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Dune: Awakening studio faces layoffs as it restructures following console release
Norwegian developer Funcom is undergoing layoffs and restructuring following the console release of Dune: Awakening. Long-time CEO Rui Casais is stepping down, replaced by Scott Junior, as the company shifts from peak development to live service operations. This transition necessitates a reduction in the development team size, impacting employees who worked on Dune: Awakening.
Funcom is laying off yet more developers as it pivots to supporting Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles
Funcom is undergoing a restructuring that will lead to layoffs as the company pivots to focus solely on supporting its existing live service games, Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles. CEO Rui Casais will depart after the reorganization, with Scott Junior set to take over. This shift follows Dune: Awakening's move away from MMO elements and the addition of solo and PvE modes.
Dune: Awakening team faces layoffs as Funcom boss admits "we cannot sustain the size and structure" of the…
Funcom is implementing layoffs for its Dune: Awakening development team as the company pivots to focus on its ongoing projects, Conan Exiles and its other survival MMO. CEO Rui Casais admitted that Funcom "cannot sustain the size and structure" required for peak development as the game moves into post-launch operations. This follows a similar round of layoffs in October.
Funcom confirms new layoffs and the stepping down of its CEO as it focuses on Conan Exiles and Dune Awakening
Funcom is undergoing a significant restructuring, which includes an unspecified number of layoffs and the stepping down of CEO Rui Casais by year-end. The company will focus its efforts on the survival sandbox games Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening. Scott Junior will replace Casais as CEO.
Funcom to lay off staff as it pivots to focusing solely on Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening
Funcom is undergoing a significant restructuring, pivoting to focus exclusively on the live operations of Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening. This decision will result in staff layoffs, with CEO Rui Casais departing at the end of the year to be replaced by Scott Junior. The company aims to support and grow these two titles and their communities for the foreseeable future.
Funcom Releases Dune: Awakening Console Deep Dive, Announces Physical Edition
Funcom has announced that Dune: Awakening will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on September 22nd, with a physical edition available in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North and South America, and Japan. The game, already available on PC, is an open-world survival experience inspired by Frank Herbert's Dune. The console release will feature optimized controls, a 60fps target, a complete single-player campaign with scalable difficulty, and all updates added to the PC version since its launch.
Dune: Awakening Coming to Consoles September 22
Funcom's survival game Dune: Awakening will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 22, bringing its PC content and improvements to consoles. The release will include a full single-player mode, scalable difficulty, and optimized controls, with both Performance and Quality graphic modes available. The game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass starting the same day.
Dune: Awakening arrives on console September 22nd, includes full single-player mode
Dune: Awakening will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on September 22nd, 2026, offering a definitive version of the open-world survival game with a full single-player mode and optimized console experience. The release includes all PC updates and new content, with a target of 60fps on both consoles. The game will also be available on PC and Xbox Game Pass.