The long-awaited Dune survival MMO is simply three months away, writer and developer Funcom confirmed Thursday. Dune: Awakening shall be launched on Might 20 for Home windows PC — however gamers can get a style of their journey on Arrakis instantly with the launch of character creation and benchmark mode, out there now through Steam.
Dune: Awakening will value $49.99 on PC. Launch particulars on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X variations of the sport are nonetheless forthcoming, Funcom famous in a launch date trailer.
Characters created with Dune: Awakening’s free creation instruments, offered as a Gom Jabbar check, might be imported to the total recreation at launch, in response to Funcom. Benchmark mode will let potential gamers verify their {hardware} efficiency and system compatibility, whereas experiencing scenes from the sport, together with an ornithopter flight and a run-in with a sandworm.
Gamers who obtain and play with the character creator and benchmark mode will obtain a code for an unique in-game Frameblade knife pores and skin at launch. Funcom can also be dangling an attractive pre-order incentive in entrance of gamers: the Terrarium of Muad’Dib, a base ornament that homes the beloved, big-eared Arrakis desert mouse.
Dune: Awakening sends gamers to the desert world of Arrakis, the place they’ll struggle for survival and signify their residence planet, caste, and mentor (Swordmaster, Bene Gesserit, Mentat, or Trooper). Funcom is drawing inspiration from Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novels and Denis Villeneuve’s film diversifications, Dune and Dune: Half Two, promising that even Dune newbies can discover a residence right here.
