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Folk are en masse bemoaning the huge day one patch that will bring with it a wipe of No Man’s Sky’s servers, but launch patches are a side-effect of the modern console games industry. That’s according to Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail, who has in a lengthy blog post explained the structures …
Read More »Hello Games accused of failing to license No Man’s Sky universe generation ‘superformula’
Dutch company Genicap claims it owns the rights to maths behind procedural creation of near-infinite number of planets
Read More »Hello Games settles three-year legal battle over No Man’s Sky name
Broadcaster Sky allows UK developer to keep sci-fi game's title
Read More »No Man’s Sky UK release date brought forward
The UK launch day for Hello Games’ ambitious sci-fi title No Man’s Sky has been pushed forward two days. The title will now be launching simultaneously in the UK and Europe on August 10th. This was announced by the PlayStation UK official Twitter account (below). This followed a delay that …
Read More »No Man’s Sky delay prompts death threats for Hello Games
Sean Murray confirms threats via Twitter as game is pushed back to August
Read More »Hello Games working with Watchmen co-creator and Deux Ex writer on No Man’s Sky lore
‘We don’t have huge cut scenes or a traditional linear story,’ says programmer Sean Murray. ‘There is, however, a real lore in the game. Everything you find has a reason for existing’
Read More »Digital Spy editor joins Hello Games
The former gaming editor for online outlet Digital Spy, Matthew Reynolds, has moved to No Man’s Sky studio Hello Games. He has joined the developer as its communications manager, handling press, PR and marketing. Reynolds joined Digital Spy in 2008 as a reporter, before his promotion to gaming editor in …
Read More »VIDEO: No Man’s Sky arrives June 2016 on PS4, PC
Upcoming sci-fi adventure game No Man’s Sky will launch this June, developer Hello Games has announced. The studio released a new trailer for the game during Sony’s PlayStation Paris Games Week event, revealing the title will launch simultaneously on PS4 and PC this coming June. No Man’s Sky is currently …
Read More »The Late Show with Stephen Colbert books PewDiePie, No Man’s Sky dev
YouTube sensation PewDiePie and Hello Games founder Sean Murray are both scheduled to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert early next month. CBS announces PewDiePie will be interviewed by Colbert and is to present some kind of demonstration on the show’s October 1strecording, while the programmer of No …
Read More »The sound of No Man’s Sky
John Broomhall speaks to Earcom’s Paul Weir about the excitement surrounding Hello Games’ intriguing title
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