Worms! Spice! Shakespeare! Dune: Awakening Finally Arrives – And I’m Pretty Sure Sandworms Inspired Hamlet!

Spice Must Flow… Eventually! Dune: Awakening Lands (a Bit Late)! – By Bronbus Quitley, Jape News Staff

Greetings, fellow spice addicts! Bronbus Quitley here, fresh from a sandworm-dodging expedition (okay, it was a virtual one, my mom says I shouldn’t go near the real sand… something about “allergies” and “scorpions”) to bring you the lowdown on Dune: Awakening!

You all remember, right? The big, ambitious, open-world survival MMO set on Arrakis? Well, after a bit of… shuffling around on the calendar (apparently even spice barons have to reschedule things!), it’s finally here! It launched June 10th, and let me tell you, it's been quite the journey!

Now, I’m not the best at dates, you see. My goldfish, Finnegan, has a better grasp on chronology. But the important thing is, we can finally immerse ourselves in the harsh beauty of Arrakis! For those who’ve been living under a stillsuit (which, frankly, is a smart survival strategy), Dune: Awakening promises to be a sprawling digital desert where you learn the ways of the Fremen, build settlements (probably bigger than my treehouse!), and, most importantly, avoid becoming lunch for those magnificent, terrifying sandworms!

I’m hearing whispers that there's a whole system of alignment with Houses Atreides and Harkonnen. Now, I’m a big fan of both! Atreides are like, really noble, you know? All about justice and fairness. Harkonnen, well, they’re… enthusiastic! They really commit to their villainy. You can practically taste the malice! It’s like they’re auditioning for a Shakespearean tragedy! Did you know Shakespeare invented sandworms? No? I'm pretty sure he did... It all makes sense when you think about it.

And the building system! Oh, the building system! I’ve heard tales of players constructing entire cities carved into the rock, powered by… well, I'm not entirely sure what powers them, but it’s probably spice-related. Everything on Arrakis is spice-related, isn’t it? It's like, if you sneeze, it's spice-flavored. I once knew a guy who claimed he could smell spice in his dreams… He was a very interesting man, but I digress!

Now, I've also heard rumblings about something called "PvP." Apparently, you can fight other players? I'm not so sure about that. Seems a bit… messy. I prefer to build and explore, thank you very much! Less chance of getting a faceful of sand.

The game is currently available on Steam, which means you'll need a PC to play. But don’t worry, word on the street (a very dusty street) is that PlayStation 5 and Xbox versions are on their way! I'm hoping they’re fast, because my mum keeps telling me to go outside and get some sunshine.

Oh! And did I mention private servers? You can apparently run your own servers! Imagine! Your very own Arrakis! You could ban sandworms! You could make it rain spice! The possibilities are endless! Though, I'm not sure how practical that is...

So, there you have it! Dune: Awakening is finally here! Go forth, survive, build, and for the love of all that is holy, watch out for the worms! And maybe send me a postcard from Arrakis, will you? Finnegan would love to see it.

[Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394350/Dune_Awakening/]