At No Man’s Sky, a journalist and the founder of Hello Games have received death threats. The reason: The postponement of the release date.
In most cases, developers are pleased when fans passionately engage with their games and eagerly await the release dates. In the case of No Man’s Sky, however, this emotion has far exceeded the limits of good taste: Both the founder of Hello Games, Sean Murray, and Kotaku author Jason Schreier have received death threats because No Man’s Sky is being postponed. Kotaku learned of the delay early from “various sources” and was the first site to report on it.
Death threats after the release postponement of No Man’s Sky
The release was originally scheduled for June 22. Recently it has been officially confirmed that No Man’s Sky will launch in Europe on August 10.
Although Kotaku was ultimately correct and already relied on various sources for the rumors, the author of the article is now a victim of internet hate at the lowest level. Both on reddit and through private messages, he has been showered with harsh criticism and personal attacks:
No Man’s Sky developer takes death threats with humor
Murray also shared via Twitter that he received a ton of death threats:
The following response to the tweet shows that Murray is taking the unjustified hate with humor – they have secured the office with marbles and oil, inspired by “Home Alone.” However, such animosity is by no means a pleasant situation for those involved:
In previous Twitter messages, Murray justified the decision that No Man’s Sky needs to be postponed. It was a tough decision, but the right one. The team is still working as intensively as possible on the game. He also apologizes for not being able to discuss the postponement earlier: This had legal and external reasons.
No Man’s Sky will be released on August 10 for PS4 and PC.
