As one of the most successful movies of the year so far, Dune: Part Two has revived sci-fi, giving a whole new level of depth to the genre. Every fan has been very excited about the upcoming release of Dune: Awakening, eager to immerse themselves in a spice-dominated world.
The studio behind the game, Funcom has been revealing new things about the game in anticipation of its release and the new features that this MMO will have. The team has now revealed that one of the main characteristics of Awakening will be that it will combine survival and MMO.
Dune: Awakening Can Be the Definitive Gaming Adaptation
With the possibility of really making a difference and becoming the definitive game adaptation, Dune: Awakening has a lot of potential to be the immersive experience that fans are looking for. This title has it all: the same vehicles, powers, creatures, and fighting styles that the books describe were introduced in the movies.
Funcom has a real chance to make a great impression in the industry. This studio has only talked about a future closed beta, with no information about the official release date. With some gameplay shown, and some features revealed, fans’ anticipation is growing really strong.
Players want to see the final result of Funcom adapting this now very popular franchise. They are giving special episodes and interviews to reveal features of the game; in the most recent one, they talked about mixing genres.
Funcom Has the Potential to Create a Legendary Game
The studio behind Dune: Awakening has started to launch episodes with more information about the game, the behind-the-scenes, and all the features that it will have. In the first of these directs one of the studio team members talked about how this title is the perfect mix between a survival game and an MMO.
The game will have features from both genres that will balance the experience. Following Harkonnen’s attack on the House of Atreides on Arrakis, the game’s concept revolves around your survival through full stealth and the establishment of new political relationships.
The team is looking to make the planet and the world of Arrakis huge and full of possibilities. Funcom will work side by side with Warner and Dennis Villeneuve to make the immersion complete for fans. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 5 and will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
This could be an MMO that perfectly adapts to the world that the galactic war wants to offer. Fans of the books and the movies are really excited to see if this title will do justice to the source material. The closed beta will come first, and players can register on the official website of the game.
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