Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Ubisoft Large’s open-world motion recreation set inside James Cameron’s Avatar cinematic universe, is getting one other enlargement through the Christmas season. This new DLC, titled From the Ashes, drops on December 19, the identical day Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters–in case you wanted extra Avatar.
Revealed by IGN, From the Ashes sees you play because the battle-hardened Trr’ong clan Na’vi So’lek, who units out to guard his household after the RDA and its new allies–the violent Ash clan–ambushed and left him for useless.
Inventive director Omar Bouali informed IGN that From the Ashes takes place “a number of weeks” after the upcoming Fire and Ash movie and “roughly six months” after the occasions of Frontiers of Pandora and its two earlier story expansions (The Sky Breaker and Secrets and techniques of the Spires).
“From the Ashes is about in a ravaged and occupied model of the Kinglor Forest which features a new sub-region, The Ravines,” Bouali mentioned. “It mirrors the themes of the movie because it sees the RDA ally with the Ash Clan, fierce Na’vi warriors who thrive on chaos and ache as they intensify their efforts to remove threats to their regime. So, while the movie and enlargement are set in several areas of Pandora, there may be some shared DNA and we have labored intently with Lightstorm to make sure each items of Avatar media are [complementary].”
Conserving his playing cards near his chest and selecting his phrases fastidiously, Bouali gave a quick trace of what to anticipate when From the Ashes comes out this December. Apparently, there is a connection between this upcoming story enlargement and the upcoming theatrical launch.
“Now we have been in a position to share some parts throughout each items of media–the most blatant being the Mangkawn, in any other case often known as the Ash Clan, but in addition the Wind Merchants who appeared first in our recreation however can even seem in Fire and Ash,” Bouali mentioned. “There’s additionally one very particular creature that may seem in each our recreation and Fire and Ash that we’re very excited for followers to find. So sure, with out revealing an excessive amount of, it’s a technique of robust collaboration and we every have been in a position to share and contribute in an natural, complementary method to make sure followers get an genuine and constant expertise throughout each the enlargement and movie.”
This is not the one factor coming to Frontiers of Pandora. On December 5, two weeks earlier than From the Ashes and Fire and Ash come out, Ubisoft Large will launch an replace for the open-world action-adventure recreation that introduces New Recreation Plus, in addition to a third-person digital camera for a special perspective.
From the Ashes can be accessible for $20 USD on PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, Ubisoft+, and PC through Steam, Epic Video games Retailer, and Ubisoft Join. There’s additionally a $40 USD From the Ashes Version, which incorporates the bottom Frontiers of Pandora recreation and this story DLC.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is obtainable now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S.