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Geek Culture
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
'Dune: Awakening' Smashes Funcom Record With Over 1 Million Copies Sold
Let the spice flow, and the yield will come. Two weeks after its initial launch, Dune: Awakening has sold over one million copies, making it the fastest-selling game ever from developer Funcom. 'Dune: Awakening launched 10 June and 1,000,000 players have awakened!' the studio said. 'It's now Funcom's fastest-selling game ever. To put it into perspective, it took Conan Exiles one year to reach this number. We're truly humbled and thankful for this reception. It must also be noted that you certainly don't live up to your title, because you have been busy since launch. 'Launch has been a Coriolis storm, and we're still riding that mighty gale. We have seen so many amazing things from all of you — the bases, the close calls with Shai-Hulud, the epic vehicle jumps, the struggles, discoveries, victories, heroic deaths, and so much more… We salute you, Sleepers.' The milestone was announced alongside an infographic detailing several statistics about how the game has grown since launch, including 816,720 deaths to Shai-Hulud (otherwise known as the sandworm), six million grams of spice consumed, 25 million square kilometres of area surveyed, and the split of starting mentors chosen. The survival RPG also recorded an all-time peak of 189,333 players, smashing its previous record of 142,000 concurrent players. Set in an alternate timeline in which Paul Atreides was never born, Dune: Awakening centres on an Arrakis caught in a civil war between House Atreides and House Harkonnen, while the Fremen have mysteriously vanished. The player character assumes control of an undercover agent working for the Bene Gesserit who must find the Fremen and 'awake the Sleeper'. The title, which draws heavily from the original novels by author Frank Herbert, was launched earlier in June following a slight delay. It features both PvE and PvP elements, with the developer 'currently formulating a plan' to improve PvP in the Deep Desert, where griefing continues to be commonplace. Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. Dune Dune: Awakening Funcom
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
We're Giving Away 5 Copies of DUNE: AWAKENING – Ultimate Edition for Steam
Get ready to join the fight for spice in the brand new, massively multiplayer online game, Dune: Awakening. The game takes place in an alternate timeline of the Dune saga where Paul Atreides was never born. Arrakis is caught in a civil war between House Atreides and House Harkonnen, while the Fremen have mysteriously vanished. The player character assumes control of an undercover agent working for the Bene Gesserit who must find the Fremen and 'awake the Sleeper.' The game is available now, but if you'd like a chance to win a copy for free on Steam, we have just the sweepstakes for you! Between now and Tuesday, June 17, you can enter to win one of five copies of Dune: Awakening – Ultimate Edition Bundle on Steam. All you need is to put your email address below. Ultimate edition includes: Season Pass: Includes the first 4 DLCs for Dune: Awakening Sardaukar Bator Armor: The menacing armor worn by the Sardaukar, the elite military force that players find themselves hunted by in the game Dusk Rider Sandbike Swatch: A unique color pattern for your sandbike Blue Dasher Ornithopter Swatch: A unique color pattern for your ornithopter Caladan Palace Building Set: Building pieces and placeables from the 2021 film Dune 2021 Film Stillsuit: The stillsuit worn by Paul Atreides' in the film Digital Artbook: A 50-page artbook full of artworks from the game's development Digital Soundtrack: 90 minutes of music from the game Join the war, choose a side, awaken that sleeper, and enter to win your copy of Dune: Awakening now!
