Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival MMO developed by Funcom. The same company that gave life to Conan Exilesa game from which it seems that they will be inspired during the development of the game. The announcement of this title came by surprise during the Opening Night Live which took place yesterday. A CGI trailer was the video chosen to announce the title.
The game is the result of combining survival elements with the MMO’s base in the vast world of Arrakis. In this world we can explore unknown areas, build our house or escape from sand worms. In addition, we will be able to harvest the precious spice and have to defend it from rival factions in dizzying and deadly battles. Whether in land or air vehicles, giving dynamism and different combat possibilities.
Dune: Awakening follows in the footsteps of Conan Exiles and goes even further
From Funcom, both CEO of the company and Vice President of Interactive Media at Legendary Entertainment. Both expressing a lot of excitement and enthusiasm for this new IP. Next, we leave you with the statements of the two administrators:
Funcom has exceeded expectations of the MMO genre for 20 years. It is in our philosophy and on this basis we create Conan Exiles, our first big success in survival games. With Dune: Awakening
we merged the MMO genre and the survival genre to create something truly unique and ambitiousRui Casais, CEO of Funcom
Dune: Awakening brings the Dune universe to life in a new and exciting way. We’re thrilled to be a part of this with a partner like Funcom, experts in recreating the rich detail of great movie titles and translating them into the world of video games.” Since the early 1990s, Funcom has honed its craft to create unforgettable titles from existing IPs and persistent online worlds like Anarchy Online, Age of Conan, The Secret World, and Conan Exiles
. Now Funcom’s focus for its most ambitious project is on ArrakisSam Rappaport, Vice President of Media at Legendary Entertainment
For the moment, little information is known about this game beyond a beta phase which is planned. What do you expect from this Dune game? Will it live up to the franchise? Dune: Awakening It will be available on PS5, Xbox Series and PC on a date yet to be determined. As always, if you want more on this kind of news, be sure to stop by your place here in the Xbox Zone.
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