Dune: Awakening Preview: Final thoughts following several hours on Arrakis

First impressions: Dune Awakening is an MMORPG pretending to be a survival game

With Dune Awakening just a few weeks away from launch, I’ve finally taken a deep-dive into the game to see whether it’s worth the hype – and worth the price tag. Funcom invited press to play Dune Awakening for the past couple of weeks, specifically in the areas of the Hagga Basin. Thankfully, it was […]

It was a dark and stormy night. But not in Arrakis. Here there is sand, sun and a constant struggle for survival. Funcom’s Dune MMORPG is based on the same universe, but on a slightly alternative version in which Paul Atreides was never born and therefore the real events of what constitutes a very long prologue in Dune’s history that never took place. You play as a secret agent (in a way, voluntarily) of the Bene Gesserit, which are best describ…

Dune: Awakening Preview: Final thoughts following several hours on Arrakis

It was a dark and stormy night. Just not on Arrakis. Here there is sand, sun, and a constant struggle for survival. Funcom's {Dune} MMORPG is based on the universe itself, but a slightly alternative version where Paul Atreides was never born and thus the actual events in what constitute a very long prologue in the {Dune} story never took place. You play as a secret agent - somewhat willingly - for the {Bene Gesserit}, who are best described as…