Funcom and Legendary Entertainment ready Dune: Awakening

Legendary Entertainment is partnering with Funcom for a new Dune video game.

Dune: Awakening, an open world survival MMO, is set on Arrakis and takes inspiration from both Frank Herbert’s novels and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune film.

Players will be able to head into unmapped sectors, escape colossal sandworms and travel the dunes in iconic vehicles from the universe.

“Dune: Awakening truly promises to bring the world of Dune to life in an exciting new way,” said Sam Rappaport, VP of Interactive Media at Legendary Entertainment.

“We are thrilled to be creating this with a partner like Funcom, who is so adept at capturing the rich detail and wonder of cinematic worlds for the gaming audience.”

Rui Casais, CEO of Funcom, added: “Funcom has been pushing boundaries in the MMO genre for 20 years. It’s where our roots are. We built on that with Conan Exiles, our first big success in the survival space. With Dune: Awakening we’re bridging the survival and MMO genres to create something truly unique and ambitious within a universe we’re all so passionate about.”

Dune: Awakening will come to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.