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Controversial space exploration game No Man’s Sky is being investigated by the ASA over allegations that its marketing was deceptive. Eurogamer reports that the organisation has received several complaints” and that its investigation will examine how the game was presented on its Steam store page. Specifically, it is claimed that …
Read More »Retail banks on FIFA 17 to rejuvenate stagnant market
Retail buyers are banking on FIFA and Xbox One S to revitalise a struggling physical games market. Last week’s major releases – including the new PS4 and PES 2017 – failed to rejuvenate the sector after a summer of low sales. No Man’s Sky was a bright spot in a …
Read More »No Man’s Sky conquers August
PlayStation’s No Man’s Sky rescued August and was by far the best-selling game of the month in the UK. The GfK data, which only counts physical boxed sales, shows that No Man’s Sky beat its nearest rival by more than 100,000 units. The No.2 game of the month was F1 …
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Chart: Hello Games rockets to No.1
No Man’s Sky developer was last month’s most successful studio, based on UK retail sales
Read More »F1 2016 races straight to No.1, No Man’s Sky lands in second place
Codemasters’ F1 2016 has finished in pole position in its first week on shelves. The title launched five weeks later than its predecessor, F1 2015, with Week One sales down 32 per cent year-on-year. Meanwhile, Sony’s indie darling No Man’s Sky dropped to second place with a sales decline 81 …
Read More »Online play icon was removed from No Man’s Sky retail packaging
The discovery of a change to the UK packaging for No Man’s Sky has fuelled the heated conversation about the game’s online functions. Pictures have appeared online of a sticker placed on the rear of the game’s box. It pictures a PEGI 7 logo and violence warning. Removing it reveals …
Read More »‘No Man’s Sky could have a real impact on the way publishers see indies,’ hopes Sean Murray
Hello Games CEO describes working with Sony as ‘super cool’, outlines developer’s ambition to be ‘the Johnny Depp of studios’
Read More »PS4 Neo could ‘fundamentally change’ No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky’s foundation in procedural generation means that Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 Neo could substantially change the game beyond surface-level improvements, developer Hello Games has proposed. Hello CEO Sean Murray told theDaily Starthat because No Man’s Sky is procedurally generated, rather than handcrafted, more powerful hardware doesn’t just mean …
Read More »Hello Games: PS4 Neo could ‘fundamentally change’ No Man’s Sky
‘More powerful hardware doesn’t just mean upgraded textures or a higher framerate,’ CEO Sean Murray enthuses about title's procedural framework
Read More »Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail defends No Man’s Sky day one patch
Uses Hello Games sci-fi adventure as an example of devs facing a flawed certification process
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