Alongside the four planned sequels to the 2009 Avatar movie, we now have two video games to look forward to and one of them is a newly-announced MMO launching later this year called Avatar: Reckoning.
Before PC gamers get too excited, it’s important to point out Reckoning is exclusively coming to mobile platforms. It’s being developed by Archosaur Games with input from James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment, Disney’s 20th Century Studios, and Level Infinite, which is the publishing division of Tencent Games.
The game is set on Pandora in new locations not seen previously in the movie. Players will be tasked with becoming part of a Na’vi clan to “defend their home, battle powerful RDA troops seeking to exploit the resources of the moon, and encounter spectacular alien creatures.” And even though it’s an MMO, solo play is possible alongside dynamic multiplayer matches. There’s single player story missions, co-op, and player-vs-player (PvP) game modes promised.
You’d be forgiven for not knowing who Archosaur Games is. However, the Chinese developer is very experienced at creating mobile MMOs with four mobile games from the studio available to play including Dragon Raja, World of Kings, Epic War: Thrones, and Naval Creed. They all use Unreal Engine 4, which is also being used for Reckoning.
The other Avatar game planned for release this year is called Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna, and Google Stadia, the game takes the form of an open-world action-adventure. Hopefully both games are released in time for the second movie hitting theaters, which is expected to happen on Dec. 16.
