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Emile Morel, Beyond Good and Evil 2 Creative Director, Dies Suddenly at 40 - IGN

Emile Morel, the creative director for Beyond Good and Evil 2 has passed away at age 40.

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Emile Morel, a Ubisoft game designer and creative director for Beyond Good and Evil 2, has passed away at age 40.

The announcement was originally spotted by IGN on LinkedIn, where two individuals that worked with Morel made tributes on the website.

"A cherished colleague for over a decade at Ubisoft Montpellier, we laughed and wept through good times and bad, and shipped a lot great games together," Morel's former colleague M. Gabrielle Shrager wrote on LinkedIn. "Emile was so very proud of Beyond Good and Evil 2, the Space Monkeys and his teammates. He will be sorely missed."

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Holyshit RIP.

Cursed by this game. Way too young to go.

 

[adamsapple]

What the fuck, 40 is so young of an age.

RIP and condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Fuz]

The Don Quixote of gaming.

 

[alphachino]

RIP

PS. I thought it was Michel Ancel before I clicked

 

[Topher]

Damn.....that sucks

 

[killatopak]

So young.

 

[phant0m]

Jesus this game is fucking cursed

RIP, hope his vision gets to be played by all of us some day

 

[brian0057]

The Don Quixote of gaming.

 

[Thaedolus]

Awful to go so young

 

[Fools idol]

4 years older than me. Christ. I better start taking better care of myself...

 

[dottme]

RIP.
40s is so young.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The Don Quixote of gaming.

Why Don Quixote??

 

[Saber]

40 is way too young for dying...rest in piece.

 

[mortal]

Whoa. Rest in peace.

 

[hemo memo]

Please don’t tell me because of the stress of this game?

 

[kittoo]

Rest in peace Emile. Too young to go.

 

[Fuz]

Why Don Quixote??

It's cursed for the movie industry. Ask Terry Gilliam.

 

[AutumnLeaves]

Damn, way too young. RIP and condolences to family.

 

[SHA]

The Don Quixote of gaming.

His face? There are many people who look like that.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

It's cursed for the movie industry. Ask Terry Gilliam.

 

[Umbasaborne]

Jesus Christ, I hope he rests in peace. My thoughts are with his loved ones

 

[semiconscious]

unfortunate. he'd been working at ubi for almost 15 years, & yet, at the time he'd gotten hired, good & evil'd already been around for 6 years...

 

[odhiex]

May he Rest in Peace.

 

[Gambit2483]

He passed way too soon...

 

[DirtyBast8rd]

Sad. Hope he had a good life.

 

[TGO]

A year younger then me man, damn
Gone too soon
R.I.P

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

RIP

PS. I thought it was Michel Ancel before I clicked

RIP

I almost thought so too.

 

[VolticArchangel]

40? Holy shit. How? Cancer?

RIP Emile...

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

 

[drganon]

Way too young. Condolences to his family, friends and co-workers.

 

[Guerilla Munch]

rip

seems like an awful lot of young people have been "dying suddenly" over the past couple years

 

[graywolf323]

R.I.P.

 

[Korso]

Wow... this world is a cruel mistress. Hope we can all one day escape into the world he was creating. R.I.P.

 

[nial]

40? Damn, may he rest in peace.

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

R.I.P. in peace.

Man, that’s like six years younger then me. I wonder what the hell happened?
I wonder if he was partying to hard and O.Ded? Or was it bad health?

 

[Thabass]

Awful. Hope he found some peace now.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Heart attack ?

 

[Varteras]

Topher

You feelin okay, man? I don't want your geriatric ass dying on me too.

Seriously though. 40? Fuck me, man. I just turned 40 this year. I don't need to be hearing about dudes dropping dead like that. To be fair, though, that shit has happened to people even younger.

I'm sure his friends and family are devastated. You never expect that so young. I hope they find some kind of peace somehow.

 

[Eimran]

RIP. That's so young

 

[genesisblock]

RIP. Enjoyed Rayman Legends and was looking forward to BGaE2 if it ever comes out. Sad to see such talent leave this world.

 

[Boss Mog]

F

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Rest in peace

 

[Robb]

Way too young. Love Rayman Legends.

 

[Beer Baelly]

So the game is still alive. RIP

 

[rofif]

What’s the cause ?

 

[Mr Reasonable]

What’s the cause ?

When a death of someone who is otherwise, young fit and healthy is announced with "Has passed away" with no cause given I think it's generally understood to mean suicide, which is less commonly mentioned in news reports than it used to be.

 

[The Skull]

Way too young. RIP.

 

[The Skull]

An excerpt from Kotaku in back in February "Kotaku also notes that the studio is currently under investigation from local authorities "over an unprecedented number of developers experiencing burnout and going on sick leave."

 

[Hudo]

RIP

PS. I thought it was Michel Ancel before I clicked

Me too. My heart sank in for a bit until I realized that it was a different guy. Not that it's any less tragic but Michel Ancel's stuff has a special place in my heart.