While pairing films with videogames is a long-running trend, Ubisoft is rising to a new level by collaborating with famed director James Cameron on a title crafted as an extension of his highly-anticipated 3D movie Avatar.

The story centers on the magical, lush moon, Pandora, where an indigenous tribal population living in rain forests is standing against an Earth-based corporation’s efforts to plunder the world of precious minerals. Players choose whether to side with the corporation or the natives, one of whom becomes a love interest for the protagonist. Ubisoft was free to create its own characters, vehicles, and weapons for the videogame, as well as embellish film settings for Pandora. Cameron said the film and videogame teams have worked so closely together that ideas from each side have been incorporated into the other.

Both the film and the videogame are due out later this year.

Source: AFP