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Dune 3 Release Date, Cast and Spoilers: Robert Pattinson 'Couldn't Question Anything' On Hot Set

Everything you need to know about Dune 3: release date, new cast additions, and the dark finale to Denis Villeneuve's Arrakis trilogy.

International Business Times UK

'Dune: Part Three' Wraps Filming — The Fan Theory Gaining Momentum Online

'Dune: Part Three' has officially wrapped filming, sparking a wave of fan theories about plot twists, time jumps and major character roles ahead of its December 2026 release.

International Business Times UK

'The unimaginable has happened'—Dune: Awakening's player count drops below Funcom's other survival game released eight years ago, as engagement with Arrakis dries up

Conan Exiles currently has more players—though there is a big caveat.

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Dune: Awakening devs announce Chapter 2 update and Lost Harvest DLC, promise "no significant advantage" over people who don't buy as players worry goofy skin sickness has already started: "Dune doesn't need stupid skins like this"

"Arrakis is full of secrets"

GamesRadar

Dune: Awakening player says "there IS sandwalking" in the survival MMO to avoid the big ol' worm – and "if you do it just right, you can cross any distance" in Arrakis

"It isn't official and doesn't look anywhere near real," though

GamesRadar

Dune: Awakening hoarders swiftly discover a second item duping glitch, barely a day after the survival MMO's devs fixed the first one: "This game is cooked"

Life on Arrakis is far from fair

GamesRadar

"Y'all are pathetic": Dune: Awakening players are using sandworms to kill their rivals in PvE-only areas, proving once more that nowhere on Arrakis is safe

Shai-Hulud comes for all

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Dune: Awakening review

Craft, explore, and fight for your life on Arrakis in Funcom's survival MMO.

PC Gamer

Dune: Awakening review: "Both extremely compelling and extraordinarily boring, sometimes at the same time – yet still a true Dune love letter"

GamesRadar

Dune Awakening review – An exhilarating adventure in a deadly yet beautiful desert

It's a spicy world.

Destructoid

Dune: Awakening's dungeons are so atrocious that I'd rather get slowly digested by a sandworm than fight through another one

The rest of the game is pretty rad, though.

PC Gamer

The sandworm in Dune: Awakening mysteriously vanished from the MMO and nobody knows why, but I have good news: it's back

Shai-Hulud disappeared from Dune: Awakening for a moment, but Funcom has restored order to Arrakis

GamesRadar

Dune: Awakening isn't even officially out yet and it already has almost 100,000 players

Arrakis is filling up fast during the advanced access "head start" period.

PC Gamer

In 'Dune: Awakening', Fighting Will Be Optional

'Dune: Awakening's vast PvP area will offer PvE endgame options for players more interested in the game's less confrontational mechanics and player progression.

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'Don't leave trash on Arrakis'—Dune: Awakening creative director implores players to 'clean up your old bases'

Don't desert your work.

PC Gamer

After 7 hours, Dune: Awakening might be the mix of survival and RPG that finally wins me over to the genre

The spicy takes must flow.

The Independent UK

Dune: Part Two is already available to stream at home – here’s how

Dive into the sandy world of Arrakis from the comfort of your own home

Space

Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says

"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state."

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Gulp! Dune: Awakening beta testers are dying of thirst nearly as often as they're dying of sandworms, and some are even drinking mouse blood to stay alive

"Close to a hundred [kangaroo mice] had their blood extracted," says Funcom. "How could you?"

The Independent UK

There are 23 books in the Dune series – here’s how to read them in order

From the seminal Frank Herbert saga to the prequels and sequels to follow

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Dune: Part Three: Release date, plot, cast & everything we know about Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune: Messiah

Denis Villeneuve isn't finished with Arrakis and Paul Atreides yet. Keep your stillsuit on and get ready for Dune: Part Three.

Inverse

'Dune: Awakening' Developers Are Already Working On Fan's Biggest Criticism

"There is a lot that was not shown," the game's creative director said.

Inverse

'Dune: Awakening' Gets a Frustrating Release Date Update

The sleeper will awaken...soon. But what is the actual release date for 'Dune: Awakening'? And what can players actually expect from the gameplay

Inverse

'Dune: Awakening' Recreates The Best Part Of The Books

Frank Herbert’s Dune saga is transported into the game Dune: Awakening from developer Funcom. The upcoming action MMO will let players replicate the human and factional drama at the center of these seminal books, creating endless possibilities for new stories on Arrakis.

Inverse

HBO's New 'Dune' Show Expands Franchise Canon With One Surprising Omission

The second teaser-trailer for the HBO series 'Dune: Prophecy' has arrived and it looks amazing. But will this 'Dune' series actually depict the planet Arrakis?

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