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Sunday7th Aug 2016
News Hello Games Urges Those with Early Copies of No Man's Sky Not to Play
Sit tight
Hello Games has urged people with early copies of No Man's Sky not to play it until the title's first update goes live. It's been a manic few days for the Guildford-based studio, as retail has started shipping copies early – despite the fact that the release's seemingly essential day one patch is still going through quality assurance...
Saturday6th Aug 2016
News No Man's Sky's PS4 Servers Will Be Wiped Prior to Release
Hello, goodbye
Managed to get your copy of No Man's Sky early? Having fun naming planets and wildlife before the title's officially out? Er, well, maybe you should sit tight a little longer – a programmer at Hello Games has revealed that the release's servers will be wiped on Sunday ahead of the title's release on Tuesday. If you're already...
Friday5th Aug 2016
News No Man's Sky's Music for an Infinite Universe Soundtrack Is Epic
Feel the bass in space
There's only one record that we'll be playing at Push Square Towers today: 65daysofstatic's brand new No Man's Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe soundtrack. The whole thing's been officially uploaded to YouTube, and you can listen to it in its entirety through here. We're especially digging Supermoon, Heliosphere, and Red...
Wednesday3rd Aug 2016
News No Man's Sky PS4 Reviews Reportedly On Hold as Dev Finalises Day One Patch
No man's score
If you've been holding out for reviews of No Man's Sky before the game launches in less than a week, you may want to rethink your plans. In short, it's looking increasingly likely that publications aren't going to be sent review code before the space sim releases. Why this appears to be the case is up for debate, however. Usually,...
Monday1st Aug 2016
News PS4's Interplanetary Sim No Man's Sky Won't Take Hundreds of Hours to Finish
As first person reaches the centre of the galaxy
Good news for people who lead busy lives: it won't take you hundreds of hours to reach the centre of the galaxy in No Man's Sky, as the person who purchased a pre-release copy for $1,300 achieved it in some 30 hours instead. Sean Murray had said in previous interviews that you could expect to be...
News No Man's Sky's PS4 Platinum Looks Perfectly Attainable
Space odyssey
The Trophies for PlayStation 4 console exclusive No Man's Sky have leaked online – and they look perfectly attainable, if you ask us. While the trinkets could have been laden with spoilers, they actually only reveal one thing: that your status will increase the more that you engage in various activities. For example, as you scavenge...
Friday29th Jul 2016
News No Man's Sky Maker Urges Fans to Avoid Spoilers as $1,300 Copy Leaks Online
Turbulent times ahead
As the release of No Man's Sky nears, Hello Games boss Sean Murray has urged fans to be vigilant and avoid spoilers. Earlier today, one rather rich gamer admitted on Reddit that he'd spent a whopping $1,300 for a pre-release copy on eBay, which he had expedited to him via FedEx today. H
Wednesday27th Jul 2016
News No Man's Sky Gets Gritty in New PS4 Gameplay Trailer
Survival of the fittest
With so many variables at its core, you're bound to stumble across trouble in No Man's Sky at some point. Whether it's aggressive alien life, environmental hazards, or evil robot drone things, you're going to need to look after yourself and your ship as you explore the stars. And what do you know, the title's latest trailer...
Monday25th Jul 2016
News You Won't Need PlayStation Plus to Play PS4's No Man's Sky Online
Free trade
You need a PlayStation Plus subscription to play PlayStation 4 games online, however No Man's Sky will be exempt from this rule – despite it boasting some nifty Internet-based features. Speaking with Game Informer, a Sony representative confirmed the good news, noting that the subscription service "won't be a requirement, however you...
Friday22nd Jul 2016
News No Man's Sky's Trade PS4 Trailer Will Fuel Your Hype
Trade up
Sony's continuing its Guide to the Galaxy video series by spotlighting how trading will work in No Man's Sky. This brand new clip shows how you'll travel to different planets in order to collect resources, and then exchange these goods with nearby traders in order to unlock better weapons and ship parts. It's a simple loop, but should prove...
Wednesday20th Jul 2016
News Here's Another Minute of No Man's Sky PS4 Gameplay for You to Gaze at
Such a tease
Up for pointing your peepers at just a little bit more of No Man's Sky before its release next month? Of course you are! The game's latest trailer gives us a look at flight and combat, so expect lots of pew-pewing. We're now at the stage where Hello Games' hugely anticipated title is almost within our grasp, and we have to admit that...
Thursday14th Jul 2016
News No Man's Sky Video Series Aims to Answer Old Questions
What do you do?
It's less than a month now until No Man's Sky is set free into the never-ending expanse of the universe, and to celebrate that, Sony's released the first video in a series explaining what you actually do in the game. The so-called Guide to the Galaxy will cover the four key aspects from the intergalactic outing: explore, fight,...
Tuesday12th Jul 2016
News These Alternate No Man's Sky PS4 Covers Look Just Like Classic Sci-Fi Books
What a novel idea
The official artwork that adorns the box of No Man's Sky is gorgeous. Hello Games has worked hard to capture the essence of sci-fi in its upcoming galactic explore-'em-up, drawing inspiration from the cover art found on vintage science fiction novels. This look and feel runs through the veins of the enormous indie; it certainly...
Monday11th Jul 2016
News No Man's Sky File Size Isn't as Big as You May Think on PS4
Every man's sky
Being a game that houses infinity and beyond, you'd be forgiven for assuming that No Man's Sky will take up a hefty chunk of your PlayStation 4's hard drive, but thankfully that won't be the case. According to Hello Games' ever informative boss Sean Murray, the space sim will weigh in at only 6GB on disc, and we'd imagine that as a...
Thursday7th Jul 2016
News No Man's Sky Is Finally, Finally Finished on PS4
Space awaits
The wait has been longer than an intergalactic tour of the universe, but No Man's Sky is finally finished on the PlayStation 4. Hello Games founder Sean Murray – who's sprouted a rather feral beard during the gruelling development cycle – confirmed the news on Twitter earlier this evening, with a photograph of the Guildford-based...
Monday27th Jun 2016
News No Man's Sky Development 'Going Well' Following Delay on PS4
It's all good
No Man's Sky in on course for its 9th and 10th August release dates in North America and Europe respectively, and according to Hello Games boss Sean Murray, development is "genuinely going well". Over on the game's official website, the humble developer explains why he thinks that the decision to delay the title has turned out to be...
Friday17th Jun 2016
News Hello Games Settles No Man's Sky Legal Dispute with Sky
Believe in better
The primary satellite service in the UK is provided by Sky, a pan-European broadcasting firm founded by none other than Rupert Murdoch. And for the past three years, Hello Games has secretly been locked in a trademark dispute with the billion pound firm over the word, well, "Sky". That dispute, according to gaffer Sean Murray, is...
Friday3rd Jun 2016
News No Man's Sky UK Release Date Pushed Forward
Yes Man's Sky
No Man's Sky was recently delayed until August on PlayStation 4, with North America getting the game on the 9th, Europe receiving it on the 10th, and the poor old UK having to wait until the 12th to sample the space sim. Naturally, the two day difference between the EU and UK release dates had a bunch of us Brits asking questions, with...
Sunday29th May 2016
News No Man's Sky Dev Received Death Threats Over Delay
Sigh
A timely reminder that, for all of its brilliance, the Internet can also be a bloody awful place: No Man's Sky developer Sean Murray has revealed that he has received "loads of death threats this week" following the minor delay to Hello Games' hotly anticipated space sim. The title was pushed back from 21st June to 9th August this week, meaning...
Saturday28th May 2016
News Yep, No Man's Sky Has Been Delayed Again on PS4
No man, why
It was inevitable, we suppose. Just two weeks ahead of Sony's E3 2016 press conference, No Man's Sky appears to have been hit with another delay. The information comes straight from the game's media page on playstation.com, so we'd say that it's pretty much official. You can probably expect some sort of statement from Sony or developer...
Thursday26th May 2016
Rumour Is No Man's Sky Landing on Our Planet Later Than Expected?
Space sim may be delayed
No Man's Sky may have been delayed – disappointing millions but helping with our post-E3 recovery immensely. The ambitious space-faring sim was originally scheduled for a 21st June release date, but all has been quiet in outer-space for some time now, and sources tell Kotaku that the title has been pushed back. The...
Tuesday19th Apr 2016
News Feast Your Eyes on 15 Minutes of No Man's Sky PS4 Gameplay
Out of this world
You can be sure a game's a big deal when Sony: a) Hires nerd culture icon Anthony Carboni to scream about; b) Rents a random set that's been made to look like a living room straight out of an American soap opera; c) Fills said studio with a leather couch that wouldn't look out of place in a stately home. The platform holder's...
Saturday9th Apr 2016
News No Man's Sky's Soundtrack Is Going to Be Sick, Then
As the kids would say
The jury may still be out on No Man's Sky a bit, but its soundtrack is unlikely to disappoint based on the first track released. For those out of the loop, Sheffield-based prog rock band 65daysofstatic has composed all of the game's music – and is set to release a compilation of all of the bangin' choons as part of an album...
Friday4th Mar 2016
News No Man's Sky's PS4 Box Art Is So Beautiful You'll Want the Blu-ray
One for the shelf
It always seemed certain that No Man's Sky would receive a retail release, but Sony confirmed as much this week, stating that the ambitious outing will be available on Blu-ray in Europe and North America. However, if we're going to point out bad box art – DOOM's atrocious artwork immediately springs to mind – then we should...
Thursday3rd Mar 2016
News No Man's Sky Scores a Stunning PS4 Special Edition
Buy, buy, buy
No Man's Sky is, without doubt, one of the most important PlayStation 4 games of the year, so it should come as no surprise that Sony's lining up a Blu-ray release for the console exclusive. Similarly obvious is that the organisation's plotting a special edition for the space-faring sim, which will include a comic book outlining some...
News No Man's Sky Has a Confirmed Release Date on PS4
The universe awaits
No Man's Sky is a real game that we've actually played, but the good news doesn't end there. Coinciding with today's previews, Sony has revealed the game's confirmed PlayStation 4 release date, and thankfully, it doesn't end in 2017. The time has come to whip out those marker pens and highlight the 21st June and 24th June on...
Tuesday1st Mar 2016
News No Man's Sky Will Carry An Intergalactic Entry Fee on PS4
Indie darling will seemingly cost $59.99
Well, then – after the hullabaloo surrounding The Witness' price, this is going to be mighty interesting. Sony temporarily teased that No Man's Sky will be available for pre-order from the North American PlayStation Store starting Thursday – and the game will apparently cost you $59.99. That's the same...
Friday30th Oct 2015
Rumour No Man's Sky Development Is Troubled on PS4
No man's sky is right
Perhaps it comes as no surprise to hear that No Man's Sky may be stuck in a bit of development hell. Earlier this week at Sony's Paris Games Week press conference, the ambitious indie title received a new trailer that confirmed a launch window: June 2016. Considering that we first heard about the game back in 2013, many were...
Tuesday27th Oct 2015
Paris Games Week 2015 You've Still Got to Wait Quite a While for No Man's Sky on PS4
Ambitious sci-fi title finally gets a release window
We really hope that you didn't put too much stock into the rumour that No Man's Sky was releasing this week, because the title's new trailer says otherwise. After what seems like an eternity, the ambitious indie project finally has some sort of release window - and we're sad to say that it's not...
Monday26th Oct 2015
News Those No Man's Sky Stealth PS4 Release Rumours Just Won't Go Away
But Hello Games says no
There are still theories floating around that No Man's Sky could get a shock release during Sony's big Paris Games Week press conference tomorrow – even though Hello Games boss Sean Murray has debunked them. We reported on an Amazon.co.uk listing earlier in the year which pointed towards a 27th October launch, and now
