New Dune: Awakening showcase explores mid-to-endgame

Dune: Awakening is right around the corner, and the Funcom team (as promised) showcased what the mid and late game play would be like. Venturing beyond what we saw in the beta, the livestream showcase gave us our first look at some of the dangerous and exotic places you'll be venturing beyond the safety of both shield wall and sietch. Let's dig in:

The livestream gave a glimpse of Dune: Awakening’s mid-to-endgame. Playing the game live, Funcom took viewers on a tour of the wider Hagga Basin (of which players only saw about 25% in the Beta Weekend), to emphasize the size and variety players can expect. The lush O’odham, the forbidding Hagga Rift, the tall spires and imposing rock-formations of Jabal Eifrit, to name just a few.

As players explore these huge and diverse landscapes, they will continue uncovering the mysteries of Dune: Awakening’s thrilling story, which they also got a taste of in the Beta.

Before even considering the vast dunes and dangers of the Deep Desert, players will experience a full-scale survival game. They will rise through the ranks of the Atreides or Harkonnen; build powerful strongholds; brave Imperial Testing Stations; craft advanced schematics; explore and harvest in a variety of vehicles, and much, much more.

The Landsraad feature allows anyone to contribute in the effort to impact their entire faction, whether they prefer PvE or PvP. See a full Landsraad cycle in Games of Power – The Landsraad Explained.

The Schools of the Imperium are a major source of power, offering skills from Orders like the Mentats, Bene Gesserit, or Swordmasters. Combined with the wide arsenal of weapons, armors, tech, vehicles, and Holzman shields from the Dune universe, the sandbox combat offers huge freedom. As you rise in power and unlock advanced skills from various schools, you can discover new combinations and synergies. See in action in Sandbox Combat – The Forms of Power.

You won't have to wait for long to venture into the dangerous world of Arrakis. We've finally gotten the exact times for launch, with those picking up Deluxe or Ultimate Edition getting a head start on June 5th.

The Spice Must Flow.

Look for Dune: Awakening to launch on June 10th. I'll be at Summer Games Fest...thinking about playing Dune.