Dune Awakening Takes Place in Alternate Timeline Devs Sort of Sidestep Religion
The spice must flow.
Hot on the heels of yesterday's gameplay reveal, we've learned more about Funcom's upcoming MMO, Dune: Awakening, which remains shrouded in mystery. Crucially, we knew the story would take place in an alternate universe set a few years before the events of the Frank Herbert books or Dennis Villeneuve films and would ignore one of the most critical aspects of its universe, religion, for undisclosed spoiler reasons. Now you've got our attention!
Speaking to Eurogamer, creative director Joel Bylos had some pretty exciting things to say about the game, explaining where Awakening fits into the larger Duniverse. His statement already has the community speculating what the ramifications of such a move might mean, as religion is intrinsically tied to the story itself:
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