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Wednesday27th Mar 2024
News Ship Customisation And New Space Stations Arrive In No Man's Sky's 'Orbital' Update
Blasting off today
It has been a little over a month since the 'Omega' update landed in No Man's Sky and Hello Games clearly hasn't paused for breath as it today unveiled the next new patch. The 'Orbital' update will be blasting off today and while it might not be quite as expedition-focused as some of those that we have seen in the past, it does...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News Play No Man's Sky For Free This Weekend As New 'Omega' Update Launches
Free... 2... 1... we have liftoff!
No Man's Sky developer Hello Games is back with another huge update as the game's 'Omega' patch is ready for liftoff. But that's not all. To celebrate the launch, the entire expedition will be available to play for free on Switch, whether you own the game or not. Yes, from 2pm GMT on 15th February until 6pm GMT on...
Saturday11th Nov 2023
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Wins Nintendo GOTY At Golden Joystick Awards 2023
Baldur's Gate 3 takes out "ultimate" GOTY
The Golden Joystick Awards 2023 has just wrapped up and we've now got a full list of every winner. On the Switch front, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has officially won the Nintendo game of the year for 2023. The "ultimate" game of the year award went to Larian's RPG hit Baldur's Gate 3. Not...
Wednesday20th Sep 2023
News The Latest No Man's Sky Patch Includes Some Switch Improvements
Launching "as soon as possible"
Following last week's news about No Man's Sky having one of its "biggest months" in the last few years, the team at Hello Games has rolled out a new 'Echoes' update. Although it's not live on the Nintendo Switch just yet, it will be released on this platform "as soon as possible". The main Echoes update, arrived back...
Tuesday12th Sep 2023
News Sean Murray: No Man's Sky Is Having Its "Biggest Month In The Last Few Years"
The Starfield effect
Bethesda's Starfield is currently getting a lot of attention online, and it seems the popularity of this new RPG has had a positive effect on other space adventures. As highlighted by Hello Games founder Sean Murray on social media, the developer's own space adventure No Man's Sky is currently having its "biggest month" ever in...
Thursday24th Aug 2023
News No Man's Sky 'Echoes' Update Brings New Robotic Race, Improved Visuals, And More
Making contact
Hello Games has detailed its latest major update for No Man's Sky, dubbed 'Echoes', and it sounds like a big one, folks. Launching today (yes, today), the main draw for the new update will be a brand-new robotic race, which Hello Games states is the first entirely new race introduced to the game since its initial launch in 2016...
Friday18th Aug 2023
News No Man's Sky 7th Anniversary Video Teases Upcoming Major Update
Is there an echo in here..?
It's been 7 years since Hello Games' No Man's Sky first launched back in 2016 for the PlayStation 4. Can you believe it? Despite the mixed reception at launch, the first-person space exploration title received a number of updates and expansions over the ensuing years, substantially improving No Man's Sky's reputation...
Wednesday7th Jun 2023
News No Man's Sky 'Singularity' Update Adds New Story, Character Customisation And More
Investigate mysterious robot heads
Just two months on from the launch of the 'Interceptor' update, Hello Games has now announced that the next chapter in No Man's Sky, 'Singularity, will be launching today. This expedition looks to be pretty narrative-based as you will begin to investigate a series of mysterious robot heads that have been appearing...
Friday14th Apr 2023
News New No Man's Sky Update Flies Onto Switch Soon, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Fixing some Interceptor issues
Hello Games is back with another patch for No Man's Sky, working to address some of the problems that arose with the recent Interceptor update. The fixes this time around range across a series of bugs from interior design options to problems with the recently-introduced corruption challenges. As we have come to expect...
Wednesday5th Apr 2023
News No Man's Sky: Interceptor Update Brings Corruption To The Galaxies' Planets
New enemies, tech, and more
Hello Games has revealed yet another free update for No Man's Sky, just weeks after its last major 'Fractal' update. The new update, dubbed 'Interceptor', brings fresh lore to the game by introducing a new corruption spreading across the universe, adding new enemies to the mix along with new resources and a new Starship...
Friday17th Mar 2023
News No Man's Sky's Next Update Is On The Way, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Hitting ver. 4.15
Whatever your thoughts on No Man's Sky's journey so far, you have to respect the amount of effort that Hello Games puts into ever improving the game with constant updates. One such patch has now been announced and this one is all about getting rid of some pesky bugs that cropped up in the recent 'Fractal' update. The ver. 4.15...
Thursday9th Mar 2023
News No Man's Sky Updated To Version 4.13, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Fixing pesky space bugs
No Man’s Sky has just received another heft update on Switch and all other platforms. Update 4.13 introduces a host of new bug fixes and tweaks for the recently released Fractal Update that will help make your spacefaring adventure all the smoother. Here are the full patch notes from Hello Games’ official No Man’s Sky...
Wednesday1st Mar 2023
News No Man's Sky Receives New Update Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Squishing bugs
Last week saw the launch of the Fractal update in No Man's Sky which brought additions such as new ships, expeditions and even gyro controls to the Switch. Now, Hello Games has released the follow-up patch to solve any issues with the new content. The ver. 4.12 update is mainly focussed on sorting out bugs that arose with the latest...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2023
News No Man's Sky 'Fractal' Update Launches Today, New Ship, Expeditions, Gyro Controls Added
Here are the full patch notes
The developer behind No Man's Sky, Hello Games, has today announced that the space exploration title will be jetting off into ver. 4.1 with the all new Fractal update. Much of this update makes improvements on the VR side of things, but there is still a lot of new content to be had for Switch players. This includes the...
Thursday24th Nov 2022
News No Man's Sky Receives A Sizeable New Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
Bug fixes galore!
You really have to give Hello Games credit; the ongoing work the studio has put into its flagship title No Man's Sky really is commendable. Having released to lukewarm reception back in 2016, nearly countless patches and updates have been applied to the title in the years since, turning it into a near essential experience for fans...
Wednesday23rd Nov 2022
News No Man's Sky Brings 2022's Limited-Time Expeditions To Switch From Tomorrow
Return of the space jellyfish!
No Man's Sky flew onto Switch last month, proving the 'impossible port' to be very much possible. Now, as we have come to expect from Hello Games, more content will be soaring our way soon, this time in the form of the year's limited-time expeditions re-appearing on our radar. Expeditions have been a mainstay of No...
Monday14th Nov 2022
News Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Leads Nintendo's Nominations At The Game Awards 2022
Neon White, Sifu, and Tunic all net 3 noms each
The nominations are out for Geoff Keighley's yearly glamorous advertising and awards event, The Game Awards, which will be broadcast on Thursday, December 8th. Now, we're all well aware by this point that Nintendo's representation on these lists is usually pretty lacking until you get to the indies...
Tuesday1st Nov 2022
Video New Switch Hardware Won't Stop Bad Ports
Port-ability
There's been a fair number of Switch ports this year alone. Some are surprising, others long-awaited and requested, but every time a game on another system makes its way onto Nintendo's hybrid console, there's always a bit of a debate that often leads to a discussion of the Switch 2, Switch Pro — whatever you want to call it. The...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
Random You Can Now Walk Down Guildford High Street In No Man's Sky
Shop local
Ah, No Man's Sky. The bliss intergalactic traveller where you can visit an infinite number of planets, discover new species, push the boundaries of physical advancement and now, it seems, visit the high streets of small English towns. Yes, that's right. Tired with the procedural generation of an endless galaxy and just wishing for the...
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of No Man's Sky On Switch
"Compromised but playable"
Earlier this month, Hello Games released its space-exploration RPG No Man's Sky on the Nintendo Switch. The tech experts over at Digital Foundry have now taken a closer look at the game's performance on the hybrid system, summing it up as "comprised but playable". The game uses temporal anti-aliasing, but it's coverage...
Friday14th Oct 2022
UK Charts NieR:Automata And No Man's Sky Switch Ports Make Decent Debut
FIFA 23 stays up top
We're at the tail end of the week already, but last week's UK chart data from GfK has just come in, and there's no change at the top as FIFA 23 retains the top spot. Not surprising in the UK — though the Switch version only makes up 8% of those sales given that it's the Legacy Edition — but Splatoon 3 is still comfortably in...
Monday10th Oct 2022
News No Man's Sky Waypoint Update Is Now Live On Switch
Adds Relaxed Mode, Switch Bonuses And More
Update [Mon 10th Oct, 2022 13:30 BST]: Releasing on other consoles late last week, No Man's Sky's Waypoint update is now available on Switch. This means that all of the new features mentioned below are now fully playable on the Nintendo console - including the Switch-specific rewards. We have been having...
Monday3rd Oct 2022
News No Man's Sky Creator Is Happy To Leave Microtransactions Out Of The Game
"what we enjoy is delivering value to players"
We are but a few short days away from No Man's Sky's inaugural flight to Switch on October 7th and we are buckling in to see how this massive game plays on Nintendo's comparatively tiny console. In order to put some of our fears to rest, we recently got the chance to sit down with the game's creator,...
Video We Played Some No Man's Sky On Switch - Here's What We Thought
An early hands-on with Hello Games
We are but a few short days away from the Switch release of No Man's Sky on October 7th and it is fair to say that we have been nervous to see how this frankly massive game would run on Nintendo's little console. Following a huge update to the game as we currently find it out in the wild, it seemed unlikely that...
Saturday1st Oct 2022
Video 9 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In October 2022
Mario + Rabbids, Bayonetta 3, Persona 5 and more!
September wasn't a bad month at all with games like Splatoon 3 and Return to Monkey Island, but October is shaping up to be even better. This month we've got a lot of heavy-hitters ranging from Switch versions of NieR:Automata and No Man's Sky to Persona 5 Royal. The Bayonetta
Sunday25th Sep 2022
News No Man Sky's 4.0 Update Will Be "Fully Focused" On The Nintendo Switch Launch
And "delivering that technical mini miracle"
One of the many titles coming to the Nintendo Switch next month is the ambitious space epic No Man's Sky. The release of the game lines up with the 4.0 update, and if you're wondering what else might be included, it seems the Switch version is "the focus" of this next game update. Hello Games' founder...
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
News No Man's Sky's New Endurance Update Confirmed For The Ever-Expanding Switch Port
To boldly go where no update has gone before
News of Hello Games' Switch release of No Man's Sky on 7th October has us all fizzing with excitement to blast off into outer space on Nintendo's console. And with today's Endurance update hitting the game on Playstation, Xbox and PC, our expectations are rocketing even higher. No Man's Sky hardly had...
Friday24th Jun 2022
News No Man's Sky Will Launch As A "Single-Player Experience" On Switch
No mention of multiplayer
In case you missed it, Hello Games' ambitious space epic No Man's Sky will be coming to the Switch on October 7th. If you're looking forward to experiencing the game with friends or other players, in general, you may have to potentially wait for an update later down the line. According to the official game website, No...
Thursday23rd Jun 2022
News No Man's Sky For Nintendo Switch Gets A Firm Release Date
Blast off later this year
No Man's Sky, Hello Games' ambitious space epic, has finally secured a release date for the Switch. The good news is you won't be waiting too long either, as it will be landing both physically and digitally on October 7th, 2022. Originally debuting on the PS4 back in 2016, the game was met with decidedly mixed reception...
Wednesday25th May 2022
News The "Finishing Touches" Are Being Added To No Man's Sky On Switch
See you soon, space
No Man's Sky for Switch was confirmed back in Nintendo's February Direct. Scheduled for a summer release, we've not had many updates on this hybrid version — which is confirmed to be coming with all 20 previous updates, including the two newest ones — since its announcement. But in a press release for today's Leviathan...
