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Stocks in worms, sand, and knife fights have never been higher, which is great news for both the youth of Margate and the developers of Dune Awakening, who now find themselves owning a golden goose of an IP following Dune 2's release. That should have the good folks at Funcom excited, but it's handy that their upcoming survival MMO looks especially rad, even without the theatrical context.
Let's start at developer level. The minds behind Conan Exiles and Anarchy Online bringing their talents to the Dune IP is one of those pairings the especially nerdy of you might have brought up at a bar years ago. It being real is a treat, because we get to see their dedication to lore brought to Arrakis with earnest passion and striking detail.
That means giant worms that can chase and eat you exactly as they should. It means that Ornithopters look, fly, and sound exactly as they should too. It also means that Dune Awakening's setting - the sweeping deserts and mountainous spines that run along its surface - seem as though the Funcom gang hoarded original novel illustrations and Ocean 11'd film reels from Villeneuve's house.
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