Dune: Awakening News

The Dune: Awakening Accolades Trailer is Here!

[p]Greetings Sleepers, [/p][p]Let us be frank (sincere, not Herbert) - the team was a little tense when Dune: Awakening launched. Six years of work and passion culminating in a single day will naturally do that to a person. But, Bless the Maker, the reception has been incredible, and we couldn’t be more excited for the future of the game – we have so much planned – and we’ll get into that when we can. [/p][p]We recently released a shorter reception video, but here is the real deal. Join us in celebrating the critical reception by watching our Accolades trailer! [/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]"Dune: Awakening has impressed me at every turn."
DualShockers [/p][p]"Superb survival gameplay"
Eurogamer [/p][p]"... so absorbed in playing it that I skipped meals."
ScreenRant [/p][p]"One of the most impressive online survival games ever made."
GamersHeroes [/p][p]“Dune: Awakening is stunning.”
Noobfeed [/p][p]“Dune: Awakening proved that it is possible to deliver a polished massive multiplayer experience with varied gameplay systems in 2025, and one of the best at that.”
The Nerd Stash [/p][p]“Dune: Awakening succeeds in transferring the essence of the Dune universe to a multiplayer survival genre with a depth rarely seen.”
CDF Gaming [/p][p]“The Best Way to Experience Arrakis”
VGMAG [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Your support has been amazing, through bug reports, feedback, and simply playing the game. Dune: Awakening is our fastest-selling game ever and has consistently remained among the most played games on Steam since launch, beating its peak concurrent players record three times in the first weekend, reaching over 189,000. Thank you all. [/p][p]Seek the shade, Sleepers [/p]

Dune Awakening will get a big update in early July, and Funcom have a three-pronged plan to improve deep desert PvP

Dune: Awakening developers Funcom have revealed in a post-launch Reddit AMA that they're currently aiming to release a fresh update full of quality of life-related tweaks in early July, as well as adding "new contracts across the board" down the line.

However, if you're after big new stuff to do, you'll have to wait for the major updates that'll be releasing alongside the game's DLCs.

We're now a couple of weeks into Dune Awakening's life, and the MMO is still hard at work refining its experience and (metaphorically speaking) shaking sand out of all the places it shouldn't be. However, one frustrating occurrence that has been almost impossible to prevent is getting squished by kamikaze ornithopter pilots, but the new Dune Awakening update that just dropped finally takes a swipe at it. It also makes adjustments to PvP respawn timers and fixes loads more bugs that have been plaguing the game.

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Ask us Anything in Our June 19th Reddit AMA!

[p]Greetings Sleepers, [/p][p]Or perhaps we have a few Awakened among us already? Either way, Arrakis is alive thanks to all of you. [/p][p]With launch behind us, we’re keeping our ear to the sand to pick up all the feedback we can. To add to that, we’re holding a Reddit AMA on June 19th, 16:00-18:00 PM CEST/ 10:00-12:00 EDT on /r/duneawakening [/p][p]So if you have any questions about the game, our plans for the future (plans within plans within plans), or how much spice you need (more, the answer is always more), now’s the perfect opportunity! [/p][p]Joining us to answer you all will be: [/p]

[p]Rui Casais, Chief Executive Officer[/p]
[p]Joel Bylos, Creative Director [/p]
[p]Scott Junior, Executive Producer[/p]

[p]We’ll see you on June 19th, 16:00-18:00 PM CEST / 10:00-12:00 EDT on /r/duneawakening [/p][p]Seek the shade, Sleepers [/p]

Dune: Awakening players kept getting squashed by ornithopters, so an update has made everyone invulnerable to vehicle bashing

The developers of Dune: Awakening have just released a patch in response to player complaints about the game's PvP zones. Folks were annoyed because they kept getting crushed to death by other players piloting an ornithopter (Dune's big flying bug vehicle). It was irksome because it's difficult to damage said vehicle or fight back in any meaningful way. The devs solution is pretty straightforward: "Players no longer receive damage when hit by vehicles". The same patch also addresses respawn times in PvP areas.