As we race to the end of the year, it’s time once again to kick off our Game of the Year awards, diving once more into over a dozen different categories and celebrating the best video games of 2023.
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The Na’vi resistance fighter simulator is here, and like many other big-budget games, it has a big price tag to go along with it — so it’s only natural to see if Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is on Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus to save a few pennies.
For those not interested in subscription services, we’ve also found the best price deals and cheap ways to play the latest game from Ubisoft developers Massive Entertainment.
The big asking price makes sense when you see the breathtaking visuals in motion. If you’re nervously glancing over at your ageing machine wondering if your rig can handle it, check out the minimum and recommended PC specs.
That is, of course, if you think it will be worth your time. Our review round-up gives you a one-stop shop to see what the critics made of the game.
No matter if the gameplay floats your boat, it’s clear the developers have taken great care with the world crafted in the films by director James Cameron. You even get to create your own Na'vi character!
But time waits for no giant blue alien. Read on to see how to save Pandora’s western continent from the RDA on a budget!
No, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is not on Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus.
It is, however, available via other subscription services for those not looking to fork out extra.
There are Ubisoft games available on both Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus, so it stands to reason that one day we might see the Na’vi pop up on those sometime down the line.
In the meantime, though, your best bet is to either buy a copy for yourself (which we will go over later) or use the alternative subscription service we have got explained for you just below.
Yes, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is on Ubisoft Plus.
There are a couple of plans for Ubisoft Plus, the first being PC Access for £12.99 a month, which gives you access to the following:
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Next is Multi Access, which nets you all of the above and the following add-ons:
You can sign up for Ubisoft Plus on their dedicated page.
Yes, you can get Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora free with select AMD products.
Fortunately, AMD has a handy dandy guide for which items are eligible — but to save you a click, we have included them here, too.
They are split between individual desktop components and pre-builds and those found in mobile devices such as laptops. They are also only available to a select number of retailers, which we’ve got listed, as well.
If none of the above interests you and you just want a copy for yourself, then you’re in luck! We’ve scoured the web to find you
As we race to the end of the year, it’s time once again to kick off our Game of the Year awards, diving once more into over a dozen different categories and celebrating the best video games of 2023.
We've reached the last month of an incredible year in gaming, closing the season with a final rush of exciting titles as the Christmas holiday period fast approaches. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora — out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X — is easily the biggest launch in December, transporting players to the never-seen-before Western Frontier of Pandora, teeming with awe-inspiring creatures and luminescent vegetation. It's a bit reminiscent of the James Cameron movies, in the sense that you awaken as a Na'vi orphan and are thrust into battle against the Resources Development Administration (RDA), the corporation looking to harvest natural resources from the beautiful alien moon planet.
James Cameron is famous for the highly inventive tools he uses to make his movies, and the what it took to make Avatar: The Way of Water is no different. In an exclusive video shared with Polygon, the Titanic director is seen in action using a virtual camera rig that he used to direct his Avatarsequel.
Humans are horrible. You don’t need an allegory about the environment filled with blue aliens to tell you that. However, the joy of James Cameron’s Avatar isn’t in its humans, or the azure Na’vi, it’s in the vibrant, living world of Pandora. From the instant you start Frontiers of Pandora, it’s clear that Ubisoft has done an incredible job bringing this world to life, and while you bathe in the neon glow of its incredible wildlife, you’ll discover a people whose lives and culture you’ll want to protect.
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It may have been distressing news to Avatar fans to find out the franchise’s next three movies have been delayed. On the bright side, Avatar 3 will be ready for its 2025 release date. Not to mention, production has completed segments of the fourth film. So, why get the ball rolling on a fourth film when we have yet to see a third? According to James Cameron, Avatar 4 will feature a time jump.
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Fans of James Cameron's sci-fi epics will be delighted that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora releases today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
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The PS5 is about to take a trip to Pandora. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora blasts onto Sony’s console on December 7th, thrusting players into the fantastical world from James Cameron’s mega-hit blockbusters. But what is actually in store for players when they boot up this massive AAA movie tie-in? Well that’s exactly what we aim to answer in our latest Push Square video!