We already knew Dune Awakening would take place in an alternate timeline, but today the devs revealed the nature of the new story and how it differs from what we've seen in the books and movies.
It all starts with one simple change: Paul Atreides is never born. His mother, Jessica, decides to follow the Bene Gesserit's demands and have a daughter. That completely changes the events on Arrakis, leading to the "war of assassins" that defines this timeline's conflict between the Harkonnens and the Atreides and the political conflict that drives the politics-focused endgame in the MMO. That daughter, Ariste Atreides, is also a character you'll meet in-game.
