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Dune: Awakening Officially Launches as Players Ride Sandworms

Funcom monitors server performance during the June 10 rollout to gauge community response

A vast landscape with a crashed spaceship in Dune: Awakening.
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Overview

  • The survival MMO moved from early access on June 5 for premium editions to a full release on June 10 for all players
  • Servers activated at 7:00 AM PST and have remained stable despite a surge of new arrivals
  • A player-discovered combo of skills and gear allows users to tempt and mount sandworms, an unplanned feature not yet endorsed by Funcom
  • Set in an alternate timeline without Paul Atreides, the game emphasizes resource crafting, base building and dynamic combat under Arrakis’s shifting weather
  • Legendary Entertainment and Brian Herbert contributed to development to ensure the expanded narrative remains true to Dune lore