james-cameron
November 18th, 2009 at 06:00pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Okay, okay – we’ll admit that the transparent dry erase board thing is a bit on the “too much” side of things, but Avatar’s third dev diary contains enough interesting information about the game in it otherwise that we feel okay forgiving the clip’s director. The emphasis here is on the game’s many choices, and, more specifically, the one major choice which mirrors the movie’s plot. Will you choose the path of the human and murder a tall blue alien … thing, or stand up for all that is righteous and good in the world? The choice is yours (you monster!).
Avatar’s third dev diary is all about choices originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
Continue Reading Avatar’s third dev diary is all about choices
Tags: avatar, avatar-the-game, dev-diary, dev-diary-3, developer-diary, james-cameron, james-camerons-avatar, ubisoft, Wii / Nintendo
By Mister-X
Continue Reading Avatar’s third dev diary is all about choices
October 23rd, 2009 at 02:00am
Under PSP
Ubisoft’s website lists James Cameron’s Avatar as launching across all platforms — Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS, Wii, PSP, Wifi-enabled Toilets and Toasters that also cook hot dogs — for December 1. As we’re often skeptical with what we read on the Internet, we decided to find out if the listing was accurate. According to Ubisoft, the game will indeed launch in North America on December 1.
The date thrusts gamers into the Avatar universe more than two weeks before the film hits theaters on December 16. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 players — with the proper set up — will also be able to experience the game in 3D. Whether or not James Cameron will record what seems like an hours-long video introduction outlining every detail of the game and movie experience to accompany the launch is unclear.
James Cameron’s Avatar launches for everything Dec. 1 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Continue Reading James Cameron’s Avatar launches for everything Dec. 1
Tags: avatar, james-cameron, james-camerons-avatar, movie-tie-in, release-date
By Mister-X
Continue Reading James Cameron’s Avatar launches for everything Dec. 1
September 19th, 2009 at 04:00am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Ubisoft has released the first of its developer diaries for Avatar: The Game. This video mainly covers the Avatar universe and how the game will be directly related to the film. Avatar: The Game is not your typical licensed game — at least in respect to its story, by being officially recognized as canon in a larger universe.
Those of you looking to see some gameplay will notice some snippets above, though the video is mainly developers and Cameron talking about the game. Don’t worry, though: Cameron doesn’t pull another Cameron.
Avatar: The Game: The Developer Diary originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
Continue Reading Avatar: The Game: The Developer Diary
Tags: avatar, james-cameron, james-camerons-avatar, ubisoft, Wii / Nintendo
By Mister-X
Continue Reading Avatar: The Game: The Developer Diary
August 3rd, 2009 at 04:30pm
Under Xbox 360
Having left EA and joined Ubisoft, Murray Pannell is finally getting out and about to promote Ubisoft’s upcoming titles. One of its biggest is the tie-in to James Cameron’s upcoming movie, Avatar. Pannell recently spoke about the IP to MCV, commenting, “Avatar looks set to be a world-changing kind of cinema given its pedigree and elements like the 3D.” Pannell also compared work on the game to his time spent working on the first Harry Potter game for EA, which he described as “an incredible entertainment phenomenon.”
Obviously, Ubisoft hopes to attain the same success with Avatar as EA did with the Harry Potter games, which have become a staple for the games giant. If that’s going to happen, we have one suggestion: don’t give James Cameron any monologues.
Ubisoft sees Avatar as ‘world-changing,’ compares to Harry Potter originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Continue Reading Ubisoft sees Avatar as ‘world-changing,’ compares to Harry Potter
Tags: avatar, harry-potter, james-cameron, james-camerons-avatar, ubisoft
By Mister-X
Continue Reading Ubisoft sees Avatar as ‘world-changing,’ compares to Harry Potter
July 31st, 2009 at 10:30pm
Under Xbox 360
Avatar, the upcoming Ubisoft title based on the film James Cameron could not stop talking about during E3 2009 will require an HDMI port for 3D effects, leaving early Xbox 360 owners out in the cold. Luc Duchaine, senior international brand manager for the game adaptation of James Cameron’s Avatar confirmed to MTV Multiplayer that a full 1080p setup will be required to play the game with 3D effects.
Although all Xbox 360 consoles are now capable of upscaling content to resolutions as high as 1080p, the Avatar game requires a native 1080p output which is only achievable through HDMI (something that is common knowledge for 3D geeks, we’re told). Users with an HDMI equipped console now only need a pair of 3D glasses included with the game and a compatible 3D 1080p, 120Hz TV set! If 3D isn’t an option, the game is still playable the old-fashioned way; however, the 40-minute introduction video starring James Cameron explaining the entire Avatar universe that we expect to see when the game inserted into our console will be slightly less awesome.
‘Avatar’ game requires HDMI for 3D effects originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Continue Reading ‘Avatar’ game requires HDMI for 3D effects
Tags: 3d, 3d-display, avatar, hdmi, james-cameron, james-camerons-avatar, ubisoft
By Mister-X
Continue Reading ‘Avatar’ game requires HDMI for 3D effects
July 24th, 2009 at 05:15pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Ubisoft revealed today that actors from the new James Cameron film Avatar will voice the same roles in the game adaptation. Sigourney Weaver, not seen recently in the Ghostbusters game, will play Dr. Grace Augustine in the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PC versions of the game. Michelle Rodriguez will appear as helicopter pilot Trudy Chacon in the PC, PS3, and 360 games, which will also feature bad guy Col. Quaritch, played by Stephen Lang. Giovanni Ribisi (from My Two Dads) will appear only in the Wii version, as “the arrogant Parker Selfridge.” The best news out of all of this, of course, is that none of these actors are James Cameron.
Chances are we’ll get to hear these voice actors at work in the new Avatar game trailer, which will be released on August 21, the same day a 15-minute preview of the movie becomes available at IMAX theatres.
Voice cast for Avatar announced, trailer coming next month originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
Continue Reading Voice cast for Avatar announced, trailer coming next month
Tags: avatar, james-cameron, sigourney-weaver, ubisoft, Wii / Nintendo
By Mister-X
Continue Reading Voice cast for Avatar announced, trailer coming next month
