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Sean Murray Sends Out A Message To No Man's Sky Players About The Next Update
Hello Games' Sean Murray has had a tough year, mostly criticized for his silence in the wake of No Man's Sky's critical reception. In recent weeks, however, No Man's Sky fans noticed that an alternate reality game seemed to be taking place surrounding the title. The ARG has culminated in a message from SM, Sean Murray himself, to talk about the anniversary update for No Man's Sky. The No Man's Sky subreddit has the memo and reposted it.
'Hello Citizen Scientists, It’s been a year since No Man’s Sky first released, and it’s been an exciting, intense and emotional year for us at Hello Games. We have been quiet, but we have been listening intently. We've spent that year working hard on free updates for this game our team cares about so much.
Update 1.3 will release this week and will be available for free to all No Man’s Sky players. We're calling it Atlas Rises. It focuses on improving the central story of No Man’s Sky and adds the ability to quick travel between locations using portals. Patch notes will be made available shortly before the update goes live. What we do is much more important than what we say, but since launch we have sometimes focused too much on that.
We wanted to reach out and celebrate the devoted community that means so much to us. We launched Waking Titan to try to do that.
When we posted those cassettes we didn't know what to expect. In the last eight weeks a quarter of a million players from across the globe (174 countries, to be precise!) have come together - united by a shared love of mystery and science fiction - to form the Citizen Science Division. You’ve travelled great distances both real and virtual, undertaken complex tasks, and explored the depths of simulation theory. New friendships have been forged, and a tight-knit community has been created. Most importantly a cute hamster has a new home. You've become part of the No Man's Sky origin story.
It's been an honour to watch, but this is just the beginning. Whether you’ve followed Waking Titan or not, we welcome anyone to sign up to the Citizen Science Division, and to join us on the official CSD forums. Our journey continues.
Thank you for this year. We hope you enjoy what comes next. Sean
Promises of quick travel and story updates sound like they'll really help No Man's Sky feel like a new game. No Man's Sky is available on PlayStation 4 and PC and you can find our review of it from last year here.
[Source: No Man's Sky Subreddit]
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