The much-anticipated trailer for The Last Airbender, which is based on the highly successful Nickelodeon animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender, has just been released online. The movie from M. Night Shyamalan has been the topic of discussions among Avatar fans ever since the Emmy-winning series wrapped up last July. And now, fans can finally take a sneak peek at the live action film, which is scheduled for theatrical release on July 2, 2010.

Every year, the Peabody Awards honor excellence in television, and this year’s recipients represent a broad range of genres. From news to satire, from the Olympics to a period miniseries, from sci-fi to animation, the Peabodys are honoring a little bit of everything.

The winners this year include the time-traveling exploits of Lost, the majesty of Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, HBO’s wild Entourage, AMC’s quietly beautiful Breaking Bad, the political sketches from Saturday Night Live, and everyone’s favorite video sharing outpost, YouTube.

THQ has announced that Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno, the video game that follows the storyline of the third season of Nickelodeon's acclaimed and highly successful TV series, is now available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo Wii home video game system.  The much awaited game is also expected to be made available for Nintendo DS on Monday, November 24.

Just like the third season of Avatar, which saw the final showdown between Aang and his friends as they face Fire Lord Ozai, Into the Inferno allows players to embark on an epic adventure and participate in the dramatic culmination to the 100-year-old war.

Some two months after Avatar: The Last Airbender wrapped up its third and final season, the clamor for more Aang and the gang has not died down.  The movie that is currently in production is surely creating a buzz, and the complete Avatar Book 3 DVD hit the anime shelves a week ago.  Surely, these developments have something to do with the 19 million people who tuned in during its farewell week.  These figures put Avatar: The Last Airbender among the top five shows cable during its run.

Now Avatar's legion of fans have to wait until July 2010 to see the movie, but for the mean time, Nickelodeon is launching a massive Avatar Multiplayer Online Global game called Avatar: Legends of the Arena to make the Avatar experience closer to fans.  Here, players can create their own Avatar character and do battle with players all over the world in several three-dimensional online arenas.  As you go along, you can unlock new bending moves and get equipment as you win.  You can go here for more details.

It has been nearly two months since the finale of the third and final season of Avatar: The Last Airbender has aired.  Since then, Avatar fans haven't stopped clamoring for a fourth book from its makers, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.  While there is still no confirmation that a fourth book (presumably and logically to be “air”) is in the offing, the people behind the popular series have at least gave Avatar fans something to look forward to: the Avatar movie to be released next year.

Meanwhile, Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Book 3 Collection lands in the shelves of your favorite DVD stores today.  The five-disc package will include the 21 episodes of the season, plus several special features such as Inside Sozin's Comet: Exclusive Four-Part Audio Commentary by Creators, The Women of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Book 3 Finale Pencil Test Animation, and Into the Fire Nation at San Diego Comic-Con.