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[IbizaPocholo]

Funcom is hiring for a Dune ‘next-gen open world survival game’ | VGC

Developer Funcom is hiring for its upcoming Dune game which it describes as a ‘next-gen open-world survival game’.

www.videogameschronicle.com

Firt announced last year, the game is looking to recruit staff to work on the game which is said to be inspired by Conan: Exiles, another Funcom game.

“Since the ‘90s, Funcom has honed its craft creating unforgettable experiences in captivating universes and delivering lasting success with games like Conan Exiles,” reads a statement on a new recruitment page for the game.

“Having built a team of experienced developers from across over 30 nationalities, we now seek new voices to add to our most ambitious project yet, set on Arrakis.”

“Do you want to be a part of our next-gen open-world survival game? We invite you to come shape a world made boundless by its deep lore and enduring themes. Join us as we build a Dune for all fans to realize the dream of traversing its ever-shifting landscape, sand under fingernails and spice in the air.”

The game is being co-developed by German developer Nukklear and began development following Funcom’s acquisition of the Dune franchise in 2019.

 

[Alexious]

How is this news? Of course they are hiring for Dune.

 

[Rykan]

Just put it on steam and add the tags "Early Access" "Survival" and "Open world" to it and it will be on top of the steam charts for months.

 

[Kimahri]

Of course it's survival. Let's play another game where we have to spend endless amounts of time creating the basic shit that should be there to begin with instead of crafting a meaningful story.

God I hate survival games. They're a blight.

 

[dispensergoinup]

Checked out at Funcom. Damn, are we ever going to get an epic Dune game?

 

[Fuz]

Gimme a single player Secret World, goddammit.

 

[chixdiggit]

Checked out at Funcom. Damn, are we ever going to get an epic Dune game?

This is pretty good if you like strategy games...

 

[Meicyn]

Checked out at Funcom.

Seriously. Anarchy Online had the worst MMO launch of all time. Age of Conan was awful past the tutorial island (soundtrack is incredible though). Secret World? Meh.

I have no faith, but I played Elite Dangerous unironically so what do I know.

 

[CamHostage]

This is pretty good if you like strategy games...

And it's what Dune historically should be, or at least what a franchise owner should start out with. This survival action whatever game we're talking about here, that is the mass-market product, that I'm glad to see them expanding into with such a hot property suddenly boiling up on their roster. However, it's important that Dune still got strategy treatment of some kind all these years after the name first found its genre. (Spice Wars isn't the same as Dune or Dune II, but it is still carrying on the legacy in its own way.)

 

[ToTTenTranz]

How is this news? Of course they are hiring for Dune.

Is this hiring related to the Spice Wars 4X game though?

That game is neither open world nor survival. I think this could mean a new, unannounced game set in the Dune universe.

 

[Greirat]

Conan Exiles was fun, a Dune-skinned version sounds good to me.

 

[V4skunk]

Still need a proper Dune RTS.
Spice Wars is good but it's more like Stellaris.

 

[Ozzie666]

I still don't know how this company continues to exist. So many failed projects like Conan and Secret World, even if I had fun with both. They must have deep pockets or government support or something.

 

[Alexious]

Is this hiring related to the Spice Wars 4X game though?

That game is neither open world nor survival. I think this could mean a new, unannounced game set in the Dune universe.

The open world survival Dune game was the first one to be announced, over three years ago, when Funcom got the license.

Funcom to Develop Games in DUNE Universe, Starting with Open World Multiplayer

Funcom announced to have partnered with Legendary Studios to develop games based on the DUNE IP, starting with an open world multiplayer.

wccftech.com

 

[Alexious]

I still don't know how this company continues to exist. So many failed projects like Conan and Secret World, even if I had fun with both. They must have deep pockets or government support or something.

Conan Exiles was actually very successful and they were acquired by Tencent a while ago, so they have quite deep pockets.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Duchess]

Anyone seen the DUNC film..? I'm waiting for both parts to be available before bothering.

 

[Fluo]

They already have a great game which fulfills dune fantasy, it's called Anarchy Online. I'd rather they made AO2 than add another buggy unfinished mess of a game to their list.

 

[SJRB]

Anyone seen the DUNC film..? I'm waiting for both parts to be available before bothering.

Of course. Seeing that on the big screen with that insane soundtrack was something to behold, amazing experience.

 

[manzo]

Anyone seen the DUNC film..? I'm waiting for both parts to be available before bothering.

Thank fucking God I went to see this in a cinema. The soundtrack alone needs cinema-levels of sound. And no, your Dolby Atmos system at home is not enough.

 

[ahtlas7]

Thank fucking God I went to see this in a cinema. The soundtrack alone needs cinema-levels of sound. And no, your Dolby Atmos system at home is not enough.

I thought it was just me. I tried tweaking the heck out of my system but can’t replicate what they had going in the theater. Perhaps we got an inferior audio track on Blu-ray?

 

[manzo]

I thought it was just me. I tried tweaking the heck out of my system but can’t replicate what they had going in the theater. Perhaps we got an inferior audio track on Blu-ray?

Rarely any home has an equivalent of a good cinema sound system of 26+ speakers and 4 subwoofers. Also, the sound levels are something else than at home even if you blast them fully.

You just can’t replicate it at home.

 

[CitizenZ]

Funcom, a studio that has awesome ideas and never able to execute.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Conan the Barbarian and Dune, two of my favorite franchises, both transformed into shitty "survival" simulators by Funcom.

Fuck Funcom and the horse they rode in on.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Dune on the segacd was the goat dune game