Ubi Soft sends along the announcement of a new game called Project BG&E.
Again, the announcement is brief enough for inclusion in its entirety:
Ubi
Soft Invites You On An Epic Journey With Michel Ancel's Newest Creation
Investigative Gameplay And Awe-Inspiring Worlds Bring New Meaning To
Action-Adventure in Q1 2003
San Francisco, CA - May 16, 2002 - As a world premiere, during E3 2002 Ubi
Soft® Entertainment will be unveiling Project BG&E [working title], the
latest creation by Michel Ancel, creator of the critically acclaimed Rayman®
series. Project BG&E is scheduled to ship to retail shelves in the 1st
Quarter of 2003 with availability on all next generation consoles and PC.
"Project BG&E is an amazing game and I am confident that it will bring
an outstanding experience to players. Project BG&E underlines the boldness
of our development teams. These highly talented people pushed the limits of
their imagination and their skill area." said Yves Guillemot, president and
CEO, Ubi Soft Entertainment.
"What propels this game into the upper echelon of next-generation games is
not only an engrossing storyline but the Promise of Discovery", said Michel
Ancel, Game Designer. "We've designed a brand new, exclusive game engine
from ground up that has allowed us to integrate a whole universe in one game
including mountains, cities, towns, planets and more. Our goal was to provide
gamers an opportunity to experience absolute immersion through a unique story
and free roaming environments - a world with no bounds.
Update: Dutch site Gamers.nl accompanies their copy of the press release with the
first four screenshots of the PS2 version of the game.