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Dune: Awakening Sets Sept. 10 Launch for Chapter 2 and ‘Lost Harvest’ DLC

The announcement marks the first test of the studio’s promised quarterly cadence following its 2026 roadmap.

Overview

  • Funcom announced at Gamescom that the free Chapter 2 update and the paid Lost Harvest DLC release on September 10.
  • Lost Harvest is priced at $12.99 and adds a standalone storyline plus cosmetic items like a treadwheel, a building set, decorations, armor, and weapons with no material gameplay advantage.
  • Chapter 2 continues the main narrative and introduces contracts, dynamic encounters, new locations and items, more activities, character re-customization, and new hairstyles.
  • The roadmap targets a revamped endgame with the free Chapter 3 in Q1 2026, the Raiders of the Broken Lands DLC in Q1, Chapter 4 in Q2, The Water Wars DLC in Q2, and a larger expansion with console launches in the second half of 2026.
  • Funcom apologized for recent communication gaps, reported bans of thousands of cheaters and fixes for duplication exploits, and outlined near-term quality-of-life updates including improved player logging, vehicle salvage, instanced Deep Desert loot, inventory tweaks, and offline base notifications.