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Funcom to Create at Least 3 Games in the DUNE Universe Including an Open World Multiplayer Game - M

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  • FlyByKnightFlyByKnight Member EpicPosts: 3,967
    *headscratch* Dune is so old now though...  Does their audience remember the IP?
    I hear they are rebooting the franchise. Maybe they are hoping to piggyback off that? 

    https://io9.gizmodo.com/dune-is-coming-to-spice-up-thanksgiving-2020-1832666112

    Absolutely and if anybody is going to get the movie right (finally) it's going to be Denis Villeneuve. 
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  • laseritlaserit Member LegendaryPosts: 7,591
    I'll miss Max Von Sydow in the new one. 

    Who knows, hopefully he'll be in it.

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  • PottedPlant22PottedPlant22 Member RarePosts: 800
    Dragnelus said:
    Open world multiplayer game, they probably forgot to add "survival"


    And the words Early Access...
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  • MyrdynnMyrdynn Member RarePosts: 2,483
    Funcom....million dollar ideas, 10 cent execution
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    Whelp,  it could have been worse, better Funcom rather than Ten Cent, Ncsoft or Snail Games right?

    Maybe...



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  • k61977k61977 Member EpicPosts: 1,523
    Only thing that worries me is Funcom. Dune is one of my childhood favorites. Really hope they get it right on at least one of the games.
  • Po_ggPo_gg Member EpicPosts: 5,749
    Kyleran said:
    Whelp,  it could have been worse, better Funcom rather than Ten Cent, Ncsoft or Snail Games right?
    Kyl, that was surprising, where's CCP from that list? :wink:
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  • MagnusAlanMagnusAlan Member UncommonPosts: 13
    Hopefully "set in the Dune universe" doesn't end up meaning "set entirely on Arrakis."  That would be taking 'open world sandbox' a bit too literally.  Also, day one everyone will be autorunning across the dunes just to call a sandworm. 
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  • DerryFHDerryFH Member UncommonPosts: 57
    Played TSW and AoC from Funcom and had a lot of fun with those titles.
    So, unless they make it a survival or battle royale, I will be queuing up for my game copy when they release it.
  • BoraellBoraell Member UncommonPosts: 97
    Still have fond memories of playing Dune & Dune II on the Amiga so hopefully Funcom can add to those. They usually have some good idea's and intentions but the implementation isn't always there so will have to wait and see!
  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332
    Selling the same game 3x ,this is the new trend in gaming.MMO is nothing more than creating a login screen.What will eb the rest,a survival game?A BR game?
    IDK but seeing the IP used,i expect LOTS ,i mean TONS of empty space,no living world,more like playing Darkfall in the desert.

    IDK where or when this started but i have noticed what seems every developer is creating shallow fill ins to generate cash flow.it really appears the entire industry is hurting so they need these little ideas to keep paying the bills,meaning nobody or no game is doing very well after the first week/initial sales.

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  • XasapisXasapis Member RarePosts: 6,337
    I'm reading Funcom and I'm wondering, what happened with Vampire the Masquerade? It's an IP they already own, why go for an IP that they don't?
  • fearufearu Member UncommonPosts: 292
    This is good news but please Funcom, don't fuck it up.
  • XasapisXasapis Member RarePosts: 6,337
    Btw, Funcom is introducing a 2019 Anarchy Online new subscription only server:
    https://www.facebook.com/anarchyonline/photos/a.10150904796001088/10156062891596088/?type=3&theater
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  • rodarinrodarin Member EpicPosts: 2,611
    LeFantome said:


    It seems to me if you're a fan of source material, Funcom is a best case scenario. One of the few companies who atleast attempt to match the tone of a setting and keep things semi-canon.



    To all the people commenting negatively against Funcom, who would be your better choice?



    CD PROJEKT RED . They have a pretty good resume.
    Not really Red dead is a failure right now as a multiplayer because its console only, and if it werent for private and modded and coded servers GTA V would also be a failure.

    There isnt a company out there that people are in love with or have some cult following that has OFFICIAL servers that are any good.

    Thats why there are only a handful of MMOs left and theyre all ancient or getting very old. BDO and ESO are the newest and theyre 5 years old now.

    While we have started to get inundated with all these 'multiplayer' game announcements the past couple months they all still have the stink of failure on them. And while some people may be excited about "Dune'' i.p. its not all that what can they really do with it? The Stargate I.P which failed probably close to 5 years ago now has way more potential but no one has picked that up and tried to run with it. Maybe the holders want too much  or MMOs just arent worth it.

    The wording of all this is also very obvious. At best its another small map snoozefest that some people will be able to run privately with and give the RPers who eyes bleed from doing GTA V or ARK something else to do. Similar to Atlas. But Conan which I didnt think was a bad game was not well received at all and its shelf life was ridiculously short. Mostly because regardless of what people want to claim 'survival' games even with a story or some achievements arent something you can expect a long running love affair with. Even trying to create 'seasons' where stuff wipes and a whole new world magically opens up gets boring fast even if you have a close knit group or people to play with. Streamers did everything they could with ARK and they had a decent run but they still only milked 8 or 9 months out of that game at its height (before it was released) and it took a couple of expansions and monthly 'content' additions during early access to give them that mush,
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    rodarin said:
    LeFantome said:


    It seems to me if you're a fan of source material, Funcom is a best case scenario. One of the few companies who atleast attempt to match the tone of a setting and keep things semi-canon.



    To all the people commenting negatively against Funcom, who would be your better choice?



    CD PROJEKT RED . They have a pretty good resume.
    Not really Red dead is a failure right now as a multiplayer because its console only, and if it werent for private and modded and coded servers GTA V would also be a failure.


    What does that have to do with CDPR?
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    edited February 2019
    A mobile game, a battle royal and a Rocket League rip off, there you go. :)
  • rodarinrodarin Member EpicPosts: 2,611
    Iselin said:
    rodarin said:
    LeFantome said:


    It seems to me if you're a fan of source material, Funcom is a best case scenario. One of the few companies who atleast attempt to match the tone of a setting and keep things semi-canon.



    To all the people commenting negatively against Funcom, who would be your better choice?



    CD PROJEKT RED . They have a pretty good resume.
    Not really Red dead is a failure right now as a multiplayer because its console only, and if it werent for private and modded and coded servers GTA V would also be a failure.


    What does that have to do with CDPR?
    youre right I misread it I saw 'Rockstar' for some reason.

    But CD Project Red is an even worse example since they dont make online multiplayer games at all. Unless you want to count Gwent....
    Gdemami
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Dune is a big IP and every IP must be mined for gaming. Funcom for me have a good track record but that counts for nothing, each game stands on its own merits.

    We must wait to see if any of these games are a grain of sand that can be called a world.
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    rodarin said:
    Iselin said:
    rodarin said:
    LeFantome said:


    It seems to me if you're a fan of source material, Funcom is a best case scenario. One of the few companies who atleast attempt to match the tone of a setting and keep things semi-canon.



    To all the people commenting negatively against Funcom, who would be your better choice?



    CD PROJEKT RED . They have a pretty good resume.
    Not really Red dead is a failure right now as a multiplayer because its console only, and if it werent for private and modded and coded servers GTA V would also be a failure.


    What does that have to do with CDPR?
    youre right I misread it I saw 'Rockstar' for some reason.

    But CD Project Red is an even worse example since they dont make online multiplayer games at all. Unless you want to count Gwent....
    I could care less about a multiplayer Dune unless it's a full MMO and I highly doubt that's what they have in mind. The MP games getting pumped out these days are either PvP BR, survival or looter shooters.

    I think what he an others in this thread are getting at is that Dune is a great story IP with depth and it deserves to be treated right. A story RPG like CDPR still makes or like Bioware used to make would suit Dune better than any of the current trendy and shallow MP genres.
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  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,050
    A Dune RTS by Blizzard would be nice too, taking the best parts of W3 and Starcraft and injecting that into a game like Dune 2000. 

    /Cheers,
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  • MowzerMowzer Member UncommonPosts: 78
    It takes a lot these days to get me excited, but this news sure has. Funcon nails the in-game atmosphere better than most in the industry.
    Looking forward to hearing more and finding out what actual games come from this.

  • ForgrimmForgrimm Member EpicPosts: 3,069
    Xasapis said:
    I'm reading Funcom and I'm wondering, what happened with Vampire the Masquerade? It's an IP they already own, why go for an IP that they don't?
    Funcom doesn't own the Vampire IP. Paradox Interactive is the company who owns White Wolf Publishing, the company that publishes the Vampire rpg. As an aside, it seems that Paradox may be announcing a sequel to Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines.
    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/02/25/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-sequel-might-be-sneaking-up-on-us-at-gdc/
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  • CynehildCynehild Member UncommonPosts: 102
    Hey at this point I'll take anything that sounds half decent.
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