Funcom has announced that at least one new Dune game is in the works alongside the new movie. Frank Herbert’s influential sci-fi book Dune was picked up by Legendary for a new movie, and Funcom has licensed the property to make video games.
Legendary Entertainment acquired film and TV rights to Frank Herbert’s Dunein 2016. It was reported soon after that Denis Villeneuve would direct a film adaptation of the seminal sci-fi book. Now, Funcom has secured rights to make a new Dune game.
Funcom announced a deal with Legendary Entertainment and Herbert Properties LLC to license Dune and create new video games in that sci-fi universe. Funcom’s Oslo studio is set to begin development on at least one Dune video game later this year.
