Today, Ubisoft announced a partnership with Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox Interactive to create a cutting-edge new game for consoles and PC set on Pandora, the beautiful and dangerous moon fromJames Cameron’sAvatar film franchise. Massive Entertainment, a Ubisoft studio, is leading the game’s development. Massive is behind the creation ofTom Clancy’s The Division, which last spring broke multiple records in the games industry, including the record for the industry’s best-selling new game franchise in an opening week.
They are now working on a new AAA-project based onAvatar, the highest-grossing film of all time. Four sequels toAvatarare currently in development, and Lightstorm, Fox Interactive and Massive are working together to create a game that, along with the films, will continue to expand and deepen in theAvatar universein exciting and innovative ways. Here’s whatDavid Polfeldt, Managing Director at Massive Entertainment, had to say in a statement.
“James Cameronand Lightstorm Entertainment changed the way we think about immersive storytelling with the firstAvatar. The ambition that they have for the forthcoming films and this game is really inspiring. It’s a privilege to work with them and we’re honored that they’ve entrusted us to create an experience worthy of theAvatar name.”
Cameronand Lightstorm entered this partnership after viewing an early game prototype that the team at Massive created using its proprietary Snowdrop engine. Snowdrop is a tailor-made, custom game engine that enables the creation of ultra-realistic game universes, enhanced by dynamic global illumination, stunning real-time destruction and an incredible amount of detail and visual effects. Along with being the engine behind the development ofThe Division, the Snowdrop engine is also the lead engine on a number of other unannounced Ubisoft projects. Here’s whatJames Cameronhad to say in his statement.
“What impressed me about Massive were the group’s passion for this project and the power of its Snowdrop engine. I believe Ubisoft’s team at Massive Entertainment are absolutely the right partners to bring the beauty and danger ofPandorato life.”
For additional comments from the Massive team on the game’s development, you can take a new preview from Ubisoft below. Massive is currently recruiting for top talent to be part of the game’s development. Open positions can be found atMassive.se/Careers. Take a look at this sneak peek video for this upcomingAvatarvideo game.
