It has now been seven years since No Man's Sky released, which means there have been seven years of post-release updates. In a trailer released to celebrate the anniversary, Hello Games teased the next update by giving it a name: Echoes.
Coming soon they say, a fresh big update to No Man's Sky is on the way and they're celebrating 7 years since the release with a new video.
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Hello Games has teased the future No Man's Sky update at the end of a seven year montage video released today, alongside the message "our journey continues" - hinting towards continued work on the sci-fi space adventure game.
Published on the Hello Games YouTube Channel, the montage is frankly a heartfelt send-up to the last seven years of No Man's Sky. From the launch, all the way through to the major updates we've seen over the year up until today. When it comes to the Echoes update itself - we know precious little about it.
You can, however, dig into the logo itself. the E's are phased in first, and phased out last. In addition, they're written out as three horizontal lines - a symbol not found in any of the in-game glyphs or environments (atleast from what we could find). Perhaps a brand new avenue for adventure awaits fans of No Man's Sky, who have at this point explored the far corners of the universe.
It seems like no matter how massive video game worlds get, developers continue to find ways to make them even larger. But the ways in which that is achieved vary from one game to another.
We're no longer in the age of 'See that mountain? You can go there!' We're now in the age of 'See that planet? You can fly there!' Two of the most anticipated upcoming games are this year's Starfield from Bethesda, and next year's Star Wars Outlaws from The Division developer Massive.
But while Starfield is taking a decidedly No Man's Sky approach to how it creates its planets, Star Wars Outlaws is moving in the opposite direction. In an interview with Edge magazine (via Eurogamer), creative director Julian Gerighty confirmed that planets in Outlaws are handcrafted.