Dune: Awakening News

Greetings Sleepers,

Dune: Awakening Direct, Episode 2 has arrived, unearthing answers once obscured. But with spice, the paths are revealed.

Watch the full show here, or dive into the section which interests you most below. The showcase covers several important topics:

• The Alternate Timeline and setting in Dune: Awakening
  
• The role of religion and spirituality
  
• In-game character creation
  
• What makes Dune: Awakening an MMO?
  

[h2]Alternate History [/h2]

Discover the path that could have been. One moment which changes everything; the pebble which triggers the landslide.

Paul, never born. The Atreides and Harkonnen at war. The Fremen, missing. And yet, the spice must flow. This is your Dune.

The absence of Paul Atreides creates a power vacuum into which new factions and conflicts are dragged, including you. How much of that space will you fill?

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[h2]Narrative and Spirituality [/h2]

Senior Narrative Designer Léa Talbot guides us through how religion and spirituality play a part in Dune: Awakening. To Paul Atreides, the beliefs of the Fremen were a tool, but you are not Paul Atreides. You will have to survive by other means. Nevertheless, you will follow the teachings left by the Fremen, for whom learning to survive in the desert remains a profoundly spiritual journey.

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[h2]Character Creation [/h2]

Learn all about character creation with Producer Nils Ryborg as he shows us one of the first things you will do in the game, showing off the depth of choice when it comes to customizing your appearance and origins. Expression and customization is one of the core pillars of Dune: Awakening, and this is only the tip of the iceberg.

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[h2]Server Structure and MMO Elements [/h2]

Although Dune: Awakening is a survival game at its core, it is also an amalgamation of genres, notably the MMO. Join our Dune: Awakening Direct host, Soe Gschwind as she picks the mind of Funcom’s Creative Director, Joel Bylos, about what makes the game an MMO, including how servers will be populated and separated.

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[h2]Dev Blog, Gamescom, and Beta Testing! [/h2]

More details will soon be revealed in our upcoming dev blog, where we delve deeper into what sets Dune: Awakening apart from other survival games.

Prepare yourself for the official gameplay reveal in August at Gamescom. In the meantime, join other sleepers on Discord, and wishlist the game.

Dune: Awakening has now entered its persistent closed Beta, which gives access to the full breadth of the game, from the Hagga Basin starting area to the Deep Desert endgame. A huge thank you goes out to all the current testers for their valuable feedback. You can sign up on our website for a chance to join the Beta.

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Greetings Sleepers,

The path you will tread in Dune: Awakening has finally been revealed at Summer Game Fest in our new Story Cinematic – The Vision of Paul Atreides.

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A single moment that changes everything. An Arrakis torn by a War of Assassins. The Fremen missing. And yet the spice must flow. This is your Arrakis.

[h2]Dune: Awakening Direct, Episode 2 [/h2]

The time finally approaches for our next Dune: Awakening Direct, the live show where we reveal and showcase new aspects of the game.

Tune in to Dune: Awakening Direct, Episode 2 on 20 June at 18:00 CET/12:00 ETC on our Twitch and Youtube.

We’re thrilled to welcome back Soe Gschwind to host the show, in which she will interview several members from our development team, including Creative Director Joel Bylos, who you’ll recognize from our first episode and several other videos we’ve put out.

If you missed the first Dune: Awakening Direct, it premiered our Survive Arrakis Trailer and a featurette, titled Creating Worlds, From Book to Film to Game.

[h2]Catch up with the full First Episode[/h2]
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[h2]What are we showing in Episode 2? [/h2]

Allow us to ingest some spice in order to glimpse the myriad paths ahead. The most likely outcome reveals itself.

Prepare to discover the ramifications of a world without Paul Atreides in Dune: Awakening. What role will major factions like the Atreides, Harkonnen, and Fremen play? We will also shed more light on the narrative overall, including aspects like religion.


Dive deeper into the server structure, and what makes the game a Survival MMO. Get a clear look at in-game character creation, and enjoy new interviews, an update on our ongoing Beta testing, and more!

[h2]Where and When?[/h2]

Dune: Awakening Direct, Episode 2 premieres on 20 June at 18:00 CET/12:00 ETC on our Twitch and Youtube. IGN will also stream it live on their Twitch.

And beyond Dune: Awakening Direct, get ready for our gameplay reveal at Gamescom. 

Sign up now on www.duneawakening.com for a chance to join future Beta tests, wishlist the game, and join other sleepers on the official Discord.

Hello there. As you'll know if you haven't been living under a rock, it's that time of year when all of the showcases descend upon us. Summer Game Fest is a big part of that, and you can watch today's big main stream of it right here.

Yup, chuck any plans you might have for today and this upcoming weekend out of the window, it's time to have people talk to you about that thing we all like via trailers, interviews and gameplay showcases they've put an almost terrifying amount of effort into. While there's a lot to SGF, we've focused on providing details for the main show where Geoff Keighley does a thing below.

You can watch Summer Games Fest today, June 7, above when it airs at 10:00PM BST, which is 2PM PT and 5PM ET. Seriously, just click play right there when the time hits, and let the video games wash over you like a great wave that probably tastes a bit like the favoured snacks of the hardcore gamer. You know the ones I mean.

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Greetings Sleepers,

We have just reached 1 million wishlists, and we are blown away. Thank you all for your incredible support. It means the world to the team as they pour their heart and soul into creating the ultimate Dune fantasy.


The very desert shudders beneath your feet. We hear you. And so does Shai-Hulud.

Keep an eye on our channels as we will soon be revealing more about the setting of Dune: Awakening; a timeline which diverges from the books and films at a very crucial point. It takes but a pebble to begin a landslide...

Sleepers!


After seeing all your questions about Dune: Awakening, we’re excited to be able to show you some more details! Earlier this year, we started a series of brief but informative videos covering certain systems and aspects of the game that we had seen you ask us about.


Over the past couple of months, we have released five videos giving an overview on what Dune: Awakening is, the harshness of Arrakis, the building system, solo and group play, and the closed beta process. At the end of each video, we ask you to let us know what you would like to know more about. That way, we can try to show the most requested topics in future videos.





This is the perfect time to catch up on our short videos, as we are working on a new wave of clips based on your comments. After the wealth of information we shared in our first Dune: Awakening Direct, we’ve had a blast welcoming so many new members to the community. If you are new to Arrakis, the short videos are a great place to start!


You can watch our short videos on any of our social channels (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube Shorts), so grab some popcorn (bucket optional), choose your social media platform of choice, and catch up on all things Dune: Awakening! And let us know in the comments what else you would like to see in future videos!