Avatar: The Final Airbender now has an enormous action-RPG within the works, and it is coming from Warhammer 40,000: House Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive.
The AAA venture was solely revealed by IGN on October 3, 2024. Whereas the Final Airbender franchise (which additionally contains Korra) has obtained quite a few video video games previously, this would be the first one working with a bigger scope and the satisfactory price range to attempt to compete towards the greats. After Saber’s House Marine 2 and different IP-based wins akin to World Conflict Z and Evil Lifeless, we’re feeling assured about this one.
The sport is at present in early improvement for PC and consoles, nevertheless it’s been revealed that it will inform an all-new story set within the franchise’s previous. “It will put gamers within the function of an “all-new, never-before-seen Avatar” and happen 1000’s of years previously,” the unique IGN article says. Paramount Sport Studios and Saber Interactive, in the meantime, are hyping it up with a fairly fundamental description and tease: “Gamers can count on to be immersed in a vibrant world, grasp all 4 parts, interact in dynamic fight alongside companions, and expertise the challenges and choices that include being the keeper of steadiness on the earth.”
This announcement arrives as a part of Avatar Studios’ bigger push to broaden The Final Airbender’s universe and make the franchise tremendous related once more. The division was launched by authentic present creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko in 2021 after departing Netflix’s live-action collection. The primary of three (for now) deliberate animated films will hit theaters on January 30, 2026.
“Our crew members are a number of the most devoted, passionate creatives on the market and it’s an honor to hitch forces with Avatar Studios and Paramount Video games to additional broaden the Avatar Legends universe in video video games. This distinctive co-fund construction is a results of our ever-expanding collaboration with Paramount, which began over a decade in the past with WWZ, and we’re excited for all that’s on the horizon,” stated Josh Austin, Head of IP Improvement & Licensing, Saber Interactive.
House Marine 2 continues to overperform in relation to gross sales and is now awaiting beefed-up post-launch assist, which has simply began with a serious replace. Whereas the Star Wars: Knights of the Previous Republic remake continues to be lacking in motion, Saber Interactive is getting ready to unleash Jurassic Park: Survival within the close to future (or we might prefer to assume so).