In order to prove himself to the Fremen, Paul Atreides must be able to ride Shai-Hulud. (That's sci-fi lingo for those giant sand beasts.) The scene was also a big test for director Denis Villeneuve.

If you've ever ventured to Arrakis, you've heard the whispers: Sandworms, the Maker, maybe you'e even heard of Shai-Hulud. You likely know them as an existential threat, the kind of enemy you can't ...

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Note: This story contains spoilers from “Dune: Prophecy” Episode 6. “Dune: Prophecy” finally took some characters to the fabled planet Arrakis in the finale of Season 1, but much more of the locale is ...

“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 ...

Earlier this January, Funcom finally hosted one of the first hands-on looks at its latest ambitious project, Dune: Awakening. Much like Conan Exiles, Awakening is a multiplayer survival game set in a ...