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[[File:Ancel_20.jpg|frame|Michel Ancel]] | [[File:Ancel_20.jpg|frame|Michel Ancel]] | ||
'''Michel Ancel''' (born March 29, 1972) is a French video game designer for Ubisoft. He is best known for creating the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' | '''Michel Ancel''' (born March 29, 1972) is a French video game designer for Ubisoft. He is best known for creating the [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'' series]], for which he was the lead designer for the first two games, and the recent ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' and ''[[Rayman Legends]]''. He is also known for the cult favourite ''[[Beyond Good and Evil|Beyond Good & Evil]]'' and for the video game adaptation of Peter Jackson's ''King Kong''. | ||
He was last working on a sequel to ''[[Beyond Good and Evil|Beyond Good & Evil]]'' with a small team of developers, using development tools specially designed to make game development more accessible to a greater audience. | He was last working on a sequel to ''[[Beyond Good and Evil|Beyond Good & Evil]]'' with a small team of developers, using development tools specially designed to make game development more accessible to a greater audience. | ||
Michel Ancel retired from the video game industry in September 2020 to dedicate himself to a wildlife sanctuary, resulting in his last projects ''Beyond Good & Evil 2'' and ''Wild'' having to continue without him. | Michel Ancel retired from the video game industry in September 2020 to dedicate himself to a wildlife sanctuary, resulting in his last projects ''Beyond Good & Evil 2'' and ''Wild'' having to continue without him. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||