If you shelled out for either of the two largest Dune Awakening preorder packs, your time has come! No, literally, your time to play Dune Awakening has come. That’s because the headstart has just begun.
Now, we’ve been covering this game for over six years: At the beginning of 2019, Funcom was riding high on Conan Exiles and had just inked a deal to launch multiple DUNE games, including an MMO. Then Tencent bought out Funcom and invested hard in getting the Dune MMO out the door. Six years (at least a few) delays later, we’re finally here.
MOP’s Larry – our resident SWTOR and Conan Exiles fan – played the game’s press build just a few weeks ago, arguing that it’s an “MMORPG pretending to be a survival game but not quite living up to the expectations of either.” That said, he preordered it, so that ought to tell you where he landed on it.
Bearing in mind that no matter what Funcom’s “survival MMO” label may say, this game has the infrastructure of an MMORPG, and of course, it’s Funcom, so don’t be surprised if it’s a bumpy road this morning. For those of you just watching – or clutching your $50 package tightly, waiting for your turn next week – perhaps order in another crate of popcorn.
• Dune Awakening opens Steam preloading and posts server names ahead of tomorrow’s headstart • Dune Awakening will have rentable private servers ahead of the full launch after all • Dune Awakening beta concurrency crests 37K after pre-order access shift • The Stream Team: Diving into the Dune Awakening beta weekend • Funcom is already hedging on Dune Awakening’s place in the MMORPG genre • First impressions: Dune Awakening is an MMORPG pretending to be a survival game • Funcom is delaying Dune Awakening’s launch to June 10 to give it ‘a bit more time to cook’ • Dune Awakening confirms $50 box price with DLC and a direct launch with no early access • MMO Hype Train: What can Dune Awakening’s character creator teach us about the MMO? • MMO Hype Train: Could 2025 be the Year of Dune Awakening? • Dune Awakening’s Joel Bylos showcases the MMO’s gameplay beats in post-Gamescom video • Dune Awakening talks about character builds, survival ‘pressures,’ and overall MMO gameplay • Funcom’s Joel Bylos explains why Dune Awakening is an actual, factual MMO • SGF 2024: Previewing Funcom’s Dune Awakening, from PvP philosophy to the survival MMO label • Dune Awakening discusses MMO size, PvP and PvE, the deep desert, and getting rid of Funcom ‘jank’ Source: Steam UpdateIt’s live fam, though it sounds like you might need to patch and flip away from the beta region:
