No Man’s Sky director Sean Murray Receives Death Threats
Due to the recent news that No Man’s Sky is being delayed several weeks from its expected launch date, Hello Games founder and creative director Sean Murray has stated on his Twitter that he has been receiving death threats over the issue. Last Wednesday, Kotaku had sources inform them that the game was being delayed. This was soon confirmed in a PlayStation blog post uploaded by Murray two days later.
Murray tweeted that while he has been receiving support, he has also been receiving “loads of death threats” this past week. He attempts to keep things light as he references building pillow forts and traps of marbles and oil in his studio, Home Alone-style.
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
No Man’s Sky has been pushed back from its June 21st release date to August 9 in North America, August 10 in Europe, and August 12 in the UK, due to “some key moments needed extra polish”. Echoing his blog post, Murray has apologized again for the delay and thanks those who have supported him. He also stated that he could not share this information sooner due to “legal/external reasons” surrounding retail games and dates. Â
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
“We understand that this news is disappointing. Making this game is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, but we are so close now, and we’re prepared to make the tough choices to get it right,” Murray had said in his blog post. “To the loyal community who’s stuck by our side since the unveiling of No Man’s Sky years ago, we hope you’ll accept our sincere apology and I am humbly asking that you’ll still look forward to exploring our universe despite the slight delay.”
Ever since its reveal at E3 in 2014, No Man’s Sky has been a highly anticipated game. While players have long been looking forward to exploring the game’s procedurally generated open universe with 18 quintillion planets, it is our hope that nothing will arise out of these alleged death threats.
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
Source: Twitter