Dune: Awakening shows off its massive potential in its first epic gameplay trailer

Dune, Frank Herbert’s magnum opus, is currently living through an amazing moment, even though the story of this science fiction series has been told several times in the movie and video game industries for decades already. With the recent premiere of ‘Dune: Part Two’ in cinemas, the franchise is going through possibly the best stage in its history. Funcom has chosen this moment to reveal more details about Dune: Awakening, the long-awaited open-world survival MMO they are developing.

Dune: Awakening will place us in an open world in which we will have to fight to survive in Arrakis, the most dangerous planet in the universe. The ‘Survive Arrakis’ trailer gives us our first look at this version of the fascinating desert with gigantic sandworms and fast ornithopters. We will have to gather materials to build our base in the style we choose, as well as explore the deadly deserts of the planet aboard a wide variety of vehicles, witnessing the overwhelming scale and freedom of an Arrakis that feels completely alive. In addition, we will learn deadly techniques and skills from the Great Schools of the Empire, thus being able to go from survival to domination.

Dune: Awakening, seeking to live up to the best adaptations of the books

Survival games are one of the biggest trends in the industry in recent years, and Dune: Awakening has a perfect setting to stand out from this type of title, seeking to combine the creativity of these games with the social interaction of the MMO. A unique and ambitious open world that will seek to stand out for the freedom it will offer when choosing and achieving our objectives, as well as the moments in which we will have to face other players.

Joel Bylos, creative director of Dune: Awakening at Funcom, explained the meaning of the title, noting that “Funcom as a company has been on this journey for a long time, creating multiplayer worlds where players can live out their dreams and fantasies. We were there in the beginning with massively multiplayer online games. We’ve been there in the beginning with survival open-world crafting games, and Dune: Awakening is a culmination of those legacies, bringing us forward into the future. It’s a culmination of what Funcom means as a company and what we can deliver.”