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Dune: Awakening gets fully offline single-player in the latest update
Dune: Awakening developers delivered what they promised, as the game can now be played entirely offline in single-player. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/11/dune-awakening-gets-fully-offline-single-player-in-the-latest-update/
Dune: Awakening gets fully offline single-player in the latest update
Dune: Awakening developers delivered what they promised, as the game can now be played entirely offline in single-player. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Dune: Awakening's seasonally appropriate Blood and Ice expansion gets a December release date, and in a plus for preservation, an offline mode this month
December is certainly going to be the month of Dune. The biggest Dune of Dunecember will obviously go to Dune: Part 3, which is Duen out December 18th. A little bit before that, however, is a well-timed free expansion coming to Dune: Awakening. It's called Blood and Ice, which sounds gross, but...
Dune: Awakening's free Blood and Ice expansion swaps sand for snow on 1st December
Funcom's survival MMO Dune: Awakening is heading north with a free expansion that trades the deserts of Arrakis for a frozen new map. Read more
Dune: Awakening is getting a free DLC that adds a whole new map and swaps out sand for snow
Funcom will also "continue expanding the game" through 2027.
Dune: Awakening Blood and Ice expansion launches on December 1 for free
The expansion takes players to Arrakis’ frozen north.
Dune: Awakening's free Blood and Ice expansion launches December 1
Funcom reveals the Blood and Ice expansion and detailed what's coming over the next three to four months - including new events, offline single-player and more. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/dune-awakenings-free-blood-and-ice-expansion-launches-december-1/
Dune: Awakening's free Blood and Ice expansion launches December 1
Funcom reveals the Blood and Ice expansion and detailed what's coming over the next three to four months - including new events, offline single-player and more. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Dune: Awakening Announces Blood and Ice Expansion for December 1
Dune: Awakening officially announced a new free expansion is coming, as Blood and Ice will be added to the game on December 1
Aloft and Conan Exiles Enhanced launch on PS5 in early 2027
We’ve just launched Dune: Awakening on PlayStation 5, but we’re only getting started. We’re excited to bring two more of our open-world survival adventures to PlayStation 5 in early 2027. Soar the skies in Aloft, then visit the unforgiving Exiled Lands in Conan Exiles Enhanced. Aloft: Build a home...
Dune Awakening studio undergoes layoffs following console launch
Funcom is entering another period of restructuring, with the company confirming that staff cuts will take place as it transitions away from full production on Dune: Awakening. The move comes just months after the game’s console launch, and follows a similar round of layoffs shortly after the title...
Dune: Awakening studio faces layoffs as it restructures following console release
Norwegian developer Funcom, creator of Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles - and many other games - is entering a period of restructuring and bracing for layoffs as a result. You may remember the company making a similar move this time last year, months after the initial PC release of Dune: Awakening....
Funcom is laying off yet more developers as it pivots to supporting Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles
CEO Rui Casais to depart the company at the end of the year.
Dune: Awakening team faces layoffs as Funcom boss says it can't sustain its "size and structure"
Dune: Awakening developer Funcom is pivoting to focus on its two ongoing online projects, Conan Exiles and the more recent survival MMO based on Frank Herbert's universe – a pivot that means reshuffling the team and, unfortunately, layoffs. The news comes from...
Dune: Awakening team faces layoffs as Funcom boss says it can't sustain its "size and structure"
The studio now "requires a different organization"
Funcom confirms new layoffs and the stepping down of its CEO as it focuses on Conan Exiles and Dune Awakening
We sure hope you like Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening a bunch because those two games appear to be the only things that Funcom is going to zero in on. The developer announced that it is undergoing a restructuring process that will aim attention to the two survival sandboxes and ultimately lead to...
Funcom to lay off staff as it pivots to focusing solely on Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening
Norwegian developer Funcom has begun a restructuring process following a decision to focus solely on live operations for Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening, with an unknown number of staff affected. CEO Rui Casais, who has lead the developer for 11 years including through its 2020 acquisition by...
Fortnite Gets a Taste of Arrakis With Dune: Awakening Crossover
Funcom has teamed up with Meta4 Interactive’s Power Up team to bring a special Dune: Awakening experience to select Fortnite Creator Islands. The post Fortnite Gets a Taste of Arrakis With Dune: Awakening Crossover appeared first on COGconnected.
Dune: Awakening Launches Two Fortnite Creator Islands
Dune: Awakening fans can now try two Fortnite Creator Islands inspired by the game.
Players’ Choice: Vote for September’s best new game
Last month was filled with an extensive release of games ranging from story-driven spectacles to mini-adventures! Some big new releases included Marvel’s Wolverine, Control Resonant, Dune: Awakening, and NBA 2K27. Which game was your favorite? How does it work? At the end of every month,...
Review: Dune: Awakening (PS5) - What a Time To Be a Duner
May thy knife chip and shatter. Standing over the planes of Arrakis, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so thirsty playing a game. Dune: Awakening, the survival experience from Funcom, has finally made its way to consoles, and I’ve been checking out the game on PS5. This was a release I actually had a...
Dune: Awakening gains 1 million additional players following console launch
Mere days following the game’s console launch, Dune: Awakening has officially gained an additional 1 million new players across all platforms. Dune: Awakening gains 1 million additional players following console launch first appeared on KitGuru.
Commmuninet Signal #21
Welcome in, survivors both new and seasoned! With the launch of Dune: Awakening on console, we’ve seen a surge of fresh faces across Arrakis, and we hope you’re enjoying your time in the sands. If this is your first time tuning into a Communinet Signal, you’re in for a treat. This is our regular...
Dune Awakening boss says Denis Villeneuve feared the name "could be a little too close to Star Wars"
Working on a licensed game is a double-edged sword. Yes, you could get to contribute to one of your favorite properties, be that Star Wars or Batman, but there are often hoops to jump through in terms of approval. In the case of Dune: Awakening, Funcom's had to build a reputation for being solid...
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