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Funcom may have closed down Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders, but its co-founder and Battlefield vet David Goldfarb says it's not over yet: 'We're working on the 2.0 version of The Outsiders, so we're not dead'

Down but not out.

PC Gamer · Dec 16, 2025

Dune: Awakening patch finally adds the long-awaited Base Reconstruction Tool, meaning breaks from the survival MMO won't cost you your home anymore – but that's not all

Patch 1.2.30.0 is here, and it's packin' quite a lot

GamesRadar · Dec 16, 2025

Player count collapse? Roadmap? Buddy, we've got bigger problems, Dune: Awakening player decides, making it his life's goal to get the MMO's "useless" melee combat fixed

He's got a plan ready for Funcom on "how to fix melee"

GamesRadar · Dec 2, 2025

Just 5 months after launch, MMO Dune: Awakening sees its Steam player count drop below that of Funcom's 2017 survival game as it struggles with "Mixed" reviews

Conan Exiles now boasts more current players

GamesRadar · Nov 10, 2025

Dune: Awakening addresses the issue that made me and many players quit the survival MMO with a Base Backup Tool to stop your home blowing up and breaking down if you take a break

What's another 200 hours?

GamesRadar · Oct 31, 2025

Shai Hulud defanged: In Dune: Awakening, your vehicles are no longer permanently lost if a sandworm eats them

A new patch lets you recover your swallowed rides, though there's a catch. And a cost.

PC Gamer · Oct 7, 2025

Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders is closing as part of Funcom's post-Dune: Awakening layoffs

Funcom announced the layoffs last week, just a few months after "the biggest release" in the company's history.

PC Gamer · Oct 6, 2025

Survive "a near-death studio experience," rally to make a hit game, and get laid off anyway: 10-year studio The Outsiders shut down by Dune: Awakening house Funcom

Metal: Hellsinger dev The Outsiders shut down

GamesRadar · Oct 6, 2025

Funcom Announces Layoffs After Record-Breaking 'Dune: Awakening' Launch

Funcom celebrates Dune: Awakening's massive launch yet announces layoffs as it restructures for live operations and prepares for a big console release.

Player One · Oct 2, 2025

Dune Awakening was 'the biggest release' in Funcom's 32-year history, so you can probably guess what comes next in this rotten world: layoffs

Yet more proof that making a hit game offers no protection.

PC Gamer · Oct 1, 2025