February 05, 2025

Episode 85 - Dune Awakening, Will It Change Survival Games Forever?

2 hours 4 minutes

Good Morning CoinDroppers!

Today we've got a mix of news for you to include some struggles for Sony, the potential death rattle of Bioware, and some talk about Dune Awakening the survival game that might finally push the genre forward. But before we jump in, don't forget to head over to our Facebook page, give us a follow and vote for what game we play on the 22nd during our Community Interaction Stream.

Sony Woes

Sony hasn't had a great few weeks. Between the broken launch of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's AND Spider-Man 2's PC launch they're not in a great graces with the PC crowd. They also recently decided to remove the PSN requirement for PC players which doesn't make any sense to Tim or I. Sony also has a pirate issue on PC and in my opinion it may be self inflicted.

The Death Rattle of Bioware?

Bioware has been gutted in the wake of the total failure that was Dragon Age Veilguard. It seems like pretty much everyone who touched that game has been let go. While that sounds bad it might have a small glimmer of light. Reportedly, what's left of Bioware is all "laser focused" on the next Mass Effect and the team is comprised of a small number of veterans from the previous games. This sounds good but we'll have to wait and see what they show whenever that happens. In my opinion, don't hold your breath...

Dune Awakening

Dune awakening is shaping up to be the best version of the survival game genre. Funcom is dedicated to "Making the game fit Dune not Dune fit the game" and that statement alone makes it clear they aren't fucking around. Tim and I talk a bit about a recent article from PC gamer discussing the first 7 hours of gameplay. In addition to this we discuss the difficulty of being interested in a game and wanting to know more but not wanting to know more so you can go in blind and experience the game without expectations.

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