After months of closed betas, Dune: Awakening is launching a "large-scale beta weekend" with 20 hours of content from the survival MMO

Dune Awakening
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After months of closed betas tied up in NDAs, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dune: Awakening developer Funcom is getting set foꦆr a much bigger beta weekend in May, promising "tens of thousands" of players early access to a substantial chunk of the survival MMO.

"From May 9 until May 12, the largest Beta yet will📖 take place, with a huge number of new players joining compared to previous closed Betas," the d🌃evs say in a press release. "Players can get a taste of both spice and story in the large-scale Beta weekend, featuring the first 20 hours of the game and most of Act 1 of the story."

, and it looks like the devs aren't kidding about this being "large-scale." In addition to the early Steam invites, Funcom will also give out "tens of thousands" of beta keys during a on May 10.

"Unlike previous Betas," the devs add, "this one has no NDA, meaning all information is open to sh🌳are, and the game can be streamed for all to see."

Dune: Awakening — Story Trailer - YouTube Dune: Awakening — Story Trailer - YouTube

Alongside today's news, we also have a that offers a taste of the game's plot. While this is a survival MMO through and through, it l🎃ooks like we'll have a fair bit of Dune political intrigue to guide the gameplay, too.

Dune: Awakening was previously scheduled to launch on May 20, but 澳洲幸运5开奖号码🌳历史查询:suffere⛦d a last-minute delay to June 10 🌳– though certain editions of the game will let you play as early as June 5.

Dune Awakening launches for $50 without a stay in early access, and while the survival MMO "will not have a monthly subscription," it will have "optional" paid DLC.

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