Desert planets play a big role in both "Star Wars" and "Dune," and they also contain something the franchises seem to share: spice. In both "Star Wars" and "Dune," there is a substance called ...

The scorching deserts of Arrakis make for the perfect survival game sandbox, and my Dune Awakening preview paints a promising picture.

In Dune, whoever controlled Arrakis controlled the known universe, due to the importance of spice. In Star Wars, however, ...