It’s been a few yr and a half since we first caught wind of Dune: Awakening, the massively multiplayer on-line survival recreation set on the planet of Arrakis. On Friday, Funcom launched a story-focused trailer at Summer time Sport Fest, teasing that the sport will deal with an alternate telling of the story of Paul Atreides — however we’ll have to attend till Gamescom in Aug. 2024 for a gameplay trailer.
The sport drops gamers first-person into the world of Dune (effectively, a minimum of, the world of Arrakis) the place they’ll traverse the desert, utilizing the land and counting on its different inhabitants to outlive and thrive. Gamers will have the ability to be part of home Atreides or the Harkonnen, or reside a quieter existence as a crafter or dealer — however they received’t have the ability to kill or trip sandworms, sadly.
The sport harnesses the concurrently desolate and claustrophobic setting of the desert to push gamers to their survival recreation limits: You’ll should keep away from the solar, evade sandworms, craft instruments, and discover water wherever it exists (and sure, that features enemies’ our bodies). But it surely’s not all treacherous walks by way of Arrakis — automobiles embody thopters, thumpers, and sand bikes, and the Voice is at your disposal ought to you must sway your enemies a method or one other.
Whereas previous Dune video games have (very efficiently, thoughts you) leaned on real-time technique to encapsulate the vibe of the books and movies, Dune: Awakening guarantees essentially the most immersive expertise but. We’ll should see if it delivers on that promise when it’s launched on PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Sequence X.