The lights are on
Details are still scarce on what the future holds for Hello Games after its offices were hit by a flood, but the latest update doesn't offer much optimism.
Hello Games has been keeping fans up to date on its twitter account with continued updates about what is happening. A couch has been declared unsittable, but a car thought lost to the waters has been discovered. Also, the sun is shining. Unfortunately, the truly bad news is that the insurance company won't cover the damages because the office was in a "flood risk zone."
BAD NEWS! Had a 'hilarious' call with insurer yesterday. Small print is if you are in a flood risk zone, you are not insured for flooding :( — Hello Games (@hellogames) December 28, 2013
BAD NEWS! Had a 'hilarious' call with insurer yesterday. Small print is if you are in a flood risk zone, you are not insured for flooding :(
The bright side of the lack of insurance, according to Hello games, is that it can re-enter the building to begin the recovery process on all of its equipment without having to wait for an insurer to come look.
A river breaking through its banks on December 24 caused Hello Games' offices to flood, effectively destroying much, if not all of its computer equipment. The studio hasn't revealed the state of its highly anticipated game, No Man's Sky yet, most likely because it does not know the extent of the damage yet.
[Source: @hellogames, via Kotaku]
Our TakeHello Games does not have to offer frequent updates about the state of its studio, but I am thankful it has been on twitter. We're all glad to know that everyone is safe and appears to be generally optimistic, despite everything that has happened. We're all hopeful that work on No Man's Land won't be set too far back, and I am sure Hello Games will let us know the state of things as soon as they do.
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This sucks, I really hope that they stored a lot of data off site or something so it's intact.
That really sucks guys! I hope damage is much lighter than they expect, and that things can get back on track smoothly and quickly!
Balls. Just a couple weeks ago, the studio was experiencing the most positive vibes it's ever received.
Well if any crowdfunding goes up at any point of time,they'll already have my money. I want to help any way I can. They have my support for sure!
Man, they can't seem to catch a break. I wish them the best!
Well that's just plain sucks.
Do I see a Kickstarter in the future? (I hope they can get back on their feet, No Man's Sky was hands-down the best announcement at VGX)
That sucks, wish them a speedy recovery, and No Man's Sky hopefully doesn't get delayed to long.
These guys need a charity/fundraiser.
Haha Of course. The one thing most of us came out of VGX excited for. Brilliant.
Hey Mr. Hilliard, you wrote No Man's Land instead of No Man's Sky in Our Take...I mean...your take.