Funcom announces open-world game Dune: Awakening and a trailer – Gaming – News

Publisher Funcom has released a cinematic trailer for Dune: Awakening, to officially announce this game. It is an open world MMO with survival elements set in the Dunes world of science fiction writer Frank Herbert.

The announcement during the gamescom fair didn’t say much about the gameplay and nothing can be seen in the trailer. says funcom The game is inspired by Herbert’s masterpiece and the latest Hollywood movie by Denis Villeneuve. Giant sandworms are sure to be around.

There are also likely to be some innovations in the game; Funcom talks about “Exploring new and exciting possibilities in the franchise”. At least in Dune: Awakening, players will have the opportunity to explore the “broad and seamless” Arrakis like never before.

According to the publisher, the game combines ‘the sand And the creativity of survival games with the social interaction of continuous multiplayer games on a large scale to create a unique and ambitious open-world survival MMO. Players can visit uncharted sectors and discover secrets and riches before storms change the landscape.

Escape from sandworms will also become an element of gameplay, as well as building a hideout in an entire base. In addition, players can move around in distinct vehicles from the dune world.

searching for spicesand publish a Harvest The protection of these processes is also important. The latter means that there will also be a lot of combat, with players a “smooth” transition from armored cars to battles in flying Ornithopters. There will also be an extensive crafting system in the game and players can also acquire new skills via spices.

There will also be a clear political element in the game: Funcom talks about the possibilities for players to chart their path to power and build their influence in Landsraad. The plot will play a significant role in this.

Dune: Awakening is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series consoles. Already interested parties can sign up for a trial at official site. The publisher says it will share more information about the game in the coming months. A release date has not been announced at this time.

This game is the second sand dune game by Funcom. The company announced in 2019 that it had signed a deal with Legendary Studios to make at least three games in the Frank Herbert universe. The first game to be announced is Sand Dunes: Spice Wars And Dune: Awakening is the second game to be announced now.