
it's probably not combat in Dune: Awakening most of the time, is it? We've all seen MMOs before. That's combat in Dune: Awakening." But like. The pitch from Joel Bylos, the creative director, is that eventually you could be the leader of a whole guild of people, with a fleet of sand bikes and ornithopters, and you head over the desert to a spice blow in the distance - but then you see another guild coming, and "just as you clash, you hear the rumble of a sandworm coming. You start off with nothing, having awoken in the desert with no memory (ohhh, I get the title now), and only a makeshift knife to stab some guys and steal the water from their stillsuits. In a little spotlight feature at the PC Gaming Show they talked a bit more about the game, and boy, sure seems like a lot of cool stuff is possible in theory. You got yourself a video game, baybeeeee! Or at least, Funcom do, them being the devs what are making Dune Awakening. You've got warring factions, you've got a hostile desert planet, you've got canonical giant monsters that can form regular events for players. Dune Awakening is bound to be a title that keeps us gaming for years to come.Frank Herbert's weirdo sci-fi epic is a great shout for a survival game and an MMO in many ways. To be able to play in an open world within an MMO environment is so enticing that I’m going to be waiting for every bit of news on this game. You may recall from my Dune: Spice Wars review that I’m a huge fan of Frank Herbert’s work. The trailer shows you jumping onto one of the massive worms, which I hope becomes a mode of transport. It’s going to be an MMORPG in a massive open world featuring several Dune elements. If you’re a fan of Elder Scrolls Online, you’re bound to enjoy Dune Awakening. Otherwise, you’ll be here reading all day. There were a few others I’m eager to play, but I had to draw a line somewhere. Of course, the height of excitement was the list of upcoming games we get to see into 2023 and beyond.Īs I love to do, I’ve made our own list of the top games from Gamescom 2022 that I can’t wait to get our hands on when they finally launch.


While not all of us could physically attend the event, there were plenty of live shows on YouTube and Twitch to enjoy. An exciting weekend has come and gone with Gamescom 2022 officially behind us.
