Dune: Awakening News

Dune Awakening is getting a "large scale" beta weekend, the last chance to taste the spice before the game launches

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.

See Building, Crafting, and the Landsraad in the Next Dune: Awakening Livestream

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!

Catch Up on Our Combat Livestream and Learn About Combat Mechanics!

[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.

Dune Awakening hit by surprise delay, but you can still play it soon

Funcom has announced a surprise delay for Dune: Awakening. The developer of the upcoming survival MMO says it needs an extra few weeks to act on feedback given by early players, which it hopes will help it to improve the overall experience. Funcom adds that this delay means the team can do a new beta ahead of launch, with more information about this event coming soon.

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Dune a delay: Just as it’s about to launch, the promising Dune Awakening gets pushed back a month following beta feedback

Dune Awakening has been delayed from its intended May 15 release date, pushed back by just under a month to June 10. This comes following feedback from its closed beta testers, who have led Funcom conclude it needs "a bit more time to cook".