Video game developer Funcom took the stage to announce its upcoming title, Dune: Awakening, during the Gamescom Opening Night Live event. The announcement came via a trailer which showed a character, possibly Paul Atreides, looking on as a humongous sandworm devours a spice harvester.
Dune: Awakening is an open-world survival Massively Multiplayer Online game set in the Dune world of Arrakis. It comes after Funcom's 2022 strategy game set in the same universe titled Dune: Spice Wars.
The game is inspired by Frank Herbert's 1965 epic science fiction novel that many consider one of the best science fiction works of all time, as well as Denis Villeneuve's 2021 blockbuster movie, and is being developed in partnership with Legendary Studios.
The game's description promises a massive and immersive experience for game lovers, especially MMO fans. Read it below:
Head into unmapped sectors and be the first to discover secrets and riches before the coriolis storms once again shift the sands and alter the landscape. Narrowly escape colossal sandworms, build your home from shelter to mighty base, and traverse the dunes in iconic vehicles from the universe. Hunt for spice blooms and deploy your harvester, then protect it from rival factions in fast-paced, deadly combat that shifts seamlessly from armored groundcars to ornithopters in the sky. Plot your rise to power and build your influence within the Landsraad through careful intrigue.