No Man's Sky News

Another day, another No Man's Sky update, with this particular one, Omega, allowing for anybody to try it out, completely free of charge.

Every time I see that No Man's Sky has a new update, I look at the date and think "wow, still going after X many years, huh" (it's been almost eight years, as of right now). Another one has dropped today, Omega (or update No Man's Sky update 4.5), and those of you who have been thinking about trying it out for a while are in for some good news: from today, February 15, 6pm GMT/ 1pm EST, until Monday February 19, you'll be able to try out the entire Omega expedition completely for free, even if you don't own the game. The official page for the update has all the relevant links you might need to download the free trial, but it's also worth noting the game is actually half-off on Steam right now.

Of course, there's the question of what's new in the update too. As mentioned, there's the new Omega expedition, which Hello Games explains that "all participating Travellers begin a journey together on the beautiful planet Nafut Gamma, and plot a course through the galaxy. Explore, build, fight, and more through a diverse set of milestones, and unpick the threads of a mystery involving the past, the present, and what could be…"

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Hello Games founder Sean Murray didn't have to go on The Game Awards and declare that the studio's next game, Light No Fire, would take place on a planet that's "bigger than earth" and "as varied as a universe." His words didn't get away from him in a Molyneux sort of way: He knows he's repeating No Man's Sky history with a new set of audacious promises, and has actually leaned into the notion that he's living dangerously, reposting memes that poke fun at the No Man's Sky deja vu...
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Hello,

Ten years ago we revealed No Man’s Sky to the world, and we feel very lucky to have the opportunity to continue to update this game we love. Next year will be one of our biggest for No Man’s Sky, and we released a video to celebrate at the end of the TGAs, with a small tease of some of the elements coming next year.

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Next year will be a big one for No Man’s Sky with a lot of updates. It’s been over ten years and we still love working on it.

What people don’t know though is that for five of those years we’ve been working on something different and maybe even more ambitious.

With No Man’s Sky we created a universe of sparse alien planets, which isn’t easy, but there’s something much harder.

For our new game we have created an earth. A planet as varied as a universe, bigger than earth itself. With real mountains, multiple miles tall, that when you climb them and look out you see rivers, canyons, oceans, continents, islands as big as countries. A truly open world.

As a kid we always loved the maps at the start of great fantasy books - Earthsea, Narnia, Middle Earth, Westeros - whole worlds. This is our fantasy planet. A single planet we are going to let everyone play on together, to explore and adventure.

We’re super nervous but excited when announcing our new game. If folks like it, it’s a game we’d love to be still updating ten years from now.

Check out the trailer and wishlist if you like what you see on the Steam page.

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A little more info…

Light No Fire is a game about adventure, building, survival and exploration together. Set on a fantasy planet the size of Earth, it brings the depth of a role playing game to the freedom of a survival sandbox.

[h3]A Multiplayer Earth[/h3]

Carve a life together. Meet players from across the globe, build a life, explore and survive together. Construct persistent buildings and communities, or strike out alone to discover the world for others.

[h3]A Procedural Earth[/h3]

A truly open world, with no boundaries at a scale never attempted before. A massively varied and dense planet filled with immersive biomes, unique enemies and valuable resources to discover.



[h3]A Fantasy Earth[/h3]

Light No Fire presents you with an ancient earth to uncover. One where you're not the hero. Thick with lore, mystery and a constant fight for survival. Inspired by the adventure, charm and imagination that we love from classic fantasy.

[h3]An Unexplored Earth[/h3]

Every mountain can be climbed, and below them lie endless vistas, oceans and continents perhaps no others have seen. Who will climb the tallest mountains, who will find the deepest sea? Set sail across vast oceans and rivers, ride wild beasts through fantastical landscapes, fly dragons over undiscovered landscapes.



We hope that you will continue to enjoy the No Man’s Sky journey and consider joining us on a new adventure.

Your support means the world to us.

Thanks.

Sean

No Man's Sky is giving you a great reason to jump back into it over the holidays, as Hello Games is bringing back several expeditions for a limited time.

Most fans of Hello Games are probably focused on the developer's next game, Light No Fire, which was just revealed at The Game Awards last week, but that doesn't mean that No Man's Sky is out for the count. Over on the official No Man's Sky website, a blog post was posted sharing that 2023's community expeditions will be available to play once again over the holidays, the first of which has already kicked off. While it started last week, you'll still be able to play the Utopia community event right up to December 15. As a reminder, this one sees you working with other players to "rebuild an abandoned solar system for the mysterious Utopia Foundation."

Then starting on December 15, running until December 22, Singularity will be available to play through once again. "Begin to unveil the history and origin of the harmonic camps in this precursor to Echoes," reads a description of the event. "A mystery that touches upon artificial intelligence, the will to exist, and the very nature of what it means to be alive." Sounds like the perfect amount of existentialism for the holidays.

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