Polygon.com / 10.05.25

Dune: Awakening's beta weekend is open and you can still get in, if you pre-order

Dune: Awakening, the highly anticipated Dune MMO made by Funcom, has previously had a beta that was under NDA for select players. But this weekend, theres a new beta going on that players are free to stream and talk to their friends about. Its available from now until this coming Monday, May 12 and at first, players had to put their names into Funcoms proverbial hat in hopes of receiving a key for it. Now, though, anybody who pre-orders the game can get an invitation and hop on in to virtual Arrakis. The team at Funcom launched the beta yesterday afternoon and then, later that day, made the decision to open up the beta to include players who had pre-ordered. In a post on Bluesky, the developer announced the course reversal. Everyone who has pre-ordered Dune: Awakening can now also access the Beta Weekend!We heard your feedback on this. If you already own or decide to pre-order any of the editions this weekend, you should now also see a Beta Weekend product in your Steam library. Dune:...
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