Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Half Two movie wormed its approach by way of theaters over the weekend, and in case you’ve nonetheless obtained sand within the mind, there’s lots extra the place that got here from. Specifically, Funcom shared a more in-depth take a look at the upcoming Dune: Awakening survival sport, which is within the works for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC.

To bridge the hole extra elegantly, let’s begin with the “Creating Worlds, from E-book to Movie to Recreation” developer diary. This one has Funcom CCO Joel Bylos and Oscar-winning cinematographer Greig Fraser (Dune: Half One and Two, Rogue One) speaking about what it takes to adapt one thing like Frank Herbert’s traditional novels. Dune: Awakening is ostensibly a survival/crafting sport at its core, however these conventional survival parts finally evolve from bodily to political. See the place the inspirations got here from and the way they expanded upon the world depicted within the movie adaptation beneath.

The timing of Dune: Awakening‘s manufacturing appears to have paid off, notably in the way in which they had been capable of go to the precise units from the movie in an effort to carry the world to life extra precisely. The brand new tech utilized in Unreal Engine 5 definitely didn’t damage both, and it’s cool to see the way it additionally helped in previsualization for the movies. 

For an additional take a look at what all that work is constructing as much as, you possibly can see some cinematics and gameplay within the new trailer.

How effectively Dune works within the open world survival style stays to be seen. As for once we’ll be capable to run for our expensive lives from each Sandworm rumbling beneath the floor, that additionally stays to be seen. There’s no launch date in place for Dune: Awakening simply but, however hopefully, we’ll know extra quickly.