Cover Reveal – Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora

Massive Entertainment is best known as the team behind Tom Clancy’s The Division, but it’s tackling a different beast in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. This open-world action game unfolds in a new section of James Cameron’s wildly successful Avatar universe, and this new chapter in the mythos graces Play Informer’s cover this month. 

We visited Massive’s studio in Malmö, Sweden, to play a couple of hours of the game set in the Kinglor Forest, one of Frontier’s three regions. Our 12-page story also includes an exclusive breakdown of the game’s other two regions, the Upper Plains and the Clouded Forest, which we got to tour during our visit. We interviewed the game’s key design leads to learn how Frontiers of Pandora came to be, what it was like working with James Cameron’s production studio Lightstorm, and get answers to some of the burning questions surrounding the game. Click the banner to visit our coverage hub, where we will have online videos and exclusive features throughout the month. 

Our cover art features the game’s customizable protagonist alongside their ikran taking the fight to the RDA. 

It is important to note that the word “you” means someone. Play Informer Gold cover features the same cover image with “Game Informer” in flashy, metallic gold. Gold issues are also numbered to make them even more valuable for collectors.

This issue is packed with exciting features. With the 10th anniversary of indie hit Papers, Please, Luis Aguasviva writes a retrospective on the game’s impact, including reflections from designer Lucas Pope on its increased relevance a decade later. Grant Stoner sheds light on the accessibility of fighting games. Shannon Liao discusses the benefits and drawbacks of AI’s growing influence on video game development. Wesley LeBlanc provides a detailed recap of the now-completed Microsoft/Activision Blizzard acquisition. And, of course, we have our annual holiday buyer’s guide as December looms ever closer. 

There are detailed previews of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail and Frostpunk 2. Plus, you can read reviews for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Sonic Superstars, Jusant, Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, and more!

Also, you can try to grab a Play Informer The issue is available in gold. This premium edition is limited to one print run. Play Informer isn’t available for sale. Visit our website to find out where you can get it. Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, BlueSky, and Threads accounts and stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks. Click here to read more about Play Informer Gold.

Subscribers to print issues can look forward to receiving their issue in the next few weeks. The digital edition launches later today for PC/Mac, iOS, and Google Play. Print copies will be available for purchase in the coming weeks at GameStop.