The scorching deserts of Arrakis make for the perfect survival game sandbox, and my Dune Awakening preview paints a promising picture.

The Fremen are surrounded by spice in the desert of Arrakis, and so their eyes are blue. "Those are called the eyes of Ibad," Leo Wiggins, co-host of the "Dune" podcast "Gom Jabbar," tells TODAY.com.

Throughout the story, there are only two constants: Arrakis and the spice melange. The first "Dune" novel introduces the spice, the substance that runs the galactic economy. Melange is an ...

It's easy to be sceptical about an MMO survival game set in the Duniverse, but after a few bouts of dehydration and sunstroke ...

You’ll take part in allying with factions and carving your part in Arrakis. You’ll develop the means to do things like harvest spice, develop commercial and technological power, and engage in ...

Not only does the giant phallic cretin suck you down into the bowels of Arrakis, it eats everything you're carrying. Your clothes, your weapons, and especially your Spice Liquor. Suddenly you're ...

Awakening has some very lofty goals. It is a shared open-world survival game, so players can encounter, work with, and ...

Dune Awakening, Funcom's upcoming survival open-world MMO, is slated to release sometime in 2025. We went hands-on last week ...

Survival on Arrakis mainly rely on three systems: shelter, water, and movement. Shelters are the structures that protect against sandstorms and spice emanations. Stillsuits are a full-body suit to ...

According to the studio, Awakening will let thousands of players inhabit a shared version of Arrakis, where they’ll have to construct their own shelters and bases to survive, and eventually build ...