We've been following the development of the extremely promising Dune: Awakening for some time now, and it seems our faith is finally about to be rewarded. Publisher and developer Funcom has revealed the game's PC release date, 20th May, having previously pledged that the PS5 version would follow shortly after.
We got another tantalising look at «the most ambitious survival game ever made, set on the most dangerous planet in the universe, Arrakis, » which looks unbelievable in scope. We still have so many questions about how its persistent, massively multiplayer world will work, but there is no denying that what Funcom has been cooking up looks like an incredibly faithful adaptation of both Frank Herbert's legendary universe and, more specifically, Denis Villeneuve's vision of it.
Pre-orders will start soon, and the base game will cost $49.99 or your local equivalent, so you'd better start conserving your resources.
We are not worthy
Lisan al-Gaib!
What do you think of Dune: Awakening? Do you think it could have a seismic impact on the 2025 GOTY race, which is already shaping up to be hotly contested this year? Let us know in the comments section below.
Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With six years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.
On the fence about this. But open minded.
Would buy a topless Sting skin for sure.
Dune without religion just feels weird to me, but I’m willing to see how this one goes.
While watching the movies, I said to myself, «I would love to play a game set in this world.» It was SO visually arresting to me.
I've never been a huge fan of survival games, however, so I am extremely hesitant to get too hyped for this. Seeing gameplay, though, gave me some distinct
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