TheAvatarfranchise is set for major expansion in 2022. James Cameron’s long-awaitedAvatarmovie sequel is set for release in December, and Massive Entertainment’sAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorais scheduled for 2022, as well. With two big new additions to the franchise coming, the sci-fi property could stand to gain new members to its fandom. The question remains, however, which will release first.Avatar 2is set to release on June 14, 2025, while theFrontiers of Pandoragame doesn’t have a launch date set in stone as of yet.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorawas announced at E3. It’s currently in development from Massive Entertainment, the studio behindThe Divisionseries.Frontiers of Pandorahas faced numerous delays over the past few years and it has been the subject of rumors. With a new trailer and a loose release set for 2022, fans are glad to finally see some concrete news on the title. There isn’t a specific launch date set for the game, though it was delayed so that it could be released closer toAvatar 2.
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Avatar 2’s Release Date
James Cameron’sAvatar 2is presently set to be released on July 04, 2025. The film has endured numerous delays, but fans are hoping that the current release date will be the one that sticks. The filming forAvatar 2has been completed, but it was part of an arduous process asAvatar 3andAvatar 4were filming at the same time. Because of its late-year release date, Avatar 2 may be released afterAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora,but equally, this might not be the case. WhileAvatar 2is being released in one of the last weeks of 2022,Frontiers of Pandorais very likely to be launched around the same time.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s Release Date
No concrete launch date forAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorahas been publicly mentioned. Ubisoft has mentioned that it’s going to be launched in 2022, but nothing more specific than that. It’s important to note thatFrontiers of Pandorawas delayedso that it could launch around the same time asAvatar 2.While it’s purely speculative, it could make sense forAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorato come out a few weeks beforeAvatar 2, sometime in November. November is a popular month for AAA game releases, andFrontiers of Pandoracould fit in this release window well.
Big franchises likeHaloandCall of Dutyget new installments in November. Games such as these regularly go on to top end-of-year sales charts and dominate the holiday period. While there is always a risk thatFrontiers of Pandoracould get buried between other notable releases, it could help bolster its success and help market the launch ofAvatar 2in December. It’s hard to say for certain as there’s no concrete evidence to suggest a November 2022 launch, but it could make sense for the game and the movie.
Players will likely have to wait sometime before a specific date is set forFrontiers of Pandora.It could make sense for the game to be released in November during the pre-holiday slate of big game releases. Massive Entertainment isn’tthe first studio to tackle theAvatargame, but gamers are hoping the team will release a quality game set in theAvataruniverse next year. The movie and the game are set to be released around the same time, andAvatar: Frontiers of Pandoracould easily be the first of the projects released.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorais planned to release in 2022.
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