Nearly three years to the day after the ambitious universe simulator No Man’s Sky launched, it is receiving what may be its most important update ever – one which will bring it close to delivering on all the promises that developer Hello Games made ahead of the game’s release, along with a few additional features. …
Few games have engendered as much discussion and debate for such an extended period of time as No Man’s Sky has since its release in 2016. With seemingly impossible expectations placed on the space exploration game, the final product fell short for many fans. But Hello Games never stopped working. Countless features and systems have …
With just weeks to go before the second anniversary of No Man’s Sky, developer Hello Games has just rolled out the largest and most important patch for the game to date. While many video game patches feature new maps or balance changes, NEXT is a near-total revamp of No Man’s Sky, with full-fledged multiplayer, the …
The ongoing saga of No Man’s Sky has been a fascinating one to follow since the game’s launch in 2016. Pegged as the ultimate sandbox prior to release, the procedurally generated universe of the game failed to grab gamers (myself included), and the backlash was swift. In the months since, developer Hello Games has continued to …
Nearly two years after launching to widespread controversy, universe-sized space adventure No Man’s Sky is finally getting the one feature that it should have had on day one: Multiplayer. During the most recent episode of Inside Xbox this week, Hello Games director Sean Murray announced that No Man’s Sky NEXT — this summer’s major update …
Sean Murray, co-founder and director of Hello Games, announced on Thursday that No Man’s Sky will soon arrive on Xbox One. The game initially launched on PS4 and Windows PC in August 2016, but after nearly two years of console exclusivity, the contentious No Man’s Sky is going to welcome an entirely new audience of …
After failing to live up to the unreasonable hype upon release back in August, No Man’s Sky quickly faded from view. Now, nearly four months later, Hello Games has returned with a massive update that it hopes will reignite interest in the sandbox game and lay the foundation for a game that can meet the initial expectations.
All the hype in the world couldn’t save No Man’s Sky from the inevitable backlash. In fact, the hype is exactly why many gamers are disappointed in the final product — a game that somehow manages to become repetitive despite the fact that it offers a nearly limitless universe with 18 quintillion planets to explore. Thankfully, …
One of the first things you’re going to want to do when you start playing No Man’s Sky is upgrade to a new ship. As you’d expect, buying a brand new spaceship isn’t cheap, so you’re going to have to save up units (the in-game currency) before you can make an extravagant purchase. Normally, this …
There’s never been a game like No Man’s Sky before, and there might never be a game like it again. But it’s important to remember that, despite all of the hype and expectations, No Man’s Sky is still just that: a game. It’s not the future of entertainment, it’s not the culmination of decades of …
