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Thursday4th Apr 2024
Random Seven Years Later, No Man's Sky's Reputation Is Slowly Improving
"Guys, we might hit Very Positive one day"
No Man's Sky has become synonymous with ambitious developer overreach, a cautionary tale of what can happen when publishers do nothing to reign in out-of-control hype. When the game was released in 2016 and failed to meet sky-high expectations set in no small part by Hello Games director Sean Murray...
Wednesday27th Mar 2024
News Seismic Free No Man's Sky Update Transforms Space Stations on PS5, PS4
A whole new world
For the next free update in the ever-expanding No Man’s Sky, industrious developer Hello Games has completely rebuilt space stations. As it notes in a press release, previously these were one aspect of the game which weren’t procedurally generated, but when the update launches later today (27th March), that will all change...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News No Man's Sky Omega Update Overhauls Expeditions, Playable for Free This Weekend
Every man's sky
No Man's Sky has received yet another huge update today, 15th February 2024, and it's good news for basically everyone. The Omega update is primarily concerned with Expeditions, the game's community-focused mini campaigns that blend together all its various features. A whole new Expedition, also titled Omega, is star of the show, and...
Friday25th Aug 2023
News No Man's Sky's PSVR2 Visuals Take a Massive Leap with Foveated Rendering
See space more clearly
Hello Games’ unprecedented ongoing commitment to No Man’s Sky has continued this week with its enormous Echoes update, adding an entirely new alien race and massively expanded space-based combat. But one other feature buried in the patch notes is the inclusion of foveated rendering for PSVR2, which has had a colossal...
Thursday24th Aug 2023
News No Man's Sky Echoes Update Adds New Robotic Race, Improved Space Combat, Much More
Another huge update
Hello Games is clearly far from done with No Man's Sky, as it's just dropped the latest in a long string of massive, meaningful updates. The sci-fi explore-'em-up has now received its next free expansion, Echoes, teased last week, and it's another literal game-changer. The headline addition this time is a brand new race of...
Friday18th Aug 2023
News No Man's Sky Teases Next Major Update, Echoes, in 7-Year Anniversary Video
Quite the journey
Well, now we feel really old. No Man's Sky, Hello Games' massively successful sci-fi sandbox, celebrates its seventh anniversary this month. It goes without saying that the game has changed and improved immeasurably since its launch in 2016. Looking back on that journey, the developer has put together the above video — ending...
Wednesday5th Apr 2023
News No Man's Sky's Latest Major Update Improves PSVR2 Version, Adds Corrupted Worlds
Interceptor update available now
No Man's Sky only had the Fractal update a few weeks ago, coinciding with the launch of PSVR2, but Hello Games is already back with another massive update. Named Interceptor, this latest free expansion is now available for all versions of the game, and it introduces yet more improvements and new features. The...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2023
News No Man's Sky Fractal Update Available Today, Adds Full PSVR2 Support Plus Lots More
Another stellar update
No Man's Sky has a well-documented history of huge, game-changing updates, and that record continues with Fractal, the latest major (and free) expansion. Released today on all platforms, you can download this patch now and enjoy everything it brings to the table. The headline act this time around is full support for PSVR2, but...
Monday14th Nov 2022
News No Man's Sky PSVR2 Update Will Explore the Galaxy for Free from Launch
Take off
No Man’s Sky’s free next-gen virtual reality update will join the growing list of PSVR2 launch games in February 2023. Eurogamer.net was able to get confirmation out of developer Hello Games, after an updated trailer description erroneously mentioned that the patch would be available from “February 2022”. The typo has since been...
Friday7th Oct 2022
News There's Never Been a Better Time to Play No Man's Sky on PS5, PS4
Waypoint transforms the game for new and returning players
As was alluded to earlier in the week, No Man’s Sky’s latest update – named Waypoint – is less about adding mind-blowing new features and more about rebalancing the experience so it’s easier to enjoy for both newcomers and veterans. This comes in form of several tweaks, including...
Monday3rd Oct 2022
News Next No Man's Sky PS5, PS4 Update to Streamline Game for Newcomers, Veterans
A galaxy awaits
No Man’s Sky, following its complicated PS4 launch, has grown exponentially in the six years since. The game, which has received over 20 free updates, is pretty much a different beast: while its expansive universe remains, there’s much more to discover in it than there’s ever been. For newcomers, this presents a completely new...
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
News No Man's Sky Overhauls Freighters, Asteroids, More in Free Endurance Update
Live now
Another massive update has arrived in No Man's Sky today, and its name is Endurance. As always, this is a free game update, and it makes some big changes. This time, the focus is on freighters, those big capital ships large enough to house multiple starships. With the Endurance update installed, freighters are far more customisable and...
Friday3rd Jun 2022
News Intergalactic Adventure No Man's Sky Sets Destination for PSVR2
Spaced out
No Man’s Sky, a game that never stops expanding, was already incredible with PSVR – but it promises to be revolutionary with PSVR2. There’s really not a massive amount to glean from this trailer: it’s Hello Games’ seminal survival game paired with Sony’s uber-powerful new headset. However! Writing on the PS Blog, creator Sean...
Wednesday25th May 2022
News No Man's Sky Now Has Its 20th Free Post-Launch Update
Leviathan out now on PS5, PS4
We say it all the time, but this really is a thing now: another month, another No Man's Sky update. Named Leviathan, this is the game's 20th overall post-launch update and the seventh Expedition. This one takes the form of a sort of rogue-like experience with a time-looping curse you must put a stop to. "Not even Nada...
Wednesday13th Apr 2022
News Hello Games' Next Project Is Sounding Super Ambitious
Not a sequel to No Man's Sky, though
No Man's Sky is an absolutely bonkers game in terms of scope, and that's before you realise it comes from a tiny development studio based in Guildford. Hello Games has always been a small team, but moving from Joe Danger to a simulated, procedurally generated galaxy filled with 18 quintillion fully explorable...
News The 19th Huge No Man's Sky Update Is Out Now on PS5, PS4
Outlaws across the galaxy
If you ever need an example of what fantastic post-launch support looks like, just marvel at what Hello Games has done with No Man's Sky. Ridiculed at launch, here we are reporting on its 19th big update since release back in 2016. 19th! It has been a redemption arc worth remembering, and today's free Outlaws expansion is...
Thursday17th Feb 2022
News The Universe Is the Limit for PS5, PS4 Survival Game No Man's Sky
Hello Games isn't done yet
Has there been a greater redemption arc than No Man’s Sky? The game was largely ridiculed at launch, following an outrageous hype cycle and a hollow launch, but Hello Games has knuckled down and deployed the title’s 19th major update this week. If you haven’t played it for a while, you may need our No Man’s Sky...
Wednesday16th Feb 2022
News Free PS5, PS4 No Man's Sky Sentinel Update Transforms Combat
Multi-Tools at the ready
No Man’s Sky’s redemption tour has long been completed, but that’s not stopping Hello Games from continuing to transform the game. An 18th free update is available to download on the PlayStation 5 and PS4 today, which effectively transforms the combat. In addition to vast improvements to the way Multi-Tools look and...
Wednesday20th Oct 2021
News No Man's Sky's Latest Expedition Is All About Giant Sandworms
Special event goes all Dune
As sure as the Earth keeps turning and the weeks keep passing, No Man's Sky is about to receive another update. This time, Hello Games' epic, evolving sci-fi game is getting its fourth expedition, bringing a new event and story for players to explore. Named Emergence, this event is focused on gigantic sandworms. When you...
Wednesday1st Sep 2021
News No Man's Sky Expands Base Building with New Settlement Options
Create your own space colony
It feels like we're covering a big No Man's Sky update every other month at this point, and the latest one titled Frontiers is no different. It focuses on the base building mechanics of the space explorer and expands them to such a degree that you can now begin building your very own settlement, complete with alien...
Monday9th Aug 2021
News No Man's Sky Teases Its Next Big Update on Game's 5th Anniversary
New Frontiers
No Man's Sky has had a crazy five years, hasn't it? The game enjoys its fifth anniversary today — 9th August at the time of writing — and boy has it come a long, long way since those divisive early days. Huge, consistent updates have transformed No Man's Sky into a true sci-fi epic, and Hello Games founder Sean Murray is happy to...
Wednesday2nd Jun 2021
News No Man's Sky Gets Visual Overhaul in New Prisms Update
Fur! Flying pets! Reflections!
Another month, another substantial update for No Man's Sky — at least it feels that way at the moment. Hello Games has now revealed the third major update coming to its space explorer this year alone, with the headline addition being a graphical overhaul for the entire game. There are so many improvements included in...
Friday21st May 2021
News Iconic Mass Effect Starship SSV Normandy SR1 Makes No Man's Sky Cameo
The best freighter on the Citadel
No Man’s Sky fans have discovered Mass Effect’s iconic SSV Normandy SR1 starship in the survival game’s latest Expedition. For those of you who haven’t been following Hello Games’ intergalactic outing, Expeditions are effectively time-limited crusades that see community members starting on the same planet...
Wednesday31st Mar 2021
News No Man's Sky Continues Redemption Arc with Free Expeditions Expansion on PS5, PS4
A community-focused seasonal update
No Man’s Sky has gone from people’s chump to people’s champ, with outstanding post-release support by developer Hello Games over the past five or so years. Just six weeks on from the addition of pets – and a bunch of other features! – the UK studio is rolling out an entire new game mode, named...
Wednesday17th Feb 2021
News No Man's Sky Gets Companions in Another Big PS5, PS4 Update
Befriend animals
Hello Games is back with yet another impressive update for No Man's Sky, which this time around adds companions to the space explorer. The free update will be available to download today on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, and also includes some small improvements under the hood for last-gen users. Check out the trailer...
Wednesday27th Jan 2021
News No Man's Sky Patch 3.15 Makes Improvements to PS5, PSVR Versions
Put your helmet on
A new update for No Man's Sky has just been released, and it makes the best version of the game that little bit better. Patch 3.15 further optimises the PlayStation 5 version of Hello Games' epic space sim. According to the latest patch notes, a "rendering-related crash" on the system has now been fixed, and the loading times,...
