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Dune: Awakening Sells 1 Million Copies, Making It Funcom's Fastest-Selling Game Ever
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67682" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/06/03/ss-8616aceb30a8b01979c16a5aea46f9ef587f7ff3-1920x1080-1748936333610.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/games/dune-awakening" target="_blank"><u>Dune: Awakening</u></a> has sold over 1 million copies in two weeks.</p><p></p><p>Developer Funcom announced the news earlier today, confirming that to go along with a superb launch with a "very positive" user review rating on Steam, over 1 million players "have awakened," making it Funcom's "fastest-selling game ever."</p><p></p><p>"Dune: Awakening launched June 10 and 1,000,000 players have awakened!" the studio <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1172710/view/546738448831087182" target="_blank"><u>said</u></a>. "It’s now Funcom’s fastest-selling game ever. To put it into perspective, it took Conan Exiles one year to reach this number. We’re truly humbled and thankful for this reception. It must also be noted that you certainly don’t live up to your title, because you have been busy since launch.</p><p></p><p>"Launch has been a Coriolis storm, and we’re still riding that mighty gale. We have seen so many amazing things from all of you — the bases, the close calls with Shai-Hulud, the epic vehicle jumps, the struggles, discoveries, victories, heroic deaths, and so much more... We salute you, Sleepers."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Within hours of going live, Funcom's survival RPG had clocked up over <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-one-of-the-most-played-games-on-steam-as-peak-concurrent-player-numbers-hit-new-heights" target="_blank"><u>142,000 concurrent players on Valve's platform</u></a>, and <a href="https://steamdb.info/app/1172710/charts/" target="_blank"><u>hit a new high last weekend of 189,333 players</u></a>. We gave <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-dev-working-on-pvp-and-deep-desert-issues-as-new-concurrent-user-peak-record-is-set" target="_blank"><u>Dune: Awakening 8/10 in our review</u></a>, writing: "Dune: Awakening is an excellent survival MMO that captures Frank Herbet’s sci-fi world incredibly well, mostly to its advantage and occasionally to its detriment. The survival climb from dehydrated peasant to powerful warlord of Arrakis is a joy almost every step of the way, and the story and worldbuilding filled this nerd with absolute joy.</p><p></p><p>"There’s still plenty for Awakening to work on though, as its combat never really hits its stride, the endgame is a bit of a chaotic mess not worth the effort, and there’s quite a few technical bugs yet to be squashed, but even these rough patches felt like tiny desert mice next to the leviathan shai-huluds that are this survival game’s wonderful successes."</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-developer-is-formulating-a-plan-to-improve-pvp-and-toxic-deep-desert-experiences" target="_blank"><u>Funcom is already "currently formulating a plan" to improve PvP in the Deep Desert</u></a>, which players have previously branded as "toxic" due to griefing. Funcom has already <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-patches-out-orni-squishing-in-pvp-by-completely-removing-the-ability-to-damage-players-and-npcs-with-vehicles-and-not-all-fans-are-happy-about-it" target="_blank"><u>patched out the ability for players to squish other people with their Ornithopter</u></a>, but senior game director Viljar Sommerbakk also revealed the team was considering tweaking Ornis further, such as equipping them with rockets that "reduces overall maneuverability and max speed."</p><p></p><p>If all that's got you interested, make sure to check out all the <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Classes" target="_blank"><u>Dune: Awakening classes</u></a> you can choose from, and keep an eye on our in-progress <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Dune_Awakening_Walkthrough" target="_blank"><u>Dune: Awakening walkthrough</u></a> for a step-by-step guide to the story. To help you survive on Arrakis, we've got<a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Resource_Locations" target="_blank"><u> Dune: Awakening resource guides</u></a> that'll help you find <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Where_to_Get_Iron" target="_blank"><u>iron</u></a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Where_to_Get_Steel" target="_blank"><u>steel</u></a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Where_to_Get_Aluminum" target="_blank"><u>aluminium</u></a>, and a <a href="https://www.ign.com/videos/dune-awakening-all-trainer-locations-basic-and-advanced" target="_blank"><u>Dune: Awakening Trainers locations guide</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-sells-1-million-copies-making-it-funcoms-fastest-selling-game-ever" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67682, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/06/03/ss-8616aceb30a8b01979c16a5aea46f9ef587f7ff3-1920x1080-1748936333610.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/dune-awakening'][U]Dune: Awakening[/U][/URL] has sold over 1 million copies in two weeks. Developer Funcom announced the news earlier today, confirming that to go along with a superb launch with a "very positive" user review rating on Steam, over 1 million players "have awakened," making it Funcom's "fastest-selling game ever." "Dune: Awakening launched June 10 and 1,000,000 players have awakened!" the studio [URL='https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1172710/view/546738448831087182'][U]said[/U][/URL]. "It’s now Funcom’s fastest-selling game ever. To put it into perspective, it took Conan Exiles one year to reach this number. We’re truly humbled and thankful for this reception. It must also be noted that you certainly don’t live up to your title, because you have been busy since launch. "Launch has been a Coriolis storm, and we’re still riding that mighty gale. We have seen so many amazing things from all of you — the bases, the close calls with Shai-Hulud, the epic vehicle jumps, the struggles, discoveries, victories, heroic deaths, and so much more... We salute you, Sleepers." Within hours of going live, Funcom's survival RPG had clocked up over [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-one-of-the-most-played-games-on-steam-as-peak-concurrent-player-numbers-hit-new-heights'][U]142,000 concurrent players on Valve's platform[/U][/URL], and [URL='https://steamdb.info/app/1172710/charts/'][U]hit a new high last weekend of 189,333 players[/U][/URL]. We gave [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-dev-working-on-pvp-and-deep-desert-issues-as-new-concurrent-user-peak-record-is-set'][U]Dune: Awakening 8/10 in our review[/U][/URL], writing: "Dune: Awakening is an excellent survival MMO that captures Frank Herbet’s sci-fi world incredibly well, mostly to its advantage and occasionally to its detriment. The survival climb from dehydrated peasant to powerful warlord of Arrakis is a joy almost every step of the way, and the story and worldbuilding filled this nerd with absolute joy. "There’s still plenty for Awakening to work on though, as its combat never really hits its stride, the endgame is a bit of a chaotic mess not worth the effort, and there’s quite a few technical bugs yet to be squashed, but even these rough patches felt like tiny desert mice next to the leviathan shai-huluds that are this survival game’s wonderful successes." [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-developer-is-formulating-a-plan-to-improve-pvp-and-toxic-deep-desert-experiences'][U]Funcom is already "currently formulating a plan" to improve PvP in the Deep Desert[/U][/URL], which players have previously branded as "toxic" due to griefing. Funcom has already [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-patches-out-orni-squishing-in-pvp-by-completely-removing-the-ability-to-damage-players-and-npcs-with-vehicles-and-not-all-fans-are-happy-about-it'][U]patched out the ability for players to squish other people with their Ornithopter[/U][/URL], but senior game director Viljar Sommerbakk also revealed the team was considering tweaking Ornis further, such as equipping them with rockets that "reduces overall maneuverability and max speed." If all that's got you interested, make sure to check out all the [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Classes'][U]Dune: Awakening classes[/U][/URL] you can choose from, and keep an eye on our in-progress [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Dune_Awakening_Walkthrough'][U]Dune: Awakening walkthrough[/U][/URL] for a step-by-step guide to the story. To help you survive on Arrakis, we've got[URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Resource_Locations'][U] Dune: Awakening resource guides[/U][/URL] that'll help you find [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Where_to_Get_Iron'][U]iron[/U][/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Where_to_Get_Steel'][U]steel[/U][/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/dune-awakening/Where_to_Get_Aluminum'][U]aluminium[/U][/URL], and a [URL='https://www.ign.com/videos/dune-awakening-all-trainer-locations-basic-and-advanced'][U]Dune: Awakening Trainers locations guide[/U][/URL]. [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/dune-awakening-sells-1-million-copies-making-it-funcoms-fastest-selling-game-ever"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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