I apologise for necroposting, however I have additional news that adds to this. The Microids website utilises Metaboli to distribute it's digital services, but it's noted that no sign of Dune exists on the website. I emailed Metaboli under the belief that they are a part of Microids and I received a response from the CEO/Co-Founder of Metaboli. The email is as follows (including the original): So I looked a little deeper, and realised my mistake. For Microids had been acquired by Anuman, who inherited all the IP and licenses, however it was in the same year that Anuman was also acquired by Media-Participations, so there's the possibility that the Dune game IP might be owned by, a French Comic Publisher that was created by, a French Politician. There is no mention of them obtaining the IP, and Anuman still appears to exist, so I guess both of them should be emailed the query. I note that in other threads other companies have been suggested, like EA, however I was unable to ascertain what brought you to that conclusion. Let me know if possible into the details, as I'm also interested in finding out what happened to the IP. If the IP was simply lost through all the merges and transfers, then it'd be interesting to see what kind of response the IP Office would give in such a situation. Edit: I have emailed Anuman and Media-Participations also. There is of course the possibility I'll never get a response, since both companies might not be able to read an email written entirely in English, but here's hoping for a good response.
