Avatar: The Last Airbender has a multiplayer fighting game inbound

Avatar The Last Airbender is finally getting the fighting game that fans of the franchise have been begging for.

Avatar: The Last Airbender is in the midst of a renaissance at the moment. The latest live-action adaptation of the franchise is almost ready to launch on Netflix and three new animated projects are in the works.

Of those animated projects, we know one is a feature-length film focusing on Zuko and another is a full-fledged series that takes place after The Legend of Korra. It’s never been a better time to be a fan of the series.

That feels more true than ever now that Maximum Entertainment has revealed its 2024 roadmap. The publisher is set to release an Avatar: The Last Airbender competitive fighting game in the next financial year.

The Avatar franchise’s video game history is a little mixed. There were some serviceable adaptations on PlayStation 2, Gameboy Advance, and Nintendo DS when the first series kicked off.

Since then, busts like The Legend of Korra tie-in game and the more recent Avatar: The Last Airbender Quest for Balance have left fans skeptical about the franchise’s potential for video game adaptations. Renewed interest in the series may encourage a little more polish in this new title.

“We are thrilled to announce that we have entered into a partnership with Paramount Consumer Products to develop a competitive multiplayer fighting game set in Avatar: The Last Airbender universe,” said Maximum Entertainment CEO Christina Seelye. “This competitive fighting game is set to release into early access in 2025.”

Hopefully, a direct partnership with Paramount will at least afford the title a bigger budget than previous efforts. They do have a vested interest in maintaining the reputation of the series in the lead-up to those animated projects.

For now, details on this multiplayer fighting game take on Avatar: The Last Airbender are sparse but Maximum has promised more news in the coming months.

“We are thrilled to be bringing this project to life and we will have so much more to share on this game in the future,” Seelye said.