Here’s everything we know about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.<\/b>
\nIt\u2019s one of the biggest films of all time, and now Avatar is returning to the world of video games. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a new action game coming from Ubisoft, the publisher behind the Far Cry and Assassin\u2019s Creed franchises \u2013 and it sure looks pretty. Revealed at E3 2021, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will let players explore the titular world of Pandora, as the battle rages on between the native Na\u2019vi aliens and human invaders. There\u2019s still lots to learn about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but it\u2019s perfectly timed for the series, with the first of four new Avatar sequels releasing in 2022. That\u2019s the same year Frontiers of Pandora is penciled in for, so it seems one is set to complement the other. Far Cry set on Pandora? That\u2019s the vibe we\u2019re getting so far. Read on for everything this is to know about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will release sometime in 2022 for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, Stadia and Amazon Luna. Frontiers of Pandora was officially revealed during Ubisoft\u2019s Ubisoft Forward showcase at E3 2021 – taking us all somewhat by surprise. We\u2019re hoping to get a more solid release date in the coming month, or at least a more narrow release window, but it looks like there\u2019s not too long to wait until we get to explore Pandora. First-look trailer Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was surprisingly revealed at Ubisoft\u2019s Ubisoft Forward event at E3 2021 – and it\u2019s coming in 2022. We already knew an Avatar game was in development, but we didn\u2019t expect to see it so soon. The trailer gives us a look at Pandora, which looks arguably even more stunning than it did in the 2009 film, from its peculiar creatures to thriving flora and fauna. But not everything is peachy in Pandora, as the RDA (or Resources Development Administration) looks to threaten not just the world but those who live in it. But the Na\u2019vi aren\u2019t going down without a fight. Check out the trailer below: We took some screenshots from the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora trailer that you can check out below: Details on Frontiers of Pandora\u2019s gameplay are a bit light right now but we\u2019ve been able to gather a few potential snippets from the game\u2019s reveal trailer. The game\u2019s trailer shows a first-person perspective in parts, suggesting we could play some – if not the whole game – in this perspective. We also see a Na\u2019Vi riding a mount – that doesn\u2019t quite look like a Direhorse – suggesting that we will hopefully be able to partake in mounted combat, or we\u2019ll at least be able to traverse Pandora on (kind of) horseback. The world also seems to be inhabited by creatures we both have – and haven\u2019t – seen in the film, so expect some surprises. There also seems to be some sort of hub for Na\u2019Vi to congregate in. We\u2019re hoping this could mean online play – we also hope we can customize our Na\u2019Vi. From the trailer, it also looks like Pandora\u2019s native Na\u2019Vi will be taking on the RDA, like in the film, who threaten to destroy their world and have quite the collection of armed tech at their disposal. The trailer shows RDA helicopters on the warpath, trying to destroy a Na\u2019Vi. The Na\u2019Vi jumps on a Great Leonopteryx, firing arrows at the helicopter, before a final arrow fixed with an explosive device hits the vehicle, which then bursts into flames. Powered by Snowdrop We know that Frontiers of Pandora is built in Ubisoft\u2019s Snowdrop engine, with games such as Tom Clancy\u2019s The Division 2, South Park: The Fractured But Whole and Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle having already used this engine. \u201cIn February 2017, it was announced that we are embarking on an amazing journey, together with Lightstorm Entertainment and FoxNext Games, to the world of Pandora, developing a new cutting-edge game set on the beautiful and dangerous moon from the prominent Avatar film franchise,\u201d Massive Entertainment site reads. \u201cOur studio is leveraging its expertise and its proprietary technology, the Snowdrop engine, to deliver the wonders of Pandora to everyone. Players will be immersed in this astonishing world.\u201d Delayed to coincide with Avatar 2 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is due to land in 2022, as is the Avatar film sequel: Avatar 2. While we\u2019re not quite sure when the Avatar game was due to release initially, we do know its release was delayed following the delay of the film – which now isn\u2019t releasing until December 2022. With Avatar 2 releasing in late 2022, it\u2019s possible that we could see Frontiers of Pandora releasing in late 2022 too, to coincide with its release. Though this is speculation at this point. Either way, we\u2019re sure the developers will appreciate having as much time as possible to polish up the gameplay. Could it be that rarest of things \u2013 a movie tie-in that doesn\u2019t suck, and releases on time? It\u2019s incredibly early days for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora \u2013 we\u2019ve seen the first-ever trailer, on the back of little to no pre-release leaks. So we\u2019re very much wandering in the dark about what we could experience in the game. But if there are two key elements to the franchise, based on the first film at least, that\u2019s the relationship between humans and the Na\u2019vi, and the wondrous nature of the planet Pandora itself. So first up, we\u2019re really hoping for a big, explorable game world to enjoy \u2013 Ubisoft has excellent experience making huge open-world games with Assassin\u2019s Creed and Far Cry, but it\u2019s never had as imaginative a backdrop as Pandora to tap into. The colorful sci-fi planet, full of alien creatures and wild plants, would have potentially huge secrets to uncover \u2013 we\u2019re hoping Ubisoft doesn\u2019t have to stick too closely to any film plot and is able to stretch its legs over the potential that the world offers. The other thing we\u2019d love to see, like the film, is the interplay between humans and the Na\u2019vi. Rather than play as just one race, we\u2019re hoping we get the opportunity to play as both. The Na\u2019vi has really interesting relationships with the nature around them, letting them ride creatures and make use of primitive weaponry, while the humans have gunships, mechs, and all that cool sci-fi machinery you associate with James Cameron\u2019s best work. To paraphrase that most excellent of memes, why not [play as] both?<\/p>\n