With just a few days left until the Head Start of Dune Awakening begins on June 5, 2025, and the Full Launch on June 10, developer Funcom has shared a preview of what players can expect beyond the survival MMO’s recent large-scale Beta.
As a recap, Dune: Awakening brings the world of Arrakis to life in an open-world game for the first time, inspired by director Denis Villeneuve and Legendary Entertainment’s award-winning films.
Players in Southeast Asia can acquire Head Start and Full Launch access at the following times:
- Philippines: Thursday, June 5, 10:00 PM / Tuesday, June 10, 10:00 PM
- Singapore: Thursday, June 5, 10:00 PM / Tuesday, June 10, 10:00 PM
- Malaysia: Thursday, June 5, 10:00 PM / Tuesday, June 10, 10:00 PM
- Indonesia: Thursday, June 5, 9:00 PM / Tuesday, June 10, 9:00 PM
- Thailand: Thursday, June 5, 9:00 PM / Tuesday, June 10, 9:00 PM
The developer’s recent livestream revealed what players can expect in the middle and end of Dune: Awakening. Funcom guided viewers through the larger Hagga Basin, revealing areas that players only saw 25 percent of during the Beta Weekend. They highlighted the size and variety of the game, including the lush O’odham, the challenging Hagga Rift, and the tall spires and large rock formations of Jabal Eifrit, among others.
Dune: Awakening’s enthralling story, which players experienced in the Beta, will continue to unfold as they explore these vast and diverse landscapes.
Further, players will play a full-scale survival game before facing the Deep Desert’s huge dunes and perils. They will rank high in the Atreides or Harkonnen, create strongholds, craft advanced schematics, confront Imperial Testing Stations, explore and harvest in various vehicles, and more.
Meanwhile, the Landsraad feature enables all players to participate in a collective effort to influence their entire faction, regardless of their preference for PvE or PvP.
The Schools of the Imperium, providing skills from Orders such as the Bene Gesserit, Mentats, or Swordmasters, are a significant source of power. The sandbox combat offers a substantial degree of freedom when combined with the extensive arsenal of weapons, tech, vehicles, armor, and Holzman shields in the Dune universe. New combinations and synergies can be discovered as you ascend in power and acquire advanced skills from a variety of schools.
The exact release dates across the world have been revealed. If you purchase the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition, you can start playing the game on June 5. The full game will launch on June 10, 2025. Everyone can also pre-download Dune: Awakening on Steam starting June 4. – PinoyTechSaga