Colourful area explore-o-survival sandbox No Man’s Sky will add multiplayer with the free ‘Next’ replace in July, builders Hello Games introduced at present. Spacemen will get to discover collectively, wander collectively, pootle collectively, fly collectively, race collectively, battle collectively, construct bases collectively, stumble upon one another round area, and even homicide one another in the event that they’re feeling monstrous. Ah, time to mud off the ol’ spaceship and spherical up some buddies for an intergalactic nature hike.
“This is something that I wish we could have done sooner, but I’m so glad it’s happening,” Hello Games co-founder Sean Murray informed Microsoft’s Xbox Insider in a vidblast out at present. “We’ve been playtesting it in the studio for the past six months, it’s a really different experience. No Man’s Sky can be a bit mysterious, a bit weird at times, and also sometimes a little bit lonely, because it’s sci-fi and I love that side of right. This is very different. It’s more Battlestar, it’s Star Trek away team, it’s fun and funny and emergent and kind of intense.”
Hello Games plan to launch No Man’s Sky’s Next replace on July 24th, alongside the sport’s Xbone launch. I’ve little curiosity within the survival facet of No Man’s Sky however I definitely am up for wandering and exploring its fairly planets with buddies, constructing bases in scenic spots, and chasing one another in spaceships. An unlimited galaxy of multiplayer strolling simulators with wacky wildlife? I’ll get my spacehiking boots.
If you’ve not performed No Man’s Sky in a good whereas, do take a look at what Rich McCormick thought when he revisited it to see how updates have modified the sport.
Disclosure: our personal Alec Meer wrote some phrases for No Man’s Sky earlier in improvement.