Having left EA and joined Ubisoft, Murray Pannell is finally getting out and about to promote Ubisoft's upcoming titles. One of its biggest is the tie-in to James Cameron's upcoming movie, Avatar. Pannell recently spoke about the IP to MCV, commenting, "Avatar looks set to be a world-changing kind of cinema given its pedigree and elements like the 3D." Pannell also compared work on the game to his time spent working on the first Harry Potter game for EA, which he described as "an incredible entertainment phenomenon."
Obviously, Ubisoft hopes to attain the same success with Avatar as EA did with the Harry Potter games, which have become a staple for the games giant. If that's going to happen, we have one suggestion: don't give James Cameron any monologues.
Reader Comments (75)
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:33PM vidguy said
"Isn't M. Knight Shalaman Making the avatar movie?"
No, but M. Night Shyamalan is ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Knight_Shamalyman#The_Last_Airbender
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No, but M. Night Shyamalan is ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Knight_Shamalyman#The_Last_Airbender
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 5:00PM Chibi Chaingun said
The Last Airbender movie (which has dropped the Avatar name) is not even in the same league as James Cameron's AVATAR. We're talking about a legendary sci-fi filmmaker's new movie vs. a gimmicky director doing an adaptation of a Saturday morning cartoon.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 3:37PM (Unverified) said
The only world changing thing about Avatar was that long ass speech by James Cameron. That speech single handedly killed my intrest in this movie and the ubisoft conference.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 3:41PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Then read the IGN article on it. They pretty much compared the visual effects of Avatar to what Miyazaki did to 2d animation. Got me pretty interested in it.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:00PM ArchiGamer said
Wiizer Sweatshop employees can't use them without paying the $300 fee.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:02PM MystileArmor said
Az long az I kan keep wearing a drezz I won't komplain!
I mean... I.. ehm... ..oh fuck it.
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I mean... I.. ehm... ..oh fuck it.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:06PM (Unverified) said
How does one become an employee of such a place?
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:15PM ArchiGamer said
I'm sorry, but wearing casual spring dresses is strictly against company policy, please either wear a formal black dinner dress, a flirty casual dress, or a modern white, floral design wedding gown.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:17PM (Unverified) said
"How does one become an employee of such a place?"
I like a man whose willing to ask questions, you're hired!
Now, don't bother asking any questions about you're job since I'm obviously too busy and important to answer them
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I like a man whose willing to ask questions, you're hired!
Now, don't bother asking any questions about you're job since I'm obviously too busy and important to answer them
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:43PM RANDOM G Joystiq Troll Slayer said
@Heh
Since Moptimus is too busy and important to give you a job, allow me to suggest some possible titles:
Wiizer Sweatshop Peon (we need a new one since Alton was promoted)
Assistant Bitchslapper (all this bitchslapping is too much for one man)
Official Sweatshop Masseuse
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Since Moptimus is too busy and important to give you a job, allow me to suggest some possible titles:
Wiizer Sweatshop Peon (we need a new one since Alton was promoted)
Assistant Bitchslapper (all this bitchslapping is too much for one man)
Official Sweatshop Masseuse
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:43PM ArchiGamer said
As your being hired heh, please read the following rules and clauses.
1. As a Wiizer Sweatshop employee, the following rights are given: None
2. Employee must not either do, use, bring, be or mimic the following:
No relaxing
No breaks
No animals
No stealing
No breathing
No eating
No pillow fights
No swimming
No diving
No being right
No arguing semantics
No speaking
No clothing with pockets
No Hawaiian shirts, casual wear, or any other forms of clothing
No telling
No smiling, laughing, dancing, crying, anger, or any other form of emotion
No walking
No sex
No seeing
No touching
No to everything else
3. Wiizer Sweatshop is not held responsible for the following: serous injuries, maiming, sexual harassment, company neglect, bodily fluids, pregnancy, depraved sexual acts, STDs, shark attacks, 'accidental' poisoning, 'accidental' overdose, 'accidents', being consumed by a Piranha plant, whip lash, tornadoes, flooding, Apocalyptic warfare, corporate run gladiator contests, chocking, loss of body parts, low blood count, low fat, low diet, attacks from monocle-wearing gorillas in tuxes who speak French, death by whipping, hitting, lack of air, lack of food, lack of proper working conditions, lack of hygiene, or any other forms of mismanagement, welfare, health insurance, or any at all.
4. If there is such a case of employee harm, employee has access to a 'trained' professional, and can only be covered for one bandage under the companies Health Insurance(company does not cover bandage, fee of $300 must be payed).
5. if have completed reading this, please pay the $1000 reading fee, the $500 wasting of company time fee, the $600 long running joke fee, and the $45o fee for the fees accumulated. Now please return to work and have a nice day.
now please pay the fee.
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1. As a Wiizer Sweatshop employee, the following rights are given: None
2. Employee must not either do, use, bring, be or mimic the following:
No relaxing
No breaks
No animals
No stealing
No breathing
No eating
No pillow fights
No swimming
No diving
No being right
No arguing semantics
No speaking
No clothing with pockets
No Hawaiian shirts, casual wear, or any other forms of clothing
No telling
No smiling, laughing, dancing, crying, anger, or any other form of emotion
No walking
No sex
No seeing
No touching
No to everything else
3. Wiizer Sweatshop is not held responsible for the following: serous injuries, maiming, sexual harassment, company neglect, bodily fluids, pregnancy, depraved sexual acts, STDs, shark attacks, 'accidental' poisoning, 'accidental' overdose, 'accidents', being consumed by a Piranha plant, whip lash, tornadoes, flooding, Apocalyptic warfare, corporate run gladiator contests, chocking, loss of body parts, low blood count, low fat, low diet, attacks from monocle-wearing gorillas in tuxes who speak French, death by whipping, hitting, lack of air, lack of food, lack of proper working conditions, lack of hygiene, or any other forms of mismanagement, welfare, health insurance, or any at all.
4. If there is such a case of employee harm, employee has access to a 'trained' professional, and can only be covered for one bandage under the companies Health Insurance(company does not cover bandage, fee of $300 must be payed).
5. if have completed reading this, please pay the $1000 reading fee, the $500 wasting of company time fee, the $600 long running joke fee, and the $45o fee for the fees accumulated. Now please return to work and have a nice day.
now please pay the fee.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:45PM ArchiGamer said
Paul= no sense of humor
Now please pay the fee for being stupid.
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Now please pay the fee for being stupid.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:45PM MystileArmor said
That last one was directed towards Paul. I bet he works for a competitor in the sweatshop business.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:53PM (Unverified) said
You're right, your mother is a dead horse
........Thats why I beat her every night
http://vwohsnap.ytmnd.com/
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........Thats why I beat her every night
http://vwohsnap.ytmnd.com/
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:56PM ArchiGamer said
Paul is just bitter because we fired him.....
.....from a cannon.....
....to a volcano....
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.....from a cannon.....
....to a volcano....
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 5:28PM MystileArmor said
I think Paul is just more upset cause Paul's mom works in the Wiizer sweatshop.
We have to have some sort of mascotte and a dead horse seems to fit the idea.
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We have to have some sort of mascotte and a dead horse seems to fit the idea.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 9:12PM (Unverified) said
I also need a job after being fired from fox for saying news that was considered "important". Can I get one
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 3:56PM The Blank Mage Returns said
But Avatar supposedly has hot alien blue chicks, don't we support that?
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:05PM MystileArmor said
...in 3D.
He already spoiled the movie/game once, now he'll do it while being all up in your face.
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He already spoiled the movie/game once, now he'll do it while being all up in your face.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:11PM Funkmaster General said
I agree completely. The hype for this movie and how "revolutionary" it will be is so over the top that there is no way in hell that it can live up to it's extraordinary expectations. Maybe it'll be great, hell, maybe it'll even be fantastic, but it will never be the godsend that it's being totted as.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 3:59PM Jonthomasdesigns said
How is Harry Potter world changing ? In terms of movies i would say The Original Matrix or The Lord of the Rings were world changing recent films
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 4:00PM (Unverified) said
I for see Avatar being the biggest block buster let down when it comes out. I wont even make $70 million
and 3D is used way to much in movies these days and to me the 3D they are using sucks. Watched UP in 3D and I preferred the 2D version. 3D ruins movies for me
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and 3D is used way to much in movies these days and to me the 3D they are using sucks. Watched UP in 3D and I preferred the 2D version. 3D ruins movies for me
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