Dune 3 could be making a massive change to Frank Herbert’s original books, and this will raise even more narrative obstacles ...

The franchise even gets its title, Dune, from the planet's nickname. And yet, in the upcoming HBO series Dune: Prophecy, Arrakis barely features at all.

However, Arrakis wasn’t always a desert. In Dune lore, 91% of the planet was once covered by oceans, until some ancient catastrophe led to its desertification.

Dune, an American epic space opera, was written by Frank Herbert in 1965 and adapted by Canadian film director and ...

War came to Dune, but the factions are still in place. The sand animations are good, and that’s important on a desert planet.

We played Dune: Awakening and then spoke to Senior Art Director Gavin Whelan about bringing Arrakis to life and digital sand’s difficulties.

Dune: Awakening Interview: How The Art Team Approached Designing The Look And Feel Of Arrakis Jessica Reyes Posted: May 20, 2025 5:30 PM ET Category: Interviews 0 ...

Dune. Arrakis. A world inhospitable to human life, inhabited by the few living beings that can tolerate its harsh climate: The sandworm, shai hulud; the desert mouse, muad’dib; and those few ...

“Dune: Part II” is one of the year’s most highly anticipated films, and it picks up where the first film left off: with Paul Atreides escaping into the desert on the planet Arrakis. It’s a ...

Dune: Part One by Martin Ansin, regular – Image: Coda Also—if you happen to be in Las Vegas for DesignerCon this weekend, there’s a “sand” variant, available only at the convention.

Dune: Awakening was unveiled previously, and we got another look at the title during the Summer Game Fest. This is a survival MMO title where your goal is just to thrive in this world.

When you play Dune: Awakening, you’re there on Arrakis, which I expected. But the first thing that awed me happened when I was randomly scrolling around the screen.