No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky Accused Of Using Patented Equation Without Permission
Only a month before it’s launch, No Man’s Sky in the news again, this time under the accusation of using a patented equation without the permission of the owner. Telegraaf reported that a Dutch company by the name of Genicap owns the “Superformula” used by the game for procedural generation of its 18 bazillion or so planets, for which the developer Hello Games did not obtain the licenses. “We haven’t provided a license to Hello Games,” Jeroen Sparrow of Genicap said. “We don’t want to stop the launch, but if the formula is used we’ll need to have a talk.” Genicap hasn’t seen No Man’s Sky’s source yet, so the validity of the claims cannot be verified yet. All attempts in order to get a response from Hello Games have been igno...
No Man’s Sky Goes Gold: IT’S HAPPENING! IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING
We’re there guys. The wait is over, it’s finally here. In a recent twitter post, Sean Murray, the Creative Director at Hello Games that No Man’s Sky has “gone gold”. For those who don’t know, “gone gold” refers to creating a gold mastercopy of a title once it is out of the development phase and deemed fit for release. That’s correct, in other words, no more delays. The game is complete and we can finally get our hands on it soon. What makes this so special is that No Man’s Sky has been in the news ever since it was first showcased at E3 2014. The game was delayed numerous times, fans were angry and the developers received death threats. But now it’s all over. Everything is right with the gaming world again. The game is set ...
After Everything, Will No Man’s Sky Live Up To The Hype?
As everyone knows by now, No Man’s Sky is an upcoming sci-fi exploration survival game being developed and published by the indie British studio Hello Games. The first teaser for the game was showcased in 2013 and the game is finally coming to the Ps4 and PC this August. The game has caught a lot of heat ever since it’s first preview. From numerous delays to the developers getting death threats to settling a legal dispute regarding its name, this game has certainly been through some tough times. Over the past few years, No Man’s Sky has been delayed multiple times due to various reasons, causing more and more unrest among the fans. It has gone as far as the developers even receiving death threats from some enraged community members for the same. And all this time, ...
Here Are Some Of The Best Upcoming Indie Games of 2016
Summer is upon us, and with it, releases for numerous indie games. To make sure you get the best gaming experience, we have prepared a list of the best upcoming titles of summer 2016. Inside Coming to Xbox One on June 29th and Steam on July 7, Inside is the much awaited title from Playdead, the developers behind the critically acclaimed Limbo. The game is a puzzle platformer adventure, thematically and visually similar to Limbo, where the player controls a young boy in an eerie, nearly monochromatic landscape, solving environmental puzzles while avoiding the death of the character. Breached A sci-fi story set in the year 2245, Breached is a survival mystery where you have been urgently awakened from hibernation, surrounded by a barren desert, with limited oxygen supply. Explore, scavenge f...
No Man’s Sky Delayed Once Again, Probably For Its Own Good
Hello Games’ highly awaited open world game has been delayed yet again. The news come from sources that Kotaku are privy to, who say that the game may be pushed back to July or August. “A reliable Kotaku source was the first to inform us of the delay. A second source, who works at GameStop, said they received marketing materials today for No Man’s Sky with the original June 21 release date. However, stores were informed that the release date is no longer correct and that they should cover it up with a “Coming Soon” label:”-Kotaku With numerous prior delays, this could raise doubts about how well finished the game is. One can only hope that the delay was add some much needed features or improvements. However, May was filled with quite a few big releases, including Doom, Un...
No Man’s Sky Launching On June 21st
The much awaited No Man’s Sky is being released on 21st June for PC and PS4 as confirmed by Hello Games. Beyond that they have also announced that the PC version of No Man’s Sky will receive a collectible Explorer’s Edition limited to 10,000 copies. The Explorer’s Edition will include a code for a digital copy of the game as well a replica of the hand-painted 8-inch ship. If you are one of those wish too buy no man’s sky merchandise, well you can do so by buying from Iam8bit store here. They offer great variety of merchandise such as posters, t-shirts etc. Sadly it a store based in the US so you might get customs. If case you missed out on No Man’s Sky trailers, well you can watch them here:- And for more news and reviews, keep checking back at Gaming Central.
7 Upcoming Open World Games That You Should Play
As open world games continue to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the genre has a permanent spot in the industry. There’s something about the open-ended, free-form nature of these types of games that drive players to want more. Whether it’s the unique playfulness of something like Minecraft or the epic crime saga of the Grand Theft Auto series, open-world games are big business, with GTA alone having sold over 150 million copies. With the new generation of consoles boasting greater processing power and the scope for far larger game maps, lets take a look at some of the biggest open world games coming soon. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is a tactical shooter that is set in Bolivia, which in the game, is the largest supplier of ...
Exclusive to Console (But Also Coming to PC)
Console Exclusivity no longer seems to include PCs nowadays. While this might feel shady, and let’s face it, the games are exclusive to a console only because Microsoft or Sony ‘motivated’ the developers, so it’s not exactly gold standard practices, this means that PC gamers now get the windfall in terms of exclusive content. Let’s have a look at the upcoming no-longer-exclusives, shall we? Street Fighter V One of the world’s most played fighting games, Street Fighter V will not be coming to Xbox One. Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono confirmed that the PS4 will be the only console that will have SFV, with emphasis on console, as it also comes to PC. And since Microsoft announced that Killer Instinct is also being ported over to PC, it kinda makes PC the mos...
More Details For No Man’s Sky Revealed
No Man’s Sky was showcased again with a live demo, with significant details about the gameplay, including the way you travel around space and the planets. It’s supposedly one of the biggest open world or space game to be made. We are eagerly waiting to get this game. For more E3 updates stay tuned at Gaming Central. Be sure to check out all the E3 round-ups right here.
No Man’s Sky To Take You 5 Billion Years To Explore
Creators of No Man’s Sky weren’t fooling around when they revealed that every aspect of their massive space exploration game was procedurally generated. To add to that, cofounder of Hello Games Sean Murray said that the total number of planets generated makes visiting them all virtually impossible–unless you can continuously respawn for 5 billion years. In an interview with IGN, Murray revealed that the team had been using a 32-bit number to help code for every planet in the in-game universe. This created a total that would take around 5,000 years to see in its entirety, but they seems unhappy with this level of depth and detail–so decided to make it a 64-bit set up. As a result, No Man’s Sky will feature 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 worlds. That’s 18 qui...
5 Upcoming Games you should be excited about :)
We as Gamers always crib about the lack of innovation in the current lot of games and industry in general, but while some titles are simply iterations of the earlier versions with a few cosmetic enhancements, some other developers are always trying new things. Here’s a list of some interesting concepts being explored in upcoming games which we feel should be a reason enough to excite you J So read on… 5. Evolve Turtle Rock’s Left 4 Dead set a standard for cooperative play. Evolve not only goes a step ahead in the co-op space, it offers a new take on competitive play as well. The player who controls the monster has a completely different playing style, abilities, and view of the action than his or her four opponents. Additionally, Evolve is being built to support an expandable roster, so Tu...