Dune: Awakening ‘Survive Arrakis’ trailer, ‘Creating Worlds’ developer diary, and screenshots
First real look at the upcoming MMO by Funcom.![](https://www.gematsu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dune-Awakening_2024_03-04-24_001-320x180.jpg)
Funcom has released a new trailer and developer diary for open-world survival massively multiplayer online game Dune: Awakening as part of the first Dune: Awakening Direct broadcast.
Get the latest details below.
In “Creating Worlds: From Book to Film to Game,” Funcom takes us on a breathtaking journey into the heart of Arrakis, featuring never-before-seen footage from the game. Interviews with Greig Fraser, academy award-winning cinematographer on Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two, and Funcom creative director, Joel Bylos, reveal the creative overlap between Dune: Awakening and the recent movies. Get a glimpse at what it takes to bring the ultimate Dune fantasy to life.
Following “Creating Worlds,” the “Survive Arrakis” trailer explodes out of the sand with colossal sandworms and soaring ornithopters. Gather materials to build your base in the style of your choosing, explore the deadly deserts in a variety of vehicles, learn deadly techniques and abilities from the Great Schools of the Imperium, and rise from survival to dominance. Witness the awesome scale and freedom of a living Arrakis.
Dune: Awakening combines the grit and creativity of survival games with the social interactivity of a large, persistent multiplayer game to create a unique and ambitious open-world survival massively multiplayer online game. Dune: Awakening is more sandbox than theme park. The emphasis lies in the freedom it offers in choosing and pursuing your goals, and the emergent moments that arise as they clash with that of other players.
Dune: Awakening is in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam). A release date has yet to be announced.
Watch the trailer and developer diary below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.