Maintain your ornithopters, people; Dune: Awakening was simply delayed till June 10. Funcom launched an announcement explaining the choice, stating that as a result of suggestions from beta testers, the corporate is pushing the launch date again by three weeks in order that they have “the time wanted to make enhancements that can result in a greater gameplay expertise from day one.” A head begin for eligible gamers will start on June 5.
That mentioned, video games journalists and different content material creators are nonetheless taking part in the early components of the sport, and the embargo on their experiences will elevate on April 25. Our impressions of the sport will go stay round that point, too, so tune again in to learn our ideas.
Whereas the delay is unlucky, it’s not essentially a nasty factor. It’s much better for a sport to launch barely later and in a extra playable type than for a buggy expertise to mar the general public’s first impressions. Funcom additionally says the delay provides it the prospect to carry an enormous beta weekend someday subsequent month that can let much more individuals check out the sport early. The staff says extra data on that can be introduced quickly.
Funcom writes, “Dune: Awakening is a beast of a sport. It is a multiplayer survival on an enormous scale, and we’re making gameplay and technical strides not seen within the style earlier than. We wish to be certain that we stick the touchdown.” Delays are all the time disappointing, however the staff’s wording provides us hope that they’re taking the sport significantly and treating it with the care it deserves.
There may even be a stay stream right this moment at 12 PM ET/9 AM PT on YouTube, Steam, and Twitch with the builders that can give attention to the fight components of the sport (and the place the staff will seemingly clarify a few of the reasoning behind the delay.) Don’t neglect — you possibly can go forward and obtain the character creator now to start out designing your participant forward of the sport’s launch.
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