March2024
News No Man's Sky Brings Its 'Orbital' Update To Xbox Game Pass
Featuring highly-anticipated ship customization
Update: Technical issues seem to have delayed the release of No Man's Sky's Orbital update on Xbox at launch. As per the official Xbox Wire website, it's expected to arrive in the early part of the week commencing April 1st, 2024. Original story: No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has today unveiled...
December2023
News No Man's Sky Creator Unveils Ambitious Follow-Up 'Light No Fire'
They've been working on it for 5 years
No Man's Sky has been growing and growing in recent years, especially when you consider the shape of the game at launch, and well - the developer has announced its long-in-development follow-up. 'Light No Fire' is the next big project from Hello Games; the small indie team behind No Man's Sky. Hello Games'...
September2023
News No Man's Sky's 'Biggest Month In Years' Coincides With The Launch Of Starfield
We wonder why it's doing so well...
No Man's Sky is having its "biggest month in the last few years", says Hello Games founder Sean Murray, and we can't help but think that a certain Xbox exclusive may have played a part in the game's newfound success. Yes, of course, we're talking about Starfield, which launched its own space odyssey into orbit...
August2023
News No Man's Sky Brings Its Echoes Update To Xbox Game Pass
The team's biggest update of the year
Developer Hello Games is back again with another huge No Man's Sky update, this time named 'Echoes'. The team is claiming that this is the game's biggest update of the year, featuring a whole new race dubbed the 'Robot People'. You can see how this new race is going to affect the game world in the new Echoes...
February2023
News No Man's Sky Brings Its Fractal Update To Xbox Game Pass
With lots more to come throughout the year
Hello Games is back again with another mammoth No Man's Sky update, this time dubbed 'Fractal'. While a fair chunk of today's update is focused on Sony's PSVR2 headset, there's plenty of stuff coming to the Xbox version, which is still a part of the Xbox Game Pass library at the time of the update's launch!...
October2022
News No Man's Sky Brings Its Waypoint Update To Xbox Game Pass
Ushering in 'a new era' for the sci-fi epic
Since No Man's Sky hit Xbox Game Pass more than two years ago, developer Hello Games has consistently updated its sci-fi adventure, and these are by no means small updates either. The latest of the updates is called 'Waypoint', version 4.0 of No Man's Sky, and it's set to introduce a "new era" for the...
July2022
News No Man's Sky Brings Its Endurance Update To Xbox Game Pass
All aboard the Endurance
No Man's Sky just keeps on trucking eh?! Sean Murray and co. are bringing yet another huge update to the sci-fi adventure, featuring a whole bunch of overhauls to aircraft, NPCs, missions and more. The 'Endurance' update, as it's known, is now live on all platforms, including the Xbox Game Pass version. We'd normally break...
May2022
News No Man's Sky Leviathan Update Brings New Narrative To Xbox Game Pass
Oh, and space whales
No Man's Sky keeps on growing as developer Hello Games builds on its core idea of an entire procedurally generated universe. A month or so ago, the game's 'Outlaws' update delivered space pirates, among other things, and now 'Leviathan' is adding space whales, because, why not? Head of the studio Sean Murray has detailed all...
February2022
News No Man's Sky Not Finished "By A Long Shot" According To Sean Murray
Sci-fi epic apparently nowhere near to being completed
No Man's Sky has been on quite the journey since it first released to quite a bit of controversy back in August of 2016. With many of the promised aspects of the game missing at launch, creator Sean Murray and his team at Hello Games came in for quite a bit of flak at the time. However, in the...
June2021
News No Man's Sky Prisms Update Introduces Another Visual Overhaul
Along with quality of life improvements
Well, this is a nice surprise! No Man's Sky has received a free substantial update known as Prisms, which introduces another huge graphical overhaul for players to enjoy on Xbox, with some specific changes to next-gen systems and Xbox One X in particular. One of the biggest enhancements is Space Screen...
February2021
News No Man's Sky: Companions Update Adds Pets To Your Intergalactic Adventure
Form bonds with the creatures you encounter
No Man's Sky went through something of a relaunch back in 2018, which added a variety of weird and wonderful alien species to discover across its many planets. Its latest Companions update bridges the gap between you and the and wildlife, as players can now take many creatures along as pets. Pets can now...
August2020
News Hello Games' The Last Campfire Drops On Xbox One Tomorrow
Another nice surprise
No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has announced today that its adventure puzzler The Last Campfire is dropping very soon on Xbox One... in fact, it'll be available tomorrow, August 27th! (thanks Gematsu). The game is described as "an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a...
July2020
News No Man's Sky Enjoys 1 Million New Players Since Joining Xbox Game Pass
"We are seeing some of our biggest ever in-game numbers"
Developer Hello Games has revealed that over one million new players have joined No Man's Sky since it was added to Xbox Game Pass (and released for Windows 10 PC) last month. In an article on Xbox Wire, the company enthused that the increase was "genuinely humbling" to see: "This, together...
April2020
Video Here's A Look At The Opening Gameplay For Hello Games' The Last Campfire
Packing serious charm
The Last Campfire is an upcoming Xbox One title from No Man's Sky developer Hello Games, and we've been treated to new footage of the title courtesy of Inside Xbox. The video above contains five minutes of the opening section of the game, complete with comments from Steven Burgess, Lead Designer. Needless to say, we think the...
March2020
News After No Man's Sky, Hello Games Is Getting Cosy With The Last Campfire This Summer
Looks utterly charming
No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has announced it's putting out a new puzzle-adventure style game for Xbox One later this summer. The game, which is called The Last Campfire, was originally revealed via a teaser trailer all the way back in 2018, but has only now finally received a release date. The Last Campfire "follows...
