Gamescom 2024

Gamescom 2024 will take place between 2024-08-21 and 2024-08-25 with the Opening Night Live (ONL) kicking off the event on 2024-08-20 evening, in Cologne, Germany.

Funcom will be at the event to feature a world premiere of Dune: Awakening. There will be a 5-minute gameplay trailer during ONL, a booth every day of the event where visitors can get loot bags and see a giant Sandworm display, as well as "live gameplay" which will be streamed via their partner streamers and have dev commentary, in several languages

In addition to this, there will be an in-person Dune Book Club session near the event on the Saturday 2024-08-24 09:00 CEST

Opening Night Live

• heat exhaustion
• ammo
• durability
• crosshair
• compass and other HUD
• "unsheltered"
• journeys not tracked
• shield "health"?
• thumper
• rocket launcher
• character creation
• vehicles
• weapon giving "emote"?
• climbing
• skills consume stamina
• shield repell all ranged attacks
• shields can be used while range shooting
• enemies can be knocked down
• hunter seeker range?
• blood extraction
• wind electricity generation
• base
• access levels?
• crafting station
• carpets
• floating lights
• blood purifier
• blueprint system
• vehicle modularity
• ornithopter ?afterburn?
• ornithopter controls and interface + status?
• a few locations
• a dead worm??
• different ornithopters
• Harko Village - community hub
• spice blow
• carryall + sandcrawler
• tank with machine gun
• suicidal guy with shields on sand
• grappling hook
• BIG ASS WORM

Booth

More details to come on the booth and 30-minute gameplay showcase!

Dune Book Club

More details to come on the Book Club!

Gallery

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