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First gameplay revealed for Dune: Spice Wars

by: Rob -
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So... tell me what you want, what you really really want? Um, wait. Wrong spice. What I really want is the second installment of Denis Villeneuve's Dune film. But seeing as that is years away, a Dune video game could be a nice stopgap. And lo and behold here we go with some gameplay footage from Shiro Games' upcoming 4x offering, Dune: Spice Wars. For the first time in 20 years we head back to Arrakis. The spice must flow. I remember fondly playing the heck out of Dune II on my Sega Genesis back in the 90's. That was the game that introduced me to the RTS genre. So between those memories, my fondness for the rich world Hebert penned (I also read every one of the Dune novels back in the 90s) and the fact that I am riding the nostalgic high from having seen the recent feature film only a few months ago, I'm all in to give this game a try when it comes out. 

So when is that? Well Early Access for PC is supposed to open up "this Spring." No firm dates yet, obviously; but gameplay footage is a great indication that we are on our way. In addition to this strategy game, publisher and rights holder Funcom has also announced they are planning on creating a survival sim set in the same world. Details for that are even slimmer at the moment, but something to be on the lookout for.