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It looks like No Man's Sky's next update is imminent as Sean Murray breaks out the emojis again - and fans reckon it's a big one

It looks like No Man's Sky's next update is imminent as Sean Murray breaks out the emojis again - and fans reckon it's a big one

Yes, it's time to brace yourself once more, No Man's Sky fans: Sean Murray is delving into his big bag of emojis, indicating - with reliable certainty - the exploratory space sim's highly anticipated 10th anniversary update will be with us very soon. And there's hope among the playerbase that Cosmos, as the update was previously confirmed to be called, might be a big 'un.

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
Rumour
The No Man's Sky players building utopia at the end of the universe

The No Man's Sky players building utopia at the end of the universe

In the distant reaches of a doomed universe, perpetually 16 minutes from total destruction, something wonderful is happening. Across three galaxies and thousands star systems, a thriving community has formed. This is No Man's Sky's Galactic Hub Project - part scientific endeavour, part social gathering - and in the 10 years since its foundation, it's continued to grow. It's a story of collaboration and kindness, beginning at a time when positivity was low.

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
Culture
Embark On An Epic Voyage With The Latest Switch Online Game Trial (Europe)

Embark On An Epic Voyage With The Latest Switch Online Game Trial (Europe)

No Man's Sky is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary. No Man's Sky may not have launched in the best state, but over the last decade, Sean Murray and his team at Hello Games have continued to update the title with new content and features to improve the overall experience. During this time, the developer has also released the game on the Switch and Switch 2, and now to celebrate the game's 10-year milestone, there is a new trial available for Switch Online members located in Europe. From 2

Nintendo Life
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Embark On An Epic Voyage With The Latest Switch 2 Game Trial (Europe)

Embark On An Epic Voyage With The Latest Switch 2 Game Trial (Europe)

No Man's Sky is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary. No Man's Sky may not have launched in the best state, but over the last decade, Sean Murray and his team at Hello Games have continued to update the title with new content and features to improve the overall experience. During this time, the developer has also released the game on the Switch and Switch 2, and now to celebrate the game's 10-year milestone, there is a new trial available for Switch Online members located in Europe. From 2

Nintendo Life
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Even 10 years on, Sean Murray feels like he could work on No Man's Sky "forever," even if he knows "there probably is some end date" for it

Even 10 years on, Sean Murray feels like he could work on No Man's Sky "forever," even if he knows "there probably is some end date" for it

What's that? It's been 10 years since No Man's Sky launched? Oh! That's gone by a bit too quick! In that time the planet hopping survival game has changed drastically, starting life frequently derided for missing promised features, slowly morphing into what it is now. The game now has a massive mish mash of features that have kept people coming back year after year, and according to Hello Games co-founder Sean Murray, he could keep going as long as they do.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke
Interview
No Man's Sky Creator Shares Statement With Xbox Fans To Celebrate 10th Anniversary

No Man's Sky Creator Shares Statement With Xbox Fans To Celebrate 10th Anniversary

"It has been a wild ride". Can you believe it's been 10 whole years since No Man's Sky first released?! We all know what happened when the sci-fi epic first launched back on August 9th of 2016 - it received a ton of negative reviews and fell victim to its own hype - but incredibly, the game has continued to add (free) new content over the past decade and has become a beloved title that countless players are still enjoying to this day. Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox
Interview
No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games celebrates 10-year anniversary

No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games celebrates 10-year anniversary

I feel surprisingly emotional today. Ten years ago, on 9th August 2016, PlayStation Travellers across the universe set foot on their first alien planet in No Man’s Sky. The first words from their exosuit rang out in their helmet: “Hazard protection active”. Perhaps you were there ten years ago, or perhaps you joined later. All […]

PlayStation Blog / Sean Murray
Culture
Sean Murray reflects on 10 years of No Man's Sky, its future, and why Hello Games' "redemption arc" narrative "isn't really the story" of the developer

Sean Murray reflects on 10 years of No Man's Sky, its future, and why Hello Games' "redemption arc" narrative "isn't really the story" of the developer

When Hello Games ended its trailer for No Man's Sky's first major update with the words "This is the foundation of things to come", it's doubtful anyone, studio included, could have predicted the game would still be going strong some 10 years later. But as the exploratory space sim celebrates a decade since its original release this week, it's now stronger than ever. It's been an eventful 10 years, seeing the release of over 45 major updates, and so to mark No Man's Sky's huge milestone I chatte

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
Interview
No Man’s Sky’s 10th Year Saw “Highest Player Numbers Since Launch”

No Man’s Sky’s 10th Year Saw “Highest Player Numbers Since Launch”

Hello Games boss Sean Murray also says that No Man's Sky has attracted "tens of millions" of players since it first launched in 2016. The post No Man’s Sky’s 10th Year Saw “Highest Player Numbers Since Launch”

This Week in Video Games / Jamie Hore
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‘I am truly grateful’: Hello Games CEO Sean Murray thanks players on No Man’s Sky’s 10th anniversary

‘I am truly grateful’: Hello Games CEO Sean Murray thanks players on No Man’s Sky’s 10th anniversary

After a decade, players have still discovered less than 1% of the game's planets, he says

VGC / Chris Scullion
Interview
No Man’s Sky Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

No Man’s Sky Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

Today, XBOX Travellers join together with the wider No Man’s Sky community as we celebrate our 10th anniversary. Ten years of collective adventure in this boundless universe. From the start, it has been a wild ride, and it is difficult to think back to the humble beginnings when it was just the four of us […] The post No Man’s Sky Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire / Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor
Culture
Revisiting the original No Man's Sky, 10 years on - and why it was always good in its own way

Revisiting the original No Man's Sky, 10 years on - and why it was always good in its own way

"Commencing Atlas suit initialisation system", crackles a synthesised female voice from out of my TV screen. "Life support systems activated", she continues. And eventually, "User initialisation sequence complete". It's a start-up sequence I've heard countless times over the last decade, but today things are a little bit different. As No Man's Sky celebrates its 10th anniversary, I've slung myself back through a wormhole of sorts - one powered by a dusty PS4 wrenched from a box in the attic and

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
Interview
No Man's Sky now has its own Death Star with a laser so big it can 'destroy space station sized objects'

No Man's Sky now has its own Death Star with a laser so big it can 'destroy space station sized objects'

Look at the size of that thing!

PC Gamer / Christopher Livingston
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No Man’s Sky ‘The Swarm’ update now available

No Man’s Sky ‘The Swarm’ update now available

Hello Games has released the “The Swarm” (version 6.4) update for No Man’s Sky. Here … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano
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Fight off deadly swarms and a big space hive in the latest No Man's Sky update

Fight off deadly swarms and a big space hive in the latest No Man's Sky update

Blimey, Hello Games sure are building up No Man's Sky into a game that just has a bit of everything aren't they? The Swarm Update has warped in. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GamingOnLinux / Liam Squires-Hand
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No Man’s Sky is Pitting its Community Against a “Death Star-Like” Foe in New Update

No Man’s Sky is Pitting its Community Against a “Death Star-Like” Foe in New Update

As it approaches its 10th anniversary, No Man's Sky splits its community into factions to take on a shared galactic battle against the Hive of Glass. The post No Man’s Sky is Pitting its Community Against a “Death Star-Like” Foe in New Update

This Week in Video Games / Jamie Hore
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No Man’s Sky: The Swarm update launches today

No Man’s Sky: The Swarm update launches today

Hello, No Man’s Sky turns 10 in August, and we feel very lucky that we still get the chance to work on it every day. What we love about sci-fi, and about No Man’s Sky, is that it can be a canvas for so many ideas. Our last update introduced Pokemon-style pet battling, which players […]

PlayStation Blog / Sean Murray
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No Man's Sky Launches The Swarm Update, Adds Mysterious Death Star Like Construct to the Game

No Man's Sky Launches The Swarm Update, Adds Mysterious Death Star Like Construct to the Game

No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has announced The Swarm update, which adds a “mysterious Death Star like construct” to the sci-fi adventure.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole
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No Man's Sky goes to war as Swarm update brings universe-ending threat, hundred-ship space battles, and a splash of… Splatoon?

No Man's Sky goes to war as Swarm update brings universe-ending threat, hundred-ship space battles, and a splash of… Splatoon?

Even if you're not particularly up on your No Man's Sky lore, you'll likely have at least heard in-game mention of the World of Glass, a kind of archival afterlife linked to the exploratory sci-fi game's ill-fated simulation. And in its latest update, Swarm, something fearsome is breaking through from that other realm - so it's time to band together and fight back.

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
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Helldivers 2-esque war against a giant evil robo-eye beckons in No Man's Sky's The Swarm update, invading the galaxy right now

Helldivers 2-esque war against a giant evil robo-eye beckons in No Man's Sky's The Swarm update, invading the galaxy right now

It's the Death Star! Well, sort of. It's a big robo-eye invading the galaxy with a swarm of killer drones, as No Man's Sky goes a bit Helldivers 2-ish in its latest update. Dubbed The Swarm, it'll see folks filed away from their not quite Pokemon battles to join three factions who'll need to work together in ship battles to fend off a big Robo-eye with a space station-scorching laser.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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No Man's Sky Players Face a Whole New Threat in Yet Another Free Major Update

No Man's Sky Players Face a Whole New Threat in Yet Another Free Major Update

The Swarm is available now. No Man's Sky has received another major update, free for all players, and it adds an entirely new enemy that threatens the whole universe. The update is named The Swarm, and it introduces a large scale antagonistic force, the Hive of Glass, capable of destroying freighter fleets, and possibly even space stations. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square
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No Man’s Sky: The Swarm – Unite Against a New Galactic Threat in This Free Update

No Man’s Sky: The Swarm – Unite Against a New Galactic Threat in This Free Update

The post No Man’s Sky: The Swarm – Unite Against a New Galactic Threat in This Free Update appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Xbox Wire / Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor
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No Man's Sky channels a little Pokemon with the Xeno Arena update

No Man's Sky channels a little Pokemon with the Xeno Arena update

No Man's Sky is steadily turning into the everything game isn't it? Hello Games have released another big upgrade for it recently adding creature battling. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GamingOnLinux / Liam Dawe
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'We Did It': No Man's Sky's Crazy Pokémon Update Fulfils a Fan's 2-Year-Old Wish

'We Did It': No Man's Sky's Crazy Pokémon Update Fulfils a Fan's 2-Year-Old Wish

Not-quite-instant gratification. Sometimes, your wildest dreams really can come true; just ask streamer Gothalion, who just had a near-two-year-old request become reality. The creator posted on X in September 2024 about a new feature he wanted to see in No Man's Sky, and developer Hello Games made it real in the game's most recent update. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square
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'We Got Pokémon In No Man's Sky' - New Xeno Arena Update Arrives On Xbox & Game Pass

'We Got Pokémon In No Man's Sky' - New Xeno Arena Update Arrives On Xbox & Game Pass

All these years later, this game continues to surprise us! No Man's Sky has received a new update on Xbox and other platforms today (don't forget, it's included with Xbox Game Pass), and this "Xeno Arena" update basically brings a version of Pokémon to the game! In Xeno Arena, you'll be able to build up a pet squad, train them and improve their stats, and then send them into "epic simulated showdowns" in the arena itself. Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox
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No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Update Wants You to Catch 'em All

No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Update Wants You to Catch 'em All

It's time for another No Man's Sky update, and this one's bringing a little Pokemon flavor to the space sandbox.

TechRaptor / Joseph Allen
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No Man’s Sky gets a new update adding Xeno Arena, a Pokémon style turn-based battle mode

No Man’s Sky gets a new update adding Xeno Arena, a Pokémon style turn-based battle mode

Update 6.3 lets players collect creature companions and make them fight others

VGC / Chris Scullion
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No Man’s Sky: Assemble Your Creatures for Battle in the Xeno Arena with the Newest Free Update

No Man’s Sky: Assemble Your Creatures for Battle in the Xeno Arena with the Newest Free Update

The post No Man’s Sky: Assemble Your Creatures for Battle in the Xeno Arena with the Newest Free Update appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Xbox Wire / Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor
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No Man’s Sky ‘Xeno Arena’ update now available

No Man’s Sky ‘Xeno Arena’ update now available

Hello Games has released the “Xeno Arena” (version 6.3) update for No Man’s Sky. Here … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano
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No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Update Channels Pokémon, Lets You Raise, Train and Battle the Alien Creatures Found Across the Universe

No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Update Channels Pokémon, Lets You Raise, Train and Battle the Alien Creatures Found Across the Universe

No Man’s Sky’s latest update, Xeno Arena, is doing its best Pokémon impression by letting you raise, train and battle the alien creatures found across the universe. Here's everything you need to know.

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole
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No Man's Sky Becomes Pokémon in Latest Free Game-Changing Update on PS5, PS4

No Man's Sky Becomes Pokémon in Latest Free Game-Changing Update on PS5, PS4

Xeno Arena update available now. Where the heck could No Man's Sky possibly go after almost 10 years of massive post-launch updates? Turns out the answer is Pokémon. Available starting today with the latest game update, No Man's Sky introduces the ability to raise alien creatures and battle them in the new Xeno Arena: Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square
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No Man's Sky's latest update is a whole new Pokémon-style creature-collection and battle system that's 'an entire multiplayer game all of its own'

No Man's Sky's latest update is a whole new Pokémon-style creature-collection and battle system that's 'an entire multiplayer game all of its own'

No Man's Sky's journey to becoming every game proceeds apace.

PC Gamer / Joshua Wolens
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No Man's Sky goes full-on Pokémon in new creature-battling update - "This is an entire multiplayer game all of its own"

No Man's Sky goes full-on Pokémon in new creature-battling update - "This is an entire multiplayer game all of its own"

With No Man's Sky's 10th anniversary hurtling ever closer, developer Hello Games has returned with another update for its sprawling exploratory space sim, and the big addition this time around is, well, it's basically Pokémon.

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
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Pokemon battles with space cows, dinosaurs and gaseous blobs are the premise of No Man's Sky's latest update, dubbed Xeno Arena

Pokemon battles with space cows, dinosaurs and gaseous blobs are the premise of No Man's Sky's latest update, dubbed Xeno Arena

Ooh, it hasn't got a Pokemon-style mode that lets you collect a bunch of alien critters and force them to fight to the death in a fashion that might be deemed barbaric if it wasn't so bloodless and cutesy. That would've likely been my answer if you'd asked me what ever-growing No Man's Sky doesn't have at this point before I read about its latest update. That latest update, Xeno Arena, adds in Pokemon-style alien critter collecting and battling mechanics.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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