That will obviously have huge ramifications for the war between House Atreides and House Harkonnen for control of the universe's most resource-rich planet.īy helping 'a certain group of people,' and jumping 'through a lot of hoops,' Bylos said, players will be able to align themselves with the Duke and House Atreides. He is a critically important character in the Dune universe who is assassinated about a third of the way through Herbert's original 1965 novel, but he'll be alive in the game. Characters like Duke Leto, the leader of House Atreides and the father of series hero Paul Atreides, is an example. 'We worked closely with the Herbert and Legendary, and we found a point, a single point, the single pebble that starts a landslide.'īylos wouldn't reveal what exactly that 'pebble' that shifts the timeline is, but said the decision to have the game take place in its own alternate timeline was so that players could interact with characters that die early on in the Dune novel. 'It's similar to the books, but we've gone with an alternate history, like a 'what-if', if you want,' Bylos said. Now Playing: Dune Awakening Reveal Trailer | Gamescom ONL 2022 Funcom also reported record layoffs of half the company in 2012 due to poor sales and reported possible layoffs for their Montreal branch in 2013.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Godager left the company in 2008, citing dissatisfaction with the direction of Age of Conan. However, they are not a company without their negatives. Their rapid growth led to the creation of a development studio in Montreal, Canada in 2009. They are also notable for being the first Norwegian game developer to be on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Funcom is currently one of the leading European independent game developers and publishers. They previously sold physical copies of their products, but switched to an entirely digital distribution model in 2007. Over the past few years, they have been delving deeper into publishing with great success. Company Size: Medium (Around 300 Employees)įuncom was founded by Gaute Godager in 1993 primarily as a video game developer.

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