No Man's Sky delay results in death threats for dev

Will launch in North America on August 9

News by Rachel Weber Senior Editor

Published on May 30, 2016

No Man's Sky has been officially delayed for PlayStation 4 and PC, Sony announced on Friday. Since then indie development studio Hello Games has reported receiving death threats.

Other developers have come out in support of Hello Games, notably creative director for Dragon Age Mike Laidlaw and game designer Nina Freeman.

No Man's Sky will launch in North America on August 9, in Europe territories on August 10, and in the UK on August 12.

Sorry I haven't been able to say anything til now. With retail games, there are legal/external reasons why you can't talk freely about dates
— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) May 28, 2016

Thanks to everyone for being so supportive. Apologies to anyone who feels hurt by this. We'll try make it up to you with a good game
— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) May 28, 2016

I have received loads of death threats this week, but don't worry, Hello Games now looks like the house from Home Alone #pillowfort
— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) May 28, 2016

jfc people 😤 stop threatening developers that are just trying to make the best game that they can https://t.co/Ggrcwx5xL8
— ✿ nina freeman ✿ (@PersocomNina) May 28, 2016

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