears to be like just like the cat’s out of the bag, dagnammit,” the corporate tweeted. “Completely happy twentieth anniversary to Past Good & Evil! Whereas we can not wait to indicate you extra about this particular version, extra information to return in early 2024!”
However what truly occurred right here? Properly, It seems to have been a technical error on the corporate’s half. In an electronic mail to Kotaku, an Ubisoft spokesperson confirmed that the leak was all its fault.
“As a result of a technical error, an early improvement model of Past Good & Evil – twentieth Anniversary Version was lately launched to some Ubisoft+ subscribers,” the Ubisoft spokesperson mentioned. “As we rejoice the twentieth anniversary of Past Good & Evil, we’re excited to share that the official launch is about for early 2024, and we sit up for sharing extra with you within the new yr.”
It’s vital to notice the “early improvement model” within the firm’s assertion, as Ubisoft later clarified that what people would possibly’ve seen within the copious leaked gameplay footage on-line “is just not indicative of the ultimate sport.” Whereas not last, if the clips and screens of the leak are something to go by, we will a minimum of count on the BG&E remaster to look fairly good.
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It’s been 20 years since Past Good & Evil debuted. A sequel to the famed action-adventure sport was teased for a couple of decade earlier than getting formally introduced in 2017. Nevertheless, BG&E 2 has been MIA since its reveal—and BG&E lead artistic Michel Ancel left the corporate amid a cloud of controversy—although Ubisoft swears up and down that the sport’s nonetheless in improvement.
