Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is looking to push the technological envelope forwards, just like James Cameron's movies.
GamesRadar+ recently spoke to Magnus Jansén, creative director of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, about the ambitions of Ubisoft's new game. "The time has been spent on building a brand new part of Pandora and creating the tools needed to bring it to life on the latest generation of console and PC hardware," Jansén says of Avatar's journey so far.
"At the heart of this effort is Snowdrop – our game engine. When we first met with Lightstorm (the James Cameron-led production company), Snowdrop is what showed to our partners that we were willing to push the envelope of technology, just like they do in the films. It was and still is the key foundation of our ongoing collaboration," the creative director continues.
- James Cameron says that Avatar 3 will make "brave choices" even if that means the audience going "f*** that's not what I signed up for"
- Avowed is an RPG that's both the culmination of everything Obsidian has done before, and also an evolution of it: "There's really not a whole lot of our regions that's off limits to the players"
Ubisoft Massive, the studio in charge of the Avatar game, has long been working on the technology for the new game, with the project being in production for at least five years. During this time, Jansén says Ubisoft Massive has been continually learning from and collaborating with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney.
Right now, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is set to launch in Ubisoft's next fiscal year, arriving at some point before March 31, 2024, telling the story of Pandora before the time jump seen in Avatar: The Way of Water. Head over to our complete Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora preview for a deeper dive into what to expect from the ambitious new game.
You can also read up on our new games 2023 guide for a look at what to expect before we see more of Ubisoft's Avatar game.
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