Okay, so picture this: It’s Saturday. I’m just sitting there, pretending to be productive when my buddy texts me, “Hey, did you see Dune Awakening’s blowing up?” And yeah, I didn’t pre-order, but apparently a ton of folks did. Like, they just threw open the gates for those pre-order folks, and boom, streamers everywhere. Steam’s stats? Nuts. Close to 40K at once during the beta. Seriously, it’s like everyone decided to show up at the same time.
You know, SteamDB – that site that tracks all this madness – was busy logging the numbers. There was a peak of, like, 37,889 players Saturday. Imagine the virtual confetti. And Sunday? Still popping with 36,737. For a beta where you had to essentially buy in with a pre-order? That’s no small potatoes. I mean, folks have put money down already, so I guess they’re all in for the launch. Not just there on a whim, you know?
Then there’s this whole influencer marketing stuff. Streamcharts was all over it, checking out how it’s trending on Twitch. Sponsored content, yeah, but hey, the game peaked at 20th for viewers last week. Around 3.2 million hours watched over just three days. I know, numbers blur, but Marvel Rivals took a week for just a bit more than double that. Go figure.
So, lots of eyes on Dune Awakening. It’s like setting up a stage for Funcom’s big premiere on June 10. Hold that thought – June 5 if you got the deluxe edition. Are you hyped? Did you dive into the beta chaos? What did you think? Drop a line or something, I’m curious!
