The highly anticipated Avatar: The Last Airbender fighting game has been cancelled, according to Maximum Entertainment’s Q3 2024 earnings report. This news comes as a blow to fans eagerly awaiting the next generation of Avatar games. While Saber Interactive’s AAA RPG Avatar title remains in development, the cancellation of the fighting game leaves a void for fans craving a competitive multiplayer experience within the beloved universe.
Maximum Entertainment, in partnership with Paramount Studios, had announced the Avatar: The Last Airbender fighting game in February. Described as a competitive multiplayer experience set within the original series’ universe, the game was slated for an early access release in 2025. The specific platforms were never confirmed, and the development studio remained undisclosed. The earnings report doesn’t specify how far along the project was before its cancellation, leaving fans to speculate about its progress.
altAvatar: The Last Airbender remains a popular and influential animated series.
The original Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series, which debuted in 2005, follows the journey of Avatar Aang, the last Airbender. Alongside his friends Katara and Sokka, Aang must defeat Fire Lord Ozai and end the Hundred Year War, restoring balance to the world. The series’ success spawned two additional seasons, a spin-off series titled The Legend of Korra, and a live-action adaptation released on Netflix.
The Avatar franchise has a history in video games, with titles like Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006), Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burned Earth (2007), Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno (2008), and Avatar: Legends of the Arena (2008) accompanying the original series’ run. More recently, Avatar: Generations (2022) and Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance (2023) have attempted to revive the gaming side of the franchise.
Despite the fighting game’s cancellation, hope remains for Avatar fans. Paramount Game Studios, Avatar Studios, and Saber Interactive are collaborating on a AAA action-RPG set in the Avatar Legends universe. Promised as the “biggest video game in franchise history,” this RPG will take players thousands of years into the past, introducing an entirely new Avatar character. For those who prefer the familiar faces of the original series, Aang, Azula, Prince Zuko, and Korra are playable characters in the crossover fighting game Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.
altAang: The Last Airbender, an animated movie, is slated for theatrical release in 2026.
Beyond gaming, the Avatar universe continues to expand. Avatar Studios and Paramount are developing an animated movie, Aang: The Last Airbender, scheduled for theatrical release on January 30, 2026. Netflix has also renewed the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series for two additional seasons.
The cancellation of the Avatar: The Last Airbender fighting game is undoubtedly disappointing. However, the remaining projects offer a glimmer of hope for the future of Avatar in the gaming world. The upcoming RPG and the continued development of other Avatar media suggest that the franchise is far from extinguished.
