James Cameron is hoping fans will be wowed by his upcoming 3-D epic Avatar. But don't expect him to reveal any secrets from his $240 million, computer-generated opus.

"You're not going to find 'behind the scenes' extras on the DVD," Cameron says. "I think the movies aren't the big, wonderful mysteries they used to be. I don't want to see some guy in a black leotard and dots showing me how he made himself look like an animal."

He may be Hollywood's most gifted tailor of cinema and technology, but Cameron remains a pretty old-fashioned guy. Until today, the director has kept his film as secret as a birthday gift - one he plans to present with 20 minutes of footage at Comic-Con.
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4 Jun 2009

E3 09: OPM UK interviews the producer of James...

PS3 News | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

Watching things in 3D has never been that successful, has it? Whether it's cringing at a corny shark in Jaws 3D or playing Nintendo's ill-fated Virtual Boy until developing a migraine, no one's quite cracked the technology yet. But, as our friends at OPM UK are finding out, that could well change with the release of James Cameron's Avatar. The game based on the sci-fi epic is being rendered in true 3D - without the need for dodgy red and ...

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2 Jun 2009

James Cameron's Avatar: The Movie: The Game: The Website Goes Live

PS3 News from N4G | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

Beef Jack writes: "If you missed Ubi Soft's E3 presentation just a few hours ago…consider yourself lucky. In addition to hackneyed celebrity appearances, tween charts, and prettied-up trailers featuring little to no gameplay, James Cameron graced the stage, spending a good 30 minutes verbally describing his complex, long thought-out narrative and mechanics describing the upcoming game adaption of his upcoming film, Avatar (which should come with a disclaimer that it is not, in fact, related to Avatar: The Last Airbender, which will be getting its own theatrical adaption titled "The Last Airbender". Not confusing at all, right?)."
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2 Jun 2009

Sony to realise 3D Gaming

PS3 News from N4G | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

Psinext are suggesting that Sony is may unveil news of the first stereoscopic games at their E3 2009 press conference.

"Because Avatar was being made in 3D I urged Ubisoft to consider authoring the game in 3D and presenting it to the world in 3D; and they were a little dubious at first because of the technology and the time scale, but they came back very excited several months later, and they showed me a demo, in stereo, which blow us away; and it was on, we were doing it, they made the commitment to make avatar the first major stereoscopic title." - Director James Cameron
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2 Jun 2009

IGN E3 2009: Additional Avatar Gameplay Details Emerge

PS3 News from N4G | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

IGN writes: "James Cameron glossed over a lot (most?) of the details about Avatar: The Game at Ubi's press conference tonight. Now, however, a press release was sent around that delved a little more into this mysterious game."
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28 May 2009

Download content for Ubi titles

PS3 News from N4G | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

Console Monster writes: "Ubisoft has pledged to support its upcoming triple-A titles with a series of downloadable content, to keep things fresh and updated for gamers."
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28 May 2009

Avatar, New Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed To Get DLC

PS3 News from N4G | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

"Speaking to analysts earlier today, Ubisoft representatives said that several of their upcoming triple-A titles will be getting downloadable content.

Assassin's Creed 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction and James Cameron's Avatar will all have downloadable content when they hit.

All three games are expected to be released by this December, according to Ubisoft's investor call today."
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29 Apr 2009

Ubisoft Announces 2009-10 Games Line-up Including Ghost Recon 4

PS3 News from N4G | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

GamingShogun.com writes: "Ubisoft released its full 2008-09 sales report today and within its six PDF pages is their games line-up for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. They include seven franchise games (including Ghost Recon 4), four licensed titles (including James Cameron's Avatar), three new IPs (including I am Alive), and some additional casual titles for the Nintendo Wii..."
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11 Feb 2009

Ubisoft's Avatar to get 3D treatment

PS3 News from N4G | James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

Ubisoft has confirmed that its first attempt at incorporating 3D technology into its games will be Avatar, the sci-fi adventure based on the 20th Century Fox movie.

""We're using 3D technology for Avatar, the game that we are making with James Cameron based on his film that will release later this year, and we're very excited about it. 3D helps to immerse gamers and gives them the feeling that they are living the adventure of the game – and that is a great thing. It's definitely a technology that will impress even the most jaded gamer."
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