Builders at Funcom, the studio behind upcoming massively multiplayer on-line sport Dune: Awakening, “type of sidestep faith” of their tackle the beloved science fiction universe.
Talking to Eurogamer, Funcom chief artistic officer and Dune: Awakening artistic director Joel Bylos stated the crew ignores a significant half of the Dune universe however, paradoxically, it appears to be all for the sake of preserving beloved lore.
Dune: Awakening takes place a couple of years earlier than the story followers of the books and movies shall be most aware of, however nonetheless in an alternate universe the place sure choices are made otherwise.
“Issues are barely totally different in our universe,” Bylos stated. “Many occasions are nonetheless the identical, so it is not like we have gone all ‘hundreds of years in the past, a rock slid within the mistaken place and altered every thing’. It is only a few years again. However the important factor… It is actually near spoiler territory, which I am unable to actually undergo, however let’s simply say that for the massive half, we type of sidestep faith.”
Bylos was unable to say something extra particular about this lacking facet, nevertheless it seemingly refers to 1 particular second associated to faith as a substitute of this key facet of Dune’s universe being utterly handed over. There’s additionally a “very non secular set of issues” that gamers who take spice will encounter, with consumption and dependancy used as central mechanics.
Dune: Awakening was introduced in August 2022 however nonetheless lacks a launch date. Coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X and S, and PC, the survival MMO obtained a brand new trailer in March 2024 which confirmed off Unreal Engine 5 gameplay throughout the brutal planet of Arrakis.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.