Survival Expert John Hudson Calls Dune: Awakening’s Rocky Deserts “Incredibly Realistic,” Says They Are Shaped by Real Survival Conditions

As Dune: Awakening prepares for its console launch, survival expert John Hudson has offered an unusual perspective on how realistically Funcom has recreated Arrakis. Hudson, the UK military’s Chief Survival Instructor and Consultant, examined the game’s deserts in a new featurette and praised the environmental design, particularly its wind-shaped rock formations. Drawing on more than two decades of survival training experience and his work in extreme environments, Hudson explained that deserts are not simply endless stretches of sand. He pointed…