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Dune: Awakening News

2025

May 8

⚫︎ Dune: Awakening's open beta weekend delighted fans with the first 20-25 hours of gameplay and other features. During the Global LAN Party livestream, an exploit allowing players to stun opponents indefinitely in PvP was discovered. Funcom developers, including World Director Jeff Gagné and Lead Producer Ole Andreas Haley, swiftly addressed the issue, promising a fix before the game’s official release.

Read more: Dune: Awakening PvP Exploit Discovered During Open Beta

May 8

⚫︎ Funcom has assured players that they are taking measures to prevent server issues at Dune: Awakening's launch, leveraging their experience from previous MMO launches. The studio plans to deploy thousands of servers, dubbed Hagga Basins, each designed to handle 40 concurrent players but able to accommodate several hundred accounts due to player fluctuation. Should a Hagga Basin approach full capacity, a server queue will manage player entry, ensuring a seamless experience. Funcom is ready to add more servers as needed to maintain stability across global regions.

Read more: Dune: Awakening will be Ready for Thousands Of Players, Says Developer

April 28

⚫︎ Dune: Awakening is gearing up for launch with an upcoming large-scale beta weekend. Funcom announced on their official website a dedicated weekend for global beta testing, accompanied by a new trailer showcasing the game’s cinematic cutscenes and story elements. Players can gain access to the Beta by wishlisting and requesting it via the game's Steam page or by obtaining Beta codes during the global broadcast.

Read more: Dune: Awakening Beta Spans Weekend and Features Global LAN Party

April 25

⚫︎ Funcom has scheduled the third official Dune: Awakening livestream for April 29 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET, to be aired on the game's YouTube and Twitch channels. The stream will offer a detailed look at base-building mechanics, crafting, resource gathering, story elements, and systems like The Exchange, Landsraad, and Blueprints. An Ultimate Edition giveaway and a live Q&A session will also be part of the event.

Read more: Dune: Awakening Livestream #3 Features Base Building Mechanics

April 16

⚫︎ Dune: Awakening's release has been delayed to June 10, 2025. Funcom cited the need for further improvements and additional feedback processing from beta testers as the reason for the three-week postponement.

Read more: Dune: Awakening Release Delayed By Three Weeks

March 27

⚫︎ Dune Awakening's system requirements are designed to be accessible for older gaming PCs while demanding high-end hardware for 4K gaming. Minimum specs include an Nvidia GTX 1060, AMD Radeon 5600 XT, or Intel Arc A380, with an Intel i5-7400 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and 16GB of RAM, which will support gameplay at 1080p and 30fps. For optimal performance, the recommended specs suggest an RTX 3070 or RX 6700 XT.

Read more: Dune Awakening system requirements let older gaming PCs in on the fun

March 26

⚫︎ Dune: Awakening will launch in May without an early access phase or monthly subscription, distinguishing it from other survival MMOs. Creative Director Joel Bylos confirmed that the game will receive free updates, enhancing content and quality-of-life features over time.

Read more: Dune: Awakening Will Be an MMO With No Monthly Subscriptions

March 14

⚫︎ A new trailer for Dune: Awakening showcases how players will establish their presence on Arrakis, from base construction to resource discovery. The trailer highlights survival elements such as crafting vehicles, scanning for materials, and exploring points of interest like crashed spacecraft for valuable loot. Vertical exploration is facilitated by tools like grappling hooks and suspensor belts. The trailer also introduced Coriolis Storms, massive sandstorms that reshape the PvP deep deserts weekly, offering new exploration opportunities.

With a focus on dynamic exploration and an ever-evolving world, Dune: Awakening promises to be a pioneering survival MMO.

Read more: [Dune Awakening's latest trailer offers a glimpse of its massive coriolis storms, which reshape swathes of the map each week for 'infinite exploration'](PC Gamer)

February 20

⚫︎ Funcom announced that Dune: Awakening will launch on PC via Steam on May 20 for $49.99, with pre-orders soon to open. Early purchasers will receive the exclusive in-game decoration, the ‘Terrarium of Muad’Dib.’ While console versions are planned for later, PC players can already access a free character creator and benchmark tool on Steam to customize their avatars and test system performance before launch.

Read more: Dune: Awakening Character Creation is Already Available

January 7

⚫︎ Dune: Awakening is poised to offer a groundbreaking experience with its integration of NVIDIA DLSS 4 technology and next-generation Razer Chroma and Haptics. Announced at CES 2025, the game will leverage NVIDIA’s Multi Frame Generation for enhanced performance and visual quality, vividly bringing Arrakis to life. Additionally, Razer’s haptic devices and synchronized lighting will immerse players in the world of Arrakis, allowing them to feel sandworm vibrations, sandstorm winds, and combat intensity in real-time.

Read more: Dune: Awakening Brings Arrakis to Life as one of the First to Feature Cutting-Edge NVIDIA DLSS 4 and Next-Gen Razer Chroma Integration

2024

November 15

⚫︎ In a November developer update, the Q&A for Dune: Awakening provided insights into gameplay mechanics. Shields, powered by Holtzman tech, offer protection against fast projectiles but are susceptible to slow melee attacks, poison, and fire, and their vibrations can attract sandworms. Crafting these shields requires rare parts found at specific locations like Imperial Testing Stations. While the game primarily uses third-person perspective, certain tools like binoculars and scopes provide first-person views.

Vehicles, which can be crafted or discovered, feature customizable access permissions and can be secured with a vehicle backup tool. Although sandworm riding won't be available at launch, developers plan to introduce it meaningfully later. Players will progress by earning experience through exploration and completing contracts, unlocking abilities, crafting recipes, and skills, including those taught by Wandering Masters like Bene Gesserit techniques.

Read more: [Dune: Awakening Shares Development Updates and Answers FAQ](Dune: Awakening)

August 20

⚫︎ At Gamescom, a five-minute gameplay showcase for the open-world survival MMO Dune: Awakening offered a detailed view of Arrakis. Players must adapt to the desert planet by mastering Fremen survival skills, engaging in combat, harvesting spice, constructing, and trading. With escalating guild conflicts and battles for spice control, the game emphasizes player-driven choices that shape their destiny.

Read more: Dune: Awakening Gameplay Trailer Showcased For a 2025 Release During Gamescom ONL

March 5

⚫︎ In March 2024, Funcom unveiled new details about their upcoming survival MMO, Dune: Awakening, set in the harsh desert world of Arrakis. Inspired by Frank Herbert’s Dune and Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation, the first-ever Dune: Awakening Direct showcased in-game footage and highlighted key gameplay features, all powered by Unreal Engine 5. The presentation heightened anticipation for the game, which was originally announced in 2022, while capitalizing on the excitement surrounding the release of Dune: Part Two.

Read more: Dune: Awakening Shows Off Its Unreal Engine 5 Chops