Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Hello Games Claims Twitter Hack Led To Bizarre No Man's Sky Message
Hello Games posted a message on its official Twitter today, a simple statement "No Man's Sky was a mistake".
Popular meme, disgruntled employee. mysterious Halloween prank, or hacking? The Twitter account was quickly locked down and made private, it's back up now and available for viewing with the message gone but not forgotten.
.@NoMansSky 100% not hacked anymore... obviously those mails and that tweet were fake. Back to work
— Hello Games (@hellogames) October 28, 2016
Hello Games's Sean Murray posted about the mysterious tweet as well, indicating a server hack and/or LinkedIn permissions were involved.
Server hacked. We're binging Mr Robot Episodes as quickly as we can looking for answers. Ep05 is a cracker
— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) October 28, 2016
If anything was a mistake, it was using Linked In without 2FA.
— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) October 28, 2016
Several outlets have contacted Hello Games for comment on the issue, leading to an unusual series of responses by email that seems to suggest that Hello Games' email accounts may have also been hacked.
Conflicting responses and details have been provided to Forbes, Polygon, Kotaku, and Mashable, and it appears likely that at least some of the provided responses were not from authorized representatives of Hello Games.
We have reached out to Hello Games for comment and clarification and will update this story should we receive a response and as new details come to light.
Our Take
It is unfortunate that news of a potential Twitter hack is emerging as one of the most notable stories about No Man's Sky since its launch, a game that was met with disappointment by a large percentage of its audience at launch. Hello Games has been at work on patches for No Man's Sky, so perhaps soon we'll have some more substantial news about the game in the coming months.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
