Shares in worms, sand, and knife fights have by no means been larger, which is nice information for each the youth of Margate and the builders of Dune Awakening, who now discover themselves proudly owning a golden goose of an IP following Dune 2’s launch. That ought to have the great of us at Funcom excited, nevertheless it’s useful that their upcoming survival MMO seems particularly rad, even with out the theatrical context.
Let’s begin at developer stage. The minds behind Conan Exiles and Anarchy On-line bringing their abilities to the Dune IP is a type of pairings the particularly nerdy of you might need introduced up at a bar years in the past. It being actual is a deal with, as a result of we get to see their dedication to lore delivered to Arrakis with earnest ardour and putting element.
Which means big worms that may chase and eat you precisely as they need to. It signifies that Ornithopters look, fly, and sound precisely as they need to too. It additionally signifies that Dune Awakening’s setting – the sweeping deserts and mountainous spines that run alongside its floor – appear as if the Funcom gang hoarded authentic novel illustrations and Ocean 11’d movie reels from Villeneuve’s home.
