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Dune: Awakening beta weekend release date and times

Arrakis opens for a four-day weekend.

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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

I hope Dune: Awakening's base-building get weirder and wilder than what we saw in the beta, because it's going up against decades of killer Dune artwork

Dune: Awakening's building interface is a bit clunky, too.

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Dune: Awakening is the Spice of life and exactly what I've been waiting years to play

Choose your side in the battle for Arrakis in Funcom's most incredible adventure yet set in the Dune universe.

Windows Central

After months of closed betas, Dune: Awakening is launching a "large-scale beta weekend" with 20 hours of content from the survival MMO

The devs will give out "tens of thousands" of beta keys this time around

GamesRadar

Water is so precious in the Dune: Awakening beta I wound up treating innocent scavengers like my personal juice boxes

Feeling a bit thirsty? Lock and load.

PC Gamer

After 25 hours of the Dune: Awakening beta, I'm sold on it as a survival game but still a bit iffy on the MMO parts

Crafting and resource management is compelling, but the wider world has yet to grab me.

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Survival MMO Dune: Awakening suffers a last-minute, 3-week delay because it's "a beast of a game," and now it's landing right alongside Switch 2 and Summer Game Fest

"This is multiplayer survival on a massive scale, and we're making gameplay and technical strides not seen in the genre before"

GamesRadar

Is Dune: Awakening on Xbox Game Pass?

Dune: Awakening is one of 2025's most exciting new survival games, but will it be on Xbox Game Pass?

Windows Central

Lofi beats to relax/harvest spice to? Survival MMO Dune: Awakening will have in-game radio, and some stations will play music from 1992's Dune games

There will also be Harkonnen propaganda broadcasts and a "full multi-episode radio play."

PC Gamer

Here's what happens to your base in Dune: Awakening if you take a long break from Arrakis

It's not the same base decay system found in Funcom's other sandy survival game, Conan Exiles.

PC Gamer

Dune Awakening launches for $50 without a stay in early access, and while the survival MMO "will not have a monthly subscription" it will have "optional" paid DLC

The game will also "receive regular free updates"

GamesRadar

Dune: Awakening will launch with full Razer Sensa HD haptics

Dune Awakening system requirements hide some good news for Razer fans.

GamesRadar

Dune: Awakening promises us a breath of fresh air, skipping early access for a full launch with no monthly subscription in May

Dune: Awakening is just two months away from launch—which won't be early access.

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Dune Awakening's latest trailer offers a glimpse of its massive coriolis storms, which reshape swathes of the map each week for 'infinite exploration'

Shifting sands.

TechRadar

Latest Dune Awakening trailer provides a deeper look at open-world exploration on the planet Arrakis

Dune Awakening's new trailer explores the expansive deserts of Arrakis.

PC Gamer

Dune: Awakening confirms air-to-air combat in ornithopters

You can mount rockets on your 'thopter which will help "when you’re dealing with other ornithopters in the sky," says Funcom.

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'Dune: Awakening' Release Date Confirmed, But There's a Catch When It Comes to Availability

Funcom's Dune: Awakening is coming later this year, and despite the wait, there's still more to be faced by gamers.

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Dune: Awakening's sandworms will be their own masters: 'You won't be able to summon them at will'

It's their desert, not yours.

PC Gamer

Dune: Awakening: Everything we know about Funcom's survival MMO

The spice must flow in the alt-history Dune MMO.

Windows Central

Can you play Dune: Awakening on Steam Deck, ROG Ally and other gaming handhelds?

Dune: Awakening has a new benchmark tool a couple of months before launch, so what's the state of play on handhelds like the Steam Deck?

Windows Central

MMORPG Dune: Awakening finally gets release date and preorder info, but not for Xbox

Epic MMORPG Dune: Awakening finally has a confirmed release date, but it's only coming to PC via Steam at first. There's also a new character creator and benchmark tool.

PC Gamer

Survival MMO Dune: Awakening launches in May and I am way more excited about it than I thought I'd be

Kwisatz Haderach, give the dog a bone.

TechRadar

Funcom finally reveals May release date for Dune Awakening, Steam players can now download the benchmark and character creator ahead of time

Dune Awakening will officially launch on May 20, 2025, for PC via Steam.

PC Gamer

Dune: Awakening says no to David Lynch and Sting in his underwear because the Herbert Estate hates fun

Come on, the Stillsuit designs were great!

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