Funcom has just released the official story trailer for its upcoming Dune MMO game, Dune: Awakening. Moreover, the team announced a new beta testing that will begin on May 9th.
Dune Awakening promises to mix the cool stuff from sandbox survival games with the social fun of big multiplayer games. Or at least that’s Funcom’s intention. Just like other games, it’s got combat, experience points, a crafting system, as well as a base-building system. This isn’t my cup of tea but I can see why Funcom went into that MMO route.
Players will be able to craft their identity and build their prowess, from deep character creation to skills and abilities. Then, they’ll be able to search the deserts for massive spice blows to harvest the most valuable resource in the universe. Moreover, they’ll be able to create a guild and grow it into a House Minor by allying themselves with one of the Great Houses.
From May 9 until May 12, the largest beta will take place. Players can get a taste of both spice and story, featuring the first 20 hours of the game and most of Act 1 of the story.
Moreover, unlike previous betas, this one will not have any NDA. This means that players will be able to share gameplay videos, as well as their impressions.
Dune Awakening will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, and it will take full advantage of both Nanite and Lumen. As NVIDIA has also revealed, the game will support DLSS 3 when it comes out. Plus, there will be support for DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen from the get-go.
Finally, you can download a free benchmark tool for it. This benchmark will most likely give you an idea of how the game will run on your PC system. So, make sure to get it if you are interested in this Dune MMO game.
Funcom will release Dune: Awakening on June 10th.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
Contact: Email