Dune: Awakening News

Greetings Sleepers,

We have a huge Beta Weekend and broadcast coming up soon! Read on to get all the details, and don’t miss our brand-new Story Trailer, giving you a taste of the cinematic storytelling awaiting you in Dune: Awakening.

[h2]Large-Scale Beta Weekend – May 9-12 [/h2]

From May 9 until May 12, a large-scale Beta weekend will take place, the largest one yet, with a huge number of new players joining, and no NDA, unlike previous closed Betas. Share any info you want with your friends, or even stream the game for all to see!

With access to the first 20 hours of the game and most of Act 1 of the story, you will get a taste of both spice and story.

You have a chance to gain access to the Beta weekend by wishlisting and request access on the Dune: Awakening Steam page, or by getting one of tens of thousands of Beta codes that will be given out during the global broadcast on May 10.

We will share the full details about the Beta soon.

[h2]Global Broadcast – May 10 [/h2]

Tune in to our Global Dune: Awakening LAN party, broadcast from both London and PAX East. Throughout the event, we will jump to many other locations around the world to check in with people playing the game. Watch lead developers discuss the game, with various content creators then facing off in-game in an exciting competition.

For a chance to get access to the Beta weekend, this is the place to be, as tens of thousands of Beta keys will be handed out during the broadcast to all those watching. Keys can be used to get immediate access to the Dune: Awakening Beta weekend.

Anyone attending PAX East in person is more than welcome to visit our Dune: Awakening booth for a chat and to play the game.



[h2]Survival and Story [/h2]

Find the Fremen. Wake the Sleeper.

Gom Jabbar held at your neck, this is your mandate. Embark on an odyssey across Arrakis, told through a rich cast of characters and cinematic cutscenes. Get a glimpse of the epic journey in today’s Story Trailer:

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Dune: Awakening’s cinematic story is an essential thread in the full tapestry - the open world survival experience – rooting you firmly in the universe of the sci-fi masterpiece. With this game, we aim to pull cinematic storytelling further into the multiplayer survival space.

Walk in the footsteps of the Fremen as you learn to survive the desert and uncover a past that the sands have buried. In the deadly crucible of Arrakis, each of you must eventually answer: who are you?

On June 10, you will finally be free to fully explore the rich and imaginative world created by Frank Herbert, feet in scorching sand, for the first time ever.

We can’t wait for you to get there. Neither can the worms.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172710/Dune_Awakening/

Are you tired of hearing or reading about Dune Awakening without actually being able to play it? Well, hopefully you're not tired of reading about it... Either way, it turns out you'll be able to play the game soon, courtesy of a free open beta weekend coming on May 9, and concluding on May 12.

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Join us live on April 29th at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CEST on Twitch or YouTube for our next Dune: Awakening Livestream where we’ll be doing an Ultimate Edition Giveaway!



In this stream, we’ll be diving into Dune: Awakening’s in-depth building and crafting mechanics as well as the Exchange and the Landsraad system. Watch so you can learn how you’ll be able to claim your piece of the desert - your piece of Dune.

We’ll be covering the following:

• Base Building
  
• Crafting and Resource Gathering
  
• Story and Lore
  
• The Exchange and Landsraad
  
• Blueprint System
  

We’ll also be doing a Q&A, so have your questions ready! In the meantime, watch our combat-focused livestream and wishlist Dune: Awakening.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all there, Sleepers!

[h2]Catch Up on Our Combat Livestream[/h2]

Have you been looking to learn more about how combat works in Dune: Awakening? We recently had a livestream where we go over all you need to know to survive and fight on Arrakis. Watch the full stream here, or dive into the segments which interest you most below. The combat livestream covers the following:

• Combat
  
• Servers & Guilds
  
• Q&A
  

[h3]Combat[/h3]

Join Senior PR Manager, Natascha, Expert Designer, Alex S, and Senior Game Director, Viljar as they discuss how we seek to sharpen and refine the edges of combat mechanics commonly found in the survival genre. We also go over player archetypes and their gameplay differences, skill trees, and PvP and PvE.

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[h3]Servers & Guilds[/h3]

In this segment we go over Dune: Awakening’s server structure, the difference between Worlds and Servers, the Deep Desert and Guilds. We also go over how to form parties and join your friends so you don’t tackle the dunes of Arrakis alone.

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[h3]Q&A[/h3]

Our host and guests answer questions gathered from our Twitch and YouTube communities. Check this out to see if something you’ve been wondering about is answered.

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Pre-order Dune: Awakening now and play on June 10. Choose the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition for a 5-day head start and begin playing on June 5. Make sure to follow our social channels and join the official Discord to meet other Sleepers and stay up to date on everything Dune: Awakening.

Until next time, Sleepers.