One of the defining features of the survival-crafting game Palworld is the fact that the busywork can be offloaded to the eponymous Pals — and Anubis, in particular, has great stats for this.
Open World Survival MMO Dune: Awakening Gets a New Video Detailing Film Influence and More
11.01.2024 - 00:09 / mmorpg.com / Denis Villeneuve / Joel Bylos
The Dune: Awakening team has opened up its TikTok account and given a few nuggets of info about the upcoming survival MMO. The video, which was also shared via Funcom on other social platforms, gives a few details against some clips.
Funcom’s Joel Bylos, Dune: Awakening ’s Chief Creative Officer starts the short clip with the question “What is Dune: Awakening?” and dives in. It is an open world MMO game set on Arrakis, the vast, dry, desert planet that is central to the story told in Dune and its universe.
He says that Funcom and Legendary have been working together on the game and making sure to stay true to the IP. Legendary, also known as Legendary Pictures, is the US-based production company behind the recent Dune film adaptations from director Denis Villeneuve. The teams’ partnership will help “build out the visuals from the movie into a massive game world”. Previously, it seemed as if they might go the way of Funcom and Shiro Games' Dune: Spice Wars and do their own visual take, but it looks like the films will be a big influence.
While we can expect some influence from the films on the setting and visuals, Funcom is also emphasizing the strategies of a survival MMO under the visuals. In this video, Bylos emphasizes a primary focus on creating a survival game within this harsh world. Since Arrakis is such a dry planet, and there are so many different factions, political machinations, and of course values like spice and water, there are a lot of ways to survive and also to suffer.
Searching for water is going to be an ongoing important part of your experience. Yet, true to survival games, you’ll also need to search for anc build shelter. And in this game, you'll have to make sure that you don't disturb the sand too much and attract some sand worms.
Dune: Awakening completedits first closed playtest in late 2023 and is planning another for sometime soon.
The website gametalkz.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Top Authors
Popular Topics
gamingbolt.com
27.01.2024 / 04:45
Hightower Gets New Trailer Showcasing its PC and Console Release
Developer Demagog Studio and publisher Rogue Games have released a new trailer for upcoming adventure game Highwater. The trailer focuses on the game’s upcoming PC and console release, and you can check it out below. The game was previously slated for release in 2023, and before that, in 2022.
rockpapershotgun.com
26.01.2024 / 17:55
Abiotic Factor is half, er, Half-Life, half open world co-op survival game, and it's got a demo
Graham has been bandying Abiotic Factor around the Treehouse as "Half-Life designed for co-op survival japes", which is obviously a noteworthy combination of words, so let's have a look at the Steam page, trailer, and gosh, there's a demo here too. That's Friday night sorted.
gamingbolt.com
24.01.2024 / 16:15
Gran Turismo – Update 1.42 Goes Live Today, Adds 3 New Cars, Extra Menus, and More
Polyphony Digital has announced the next monthly content update for Gran Turismo 7 goes live today at 11 PM PST. It adds three new cars – the Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo Concept, Suzuki Jimny XC ’18 and BVLGARI Aluminum Vision Gran Turismo (which is available in February end from Brand Central).
mmorpg.com
24.01.2024 / 15:43
Multiplayer Open World Survival Sandbox Myth of Empires Opens Steam Playtest Today
Myth of Empires has opened up a limited-time Steam playtest starting today through January 30th. The test comes as the open world survival sandbox set against the backdrop of warprepares for launch next month.
mmorpg.com
22.01.2024 / 20:00
Old School RuneScape Expanding Varlamore, Bringing Back When Guthix Sleeps, and More in 2024 Roadmap
Old School RuneScape’s 2024 roadmap is here, following the recent Winter Summit. The team has a lot on the way, with Varlamore opening up in March, a revamped Defender of Varrock and While Guthix Sleeps, updates on sailing, Wilderness, and more
polygon.com
22.01.2024 / 19:57
Austin Butler’s new show, The Bachelor, and more TV to watch this week
We’ve almost done it, everyone. January — the hardest month — is almost done. But before it is, we’ve got a lot of TV to watch.
gamesradar.com
22.01.2024 / 12:27
Palworld fans love Depresso, a miserable little guy who hates mining, everyone, and themselves
Everyone loves Depresso, Palworld's very appropriately-named creature.
gamerant.com
19.01.2024 / 12:37
Xbox Game Pass Adds Day One Open World Game Today
The multiplayer monster-collecting game Palworld is now available on Xbox Game Pass in early access. Developed and published by Pocketpair, the game is available to play on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, as well as PC via Game Pass and Steam. Palworld has been dubbed “Pokemon with guns” by the developer and offers players the chance to fight and team up with creatures called Pals, while also crafting and exploring the game's vast open world and dungeons.
wegotthiscovered.com
18.01.2024 / 15:41
‘Until Dawn’ movie release window and more
2015’s Until Dawn was an early stand-out PlayStation 4 exclusive. Developed by Supermassive Games, it effectively asked players to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to a horror movie. Everyone has yelled at characters not to run upstairs when pursued or split up to search for somebody, but Until Dawn let you make those calls.
tech.hindustantimes.com
15.01.2024 / 09:45
In latest Google update, here are the benefits you will get now for Docs, Sheets, Slides and more
Google has regularly been introducing features to its workspace app to bring more benefits to its users. With the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the company has brought many new features for Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides and Google Drawings. Now, the latest Google update has rolled out a new feature that will provide an easy sharing option to the users. People who frequently use Google Workspace and have a habit of sharing their work with others, will benefit from the newly added features. Check out what the company has brought to its services.
gamerant.com
15.01.2024 / 01:31
Hogwarts Legacy Fan Points Out Missed Opportunity With Its Open-World
The open world in Hogwarts Legacy is vast, and players have praised it for being convenient and easy to explore, though one fan can't help but feel its mountain ranges were a big missed opportunity. Not only is Hogwarts Legacy the best-selling game of 2023, but its public reception has been overwhelmingly positive. Fans of the Harry Potter franchise were starved for an open-world role-playing title set in the Wizarding World, and Avalanche Software somehow managed to deliver on a decade of player expectations.