Dune: Awakening Game Offers Massive Online Survival in Alternate Universe
Awakening
- Dune Awakening is set in an "alternate history" timeline that diverges from the books and films due to a "significant moment" where a decision was made differently
- The game will focus on the Butlerian Jihad backstory while "sidestepping" the overt religious aspects of the main Dune storyline
- It's a survival MMO where players start with nothing and work to build factions, bases, guilds and fight over spice
- Unique features include massive servers with thousands of players, faction objectives, spice addiction mechanics, and ominous "Coriolis storms"
- The developers aimed to capture the "weirdness of Dune" that they felt was lacking in the films, while avoiding exploitative game design