

"We would like to take a moment to acknowledge the significant impact he made over the years on different games that make up the rich history of our studio. We send our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and teammates all over the world," Ubisoft Montpellier said in a statement posted on LinkedIn. "It is with a heavy heart that we share the sudden passing of our friend and colleague Emile Morel. Morel was already involved in Beyond Good and Evil 2, originally serving as the Associate Creative Director, before taking over as creative director for Beyond Good & Evil 2, following the departure of Jean-Marc Geffroy. Other projects Morel was involved in while employed at Ubisoft include Rayman Legends, where he served as the game's senior game designer. While this may not have been a huge sign the game was shutting down for good., the additional announcement that any Blue Diamond purchases made in-game would be refunded almost guaranteed the game’s inevitable demise.According to Morel's LinkedIn page, he began working at Ubisoft in June 2009. This news isn’t entirely surprising for fans of the series as Regional Early Access concluded on February 22, 2023.

Bringing something like Just Cause to mobile and keeping high quality and most of its features was always a big ask.” A Build Engineer at Sharkmob, Eddie Stubbington (via reacted to the announcement by saying, “Honestly, I’m not surprised. While a number of fans were disappointed by the news, even more, didn’t even know the game still existed. We sincerely appreciate the support you have given us.” It is never easy to put forth an announcement of this nature, especially to our fans who have been awaiting the release. As of tomorrow, 3 July 2023, the game will no longer appear on digital stores. It is with great sadness that we are announcing the end of development for JUST CAUSE: MOBILE. Just Cause Mobile’s Community Manager Anne Lou made the announcement in a statement saying, “Today, we have important news about JUST CAUSE: MOBILE. This announcement comes after the game was first announced at The Game Awards in 2020 and underwent a number of delays seeing it scheduled to launch in 2023 before this announcement. After four years of development and a brief period of early access in South East Asian regions, Just Cause: Mobile has officially been cancelled by Square Enix before it even made its full debut worldwide.
