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Funcom has launched an all-new free update today for Dune: Awakening, as Chapter Two has been launched into the game, along with a paid DLC First off, the new content continues the journey after everything you encountered and dealt with at the end of Act 3 Now you'll have to investigate several gruesome murders and[...]

Funcom released a new trailer for  Dune: Awakening during Gamescom 2025, revealing a brand-new update, and more will be coming to the game shortly First off, the game will be getting a free update that brings Chapter 2 content to the title, followed by a brand new DLC called The Last Harvest that will be[...]

While production designer Tom Meyer's spent his entire career in film, Dune: Prophecy represents a break as HBO's first spinoff of the Denis Villeneuve films of the Frank Herbert franchise for Warner Bros, but the epic nature and scale of the series is on par with all his cinematic work The series, based on Great[...]

When production designer Tom Meyer was recruited to work on the Dune franchise, starting with the prequel TV series from Alison Schapker and Diane Ademu-John, he went straight to work on being as meticulous as possible. While Meyer knows a thing or two about world-building, having worked on two DC films with Jonah Hex (2010) and Black Adam (2022), also[...]

When production designer Tom Meyer was called to work on the HBO Max TV series Dune: Prophecy, a prequel set 10,000 years before the events of the original Frank Herbert novels, there was certainly a tall task of world-building, not just from the source material, but also the expansive universe of works the grew beyond[...]

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Sometimes, it can be intimidating to jump on board a project with any preconceived expectations, especially when that said project is part of a franchise like Frank Herbert's Dune Denis Villeneuve has tackled the space epic, providing its first cinematic trilogy (and following the David Lynch 1984 original), starting with 2021, with Part Two in[...]

Funcom confirmed today that when they launch Dune: Awakening, the game will come with private servers for you to play on Those who wish to craft an empire without having to deal with 300 other players and are looking to keep things smaller and privatized will have the option to form one, with a few[...]

Funcom has a brand new video out today for Dune: Awakening, as the team showoff more content for the title, including what to expect when you get to the endgame This showcase, which you can see above, delves into more of the houses and guilds that run Arrakis, and how you'll navigate the power struggle[...]

Dune: Edge of a Crysknife, the Rage of Shai-Hulud #1 by Brian Herbert, Kevin J Anderson,  Andrea Scalmazzi and Frank Mazzoli Blink And You'll Miss It #1 by Ethan S Parker, Griffin Sheridan and Keith Browning And MMPR: Rita's Revenge #1 by Zoe Tunnell and Tango And all in Boom Studios' August 2025 solicits and[...]

Funcom released a new video today for Dune: Awakening, this time showing off more of the building and construction mechanics of the game The video details how you'll need to build out your own base, add shielding from the ravages of the planet's weather and creatures, and ultimately have a central hub of operations you[...]

Bleeding Cool scooped the news of Boom Studios' upcoming launches of The War, Dune: Edge Of A Crysknife and Fence Breakthrough: Game Changer now all officially part of Boom's July 2025 solicits and solicitations. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */   THE[...]

Funcom revealed their plans for more testing for Dune: Awakening happening next month, with a specific large-scale Beta Weekend The event will take place from May 9-12, with a LAN Party broadcast happening on May 10, giving those who signed up for it a chance to experience the game while they continue to fine-tune things[...]

About a month ago, online rumors started that Dune: Awakening might have its release date pushed back Today, those rumors were confirmed Funcom issued a statement this morning announcing that the game would no longer make its May 20 release date and would instead be pushed back to June 10, 2025 We have the full statement below[...]

Boom Studios has more Dune comic books coming out this year, with the writers of the original stories now writing their comic adaptations So we have Dune: Edge of a Crysknife: Hiding Among Harkonnens #1 by Brian Herbert, Kevin J Anderson,  Simone Ragazzoni and Dan Jackson, launching on the 2nd of July 2025 with a[...]

Funcom dropped some fun news today for Dune: Awakening, as the game will be incorporating music from the first two Dune titles on PC  According to the team, the soundtracks from the Dune and Dune II: Battle for Arrakis will be added to the in-game radio, allowing you to listen to tracks composed by some all-time amazing composers,[...]

Funcom released a new trailer this week for Dune: Awakening, as they show off more of the world of Arrakis The look of the planet is stunning and unforgiving, but it's more than just deserts, wastelands, and the occasional outpost This developer-guided tour gives you almost an entire rundown of how you'll survive in this[...]

Funcom has revealed the official release date they've picked for Dune: Awakening, as the game will arrive this May for PC Getting right to it, the data will be May 20, 2025, but they didn't want to leave players out in the dark for another three months Along with the new trailer above, players have[...]

Funcom has released an all-new video for Dune: Awakening this week, as they showed off all of the "beauty" of Arrakis This is about three minutes worth of the team highlighting all of the work that went into making the fictional planet from the novels and films come to life in a new way They[...]

But it seems that the immortal British soldier in the New Americas, Redcoat, is fighting against something right out of Dune. Redcoat #9 by Geoff Johns, Andrew Currie and Bryan Hitch Ride the worm! Dragons and serpents were often referred to as worms in that time They hadn't even worked out that dinosaurs were a thing[...]

The Dune franchise has achieved immense success, with the first film receiving six Academy Awards and garnering worldwide acclaim for its gritty, serious nature However, despite its penchant for a tense narrative, the director is opening up about some of the more comedic, quirky aspects of Dune and the actor who helped make that possible[...]

As part of CES 2025, Funcom released a new trailer for Dune: Awakening this week, showing off more of the visual aspects and capabilities of the game The trailer was shown off as it will be one of the first games powered by NVIDIA's brand-new DLSS 4 technology with Multi Frame Generation Funcom also revealed[...]

As much as Tabu is always looking to embrace a new challenge, the project must be enticing enough, and one such opportunity fell into her lap when producers contacted her to play Sister Francesca in the HBO TV series Dune: Prophecy, a prequel to the Denis Villeneuve films Based on The Great Schools of Dune[...]

Three days before its (now) season finale on December 22nd, the folks behind HBO, Legendary Television, and Showrunner/EP Alison Schapker's Emily Watson and Olivia Williams-starring Dune: Prophecy announced that the prequel series will be back for a second season Inspired by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson's novel Sisterhood of Dune, the series takes place 10,000[...]

The Op Games announced a brand new classic board game crossover today, as the world of Dune will make its way into the game of Risk Simply called Risk: Dune, the game has taken all of the gameplay you know and love from the classic game of war and world domination and spliced in the[...]

Dune: Prophecy is supposed to be a major slice of prestige genre television, a spinoff of Denis Villeneuve's blue ribbon blockbuster adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic Science Fiction novel Dune and his upcoming adaptation of the sequel novel Dune Messiah Fans of "Dune" – the books and the movie – were eager for it, despite the vibe[...]

This weekend, viewers will be making a hard shift from the mean streets of Gotham in The Penguin to HBO's Dune: Prophecy After being treated to the official trailer and a new images gallery last month as part of the prequel's big New York Comic Con 2024 (NYCC 2024) push, we're getting a special look at[...]

World domination is within LOLtron's grasp! Today, LOLtron presents Dune: House Corrino #7, hitting stores on Wednesday, October 30th Behold, the synopsis: In the penultimate issue of the final prequel to Dune, Ix isn't the only planet under siege, as militaries clash, plans crumble, leaders fall, and tainted Spice wreaks havoc. It all comes to a head[...]

With HBO's Dune: Prophecy set to premiere next month, there's no better occasion than a panel during New York Comic Con 2024 (NYCC 2024) to roll out an official trailer and new images for the Emily Watson and Olivia Williams-starring six-episode season Inspired by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson's novel Sisterhood of Dune, the series[...]

We've seen Dune on the big screen before, but as much love as all might have for that version, it's limited because it's trying to do too much in one film However, when you give the right filmmakers enough time and money to adapt projects, you get films that go above and beyond We saw[...]