My No Man’s Sky (and Hello Games) semi-organized collection of links…

2008

August. Hello Games incorporated by Sean, Dave, Grant, and Ryan.

2009



Four columns on Indie Dev for Edge Magazine. http://www.hellogames.org/category/columns/

Interview with Hello Games. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/saying-hello-to-hello-interview

Interview. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/116398/Interview_EA_Criterion_Vet_Murray_Forms_Indie_Hello_Games_Talks_Joe_Danger.php

Interview with Grant Duncan. http://www.criticalgamer.co.uk/2009/11/16/joe-danger-hello-games-interview/

2010

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/hello-games-sean-murray-interview

http://thisismyjoystick.com/feature/hello-games-the-interview/

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/121505/Interview_Hello_Games_Murray_On_What_Joe_Did_Next.php



http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2010-12-09-hello-games-if-youre-having-no-fun-making-your-game-youre-in-trouble



http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2010-10-12-hello-sean-interview



GDC talk by Sean and Grant. http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1012308/From-Big-Studio-to-Small

GDC Audio link. https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1012902/From-Big-Studio-to-Small

Interview at GDC about Joe Danger. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-escapist-presents/1596-Hello-Games-and-Joe-Danger



Hello Games wins Best New Studio Award. http://www.criticalgamer.co.uk/2010/07/16/develop-awards-2010-winners-announced-2/



2011

Interview with Hello Games. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-25-hello-games-sean-murray-interview



2012

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-12-introducing-hello-games

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-29-loving-the-crunch

Sean speaks about game design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaPKGjALnko

Photo Essay. http://www.makinggamesisfun.co.uk/



Sean’s first AMA on Reddit, promoting Joe Danger 2. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/117p42/i_quit_my_job_at_ea_where_i_worked_on_burnout/

2013

VGX Trailer, December. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXL5fJMpCus

Another vid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRpDn5qPp3s

Revsion3 Carboni Interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NWpdyQXzHw

Interview, game studio spotlight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYu0hSgUYoc

2014

The Flood. https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/11/5487564/hello-games-flood-recovery-interview



Gamespot, Danny O’Dwyer. Episode #1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ToQGnddFRA

Edisode #2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g15ANx5T7s

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/529136/no-mans-sky-a-vast-game-crafted-by-algorithms/



http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2014/06/24/interview-hello-games-talk-multiplayer-sci-fi-and-objectives-in-no-mans-sky/



https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/08/26/exploring-18446744073709551616-planets-mans-sky/



Sean talks with Ted Price about the industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWnIrP1MCaM

The Story of Hello Games (Playstation). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTczqx-PWJU

PSX Trailer (Portals). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8TnVKzGuIc

More gameplay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmwG6Sj1Yfg



E3 Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLtmEjqzg7M

E3 Interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9muD249qNM

GamerHub Interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q4FgoC6EDw

Interview. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-25-how-no-mans-sky-stole-the-show-at-e3

Interesting overview. http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/will-the-infinite-worlds-of-no-mans-sky-revolutionize-gaming/

Gameinformer, Tech behind the scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-kifCYToAU

NMS Creatures. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/12/24/a-look-at-no-mans-skys-creature-features.aspx

Managing Hype. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/12/17/coping-with-the-hype-of-no-mans-sky.aspx

Game Informer, audio interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjKTJblJpw0

70 Questions and Answers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0uYnwqlslU

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/12/19/the-secret-story-behind-no-man-s-sky.aspx



Hello Games Studio. https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/1/5860418/behind-the-scenes-at-hello-games-makers-of-no-mans-sky

65dos Soundtrack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgRJbFQGyIE

A Night Under No Man’s Sky, 65dos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIXIl1lUY_s

2015

Game Informer (print) article about NMS. http://imgur.com/a/fqdhG#

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-22-so-what-do-you-actually-do-in-no-mans-sky

Interview with art director Grant Duncan. http://www.creativebloq.com/digital-art/how-break-game-art-21514254

GDC Grant, How to love procedural generation. http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1021805/Art-Direction-Bootcamp-How-I

GDC Grant, Artists dreaming about electric sheep. http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1021935/Do-Artists-Dream-of-Electric

E3 2015, stage demo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VJvckCmNBo

E3 2015 Interview, Danny O’Dwyer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfFlk7BAtPM

New Yorker article. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/18/world-without-end-raffi-khatchadourian

http://video.newyorker.com/watch/commentary-the-universe-of-no-man-s-sky



http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/what-a-dragons-mating-scream-sounds-like



NMS Creature Sounds. https://soundcloud.com/newyorker/no-mans-sky-creatures

Interview, GameCrate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsLAdsjbLiE

Sean talks about the Indie game industry, GamerHub. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbVX7CUyDvw

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/07/07/no-mans-sky-interview/



http://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/gaming/game-reviews/the-chief-architect-behind-no-mans-sky-tells-how-the-worlds-most-ambitious-game-came-to-be/news-story/



https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/12/no-mans-sky-18-quintillion-planets-hello-games

Q&A with Sean. http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/24/ask-sean-murray-anything-about-no-mans-sky



IGN 18 mins of gameplay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLcjvIQJns0

http://www.popsci.com/No-man%E2%80%99s-sky-treads-new-ground-in-game-design



https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/13/no-mans-sky-from-humble-beginnings



Interview with 65 Days of Static. https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/65daysofstatic-no-mans-sky-soundtrack-guide

https://killscreen.com/articles/the-birth-of-no-mans-sky/



Sean talks with Shuhei. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sb-clg3Tlw&list=LLtiKS8Bxr59vlOeMvrVFabw

Colbert Show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqeN6hj4dZU

2016

http://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/interview-with-game-audio-veteran-paul-weir/



GamesRadar gameplay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVRN9Q8hkoA

Playstation blog. https://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/03/03/no-mans-sky-a-universe-filled-with-lore-and-language/

Art of No Man’s Sky (Playstation). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYmkHTBiXDg

Lore of No Man’s Sky (Playstation). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBPF7uNZUfY

Carboni plays NMS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqmJ8k9uBB0

Edge Magazine (print). http://imgur.com/gallery/CASYR

https://www.gamereactor.eu/grtv/254703/No+Mans+Sky+-+Sean+Murray+Interview/



https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-sky-interview-people-want-crazy-innovative/1100-6435312/

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/03/no-mans-sky-preview/



http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-03-no-mans-sky-questions-answered



https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/thirty-minutes-with-no-mans-sky/1100-5407/



https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/3/11152396/no-mans-sky-preview-sean-murray-interview-ps4-pc

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/13/how-i-spent-two-hours-in-no-mans-sky-ign-first



https://www.engadget.com/2016/03/03/no-mans-sky-joe-danger-sean-murray-interview/



http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/uncharted-4-no-mans-sky-and-the-limits-of-the-limitless-20160607



http://www.wired.co.uk/article/no-mans-sky-hands-on-interview

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/no-mans-sky-sean-murray-interview



http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11690935

Interview with 65 Days of Static. http://www.dualshockers.com/no-mans-sky-interview-making-music-for-an-infinite-universe-with-65daysofstatics-joe-shrewsbury/

Kinda Funny Games Interview, March. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6WH6VAhjxI

IGN 21 mins of gameplay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-uMFHoF8VA

Game delayed until August. https://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/05/27/no-mans-sky-coming-to-ps4-in-august/



TIme magazine article. http://time.com/no-mans-sky/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harold-stark/a-few-revealing-moments-w_b_11527806.html

http://gameranx.com/updates/id/68605/article/no-mans-sky-dev-sean-murray-included-an-emotional-letter-with-australian-review-copies-of-the-game/



https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/bn3mq8/no-mans-sky-designer-sean-murray-on-new-gaming-horizons-and-never-giving-up-850



http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tech-gaming/no-man-s-sky-developer-sean-murray-talks-the-game-s-epic-scale-delayed-launch-date-and-minecraft-a3312006.html

Paul Weir speaks at SonarD+. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUWFTLhZ1ro

Trademark dispute with SkyTV. https://www.polygon.com/2016/6/17/11967190/no-mans-sky-sean-murray-bskyb

Planet Roulette promo (Playstation). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jzE3Gcu97Y

Five Thing to Do (Playstation). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FuRqea42Xc

NMS Launch Trailer (Playstation). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aozqa_7PLhE

Sean’s AMA on Reddit. https://np.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4wsra2/i_quit_my_job_at_ea_where_i_worked_on_burnout/

—- NMS Released —-

Sean and Grant play NMS on Twitch. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/84091941

Bill Bailey Plays NMS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbRnAsgTuqU

Review by Total Biscuit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCG9YLeIB98

Response by SONY/Yoshida. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-09-16-no-mans-sky-pr-strategy-wasnt-great-yoshida

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/05/no-mans-sky-perils-infinite-promise-sean-murray-hello-games



https://www.gamesradar.com/no-mans-sky-how-the-biggest-game-ever-made-almost-never-happened/



Podcast discussion with Adam Boyes about NMS. https://soundcloud.com/giantbombcast/giant-bombcast-442-hair-products-and-turkey-bacon

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/12/11/504876059/reading-the-game-no-mans-sky



Foundation Update 1.1 released. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/11/no-mans-sky-will-blast-off-again-with-foundation-update-this-week/

Interview with Paul Weir, audio. http://lacedwithwax.com/interview-hello-games-audio-director-on-the-sound-and-music-of-no-mans-sky/

Innes speaks at GCAP, Shoulders of Giants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6D8UmBB6qg

2017

Photomode, Dead End Thrills. http://deadendthrills.com/gallery/?gid=148

Pathfinder Update 1.2 released. http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/no-mans-sky-path-finder-review

Innes speaks at QGcon about “spite”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R7bNjH6aKk&t=8m41s



GDC Paul Weir. http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024067/The-Sound-of-No-Man

GDC Innes, Continuous World Generation. http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024265/Continuous-World-Generation-in-No

GDC Innes, Tech Toolbox, Procedural Texturing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujl0gzj-89g&t=43m33s

GDC Sean, Building Worlds using Maths. http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024514/Building-Worlds-Using

Hello Games wins GDC Innovation Award. https://www.polygon.com/2017/3/2/14786762/gdc-award-winners-no-mans-sky

Waking Titan ARG. http://www.pcgamer.com/mysterious-no-mans-sky-audio-tapes-kick-off-an-otherworldly-arg/



https://wiki.gamedetectives.net/index.php?title=Waking_Titan



https://killscreen.com/articles/fierce-independence-no-mans-sky-soundtrack/



https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/8/16116386/no-mans-sky-atlas-rises-update-story-fast-travel-portals-hello-games-ps4-pc



http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-09-one-year-on-is-no-mans-sky-the-game-it-should-have-been



https://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2017/08/no-mans-sky-version-1-3/



https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2017/08/11/todays-no-mans-sky-atlas-rises-update-brings-new-story-low-altitude-flight-joint-exploration-and-much-more/



2018

NMS coming to Xbox and Tencent’s Wegame. https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/29/17157434/no-mans-sky-next-hello-games-expansion-update-xbox-one-launch

Innes recognized in Future Talent 100. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-13-introducing-the-gamesindustry-biz-100-future-talent-list-for-the-uk

Interview on Inside Xbox introducing multiplayer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai1_3TVpFfg

NMS Next Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3HphgSn0o4

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/07/31/no-mans-sky-next-review



https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/jul/20/no-mans-sky-next-hello-games-sean-murray-harassment-interview

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-20-the-big-sean-murray-interview



Working with Change, Everything Procedural (Breda Univ), Innes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGrtDgQlI-8

Innes and the Mummy Juice incident. https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/20/people-want-to-drink-the-red-liquid-from-newly-opened-4000-year-old-sarcophagus-7740238/

NMS Abyss Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIrCX5PomuA

NMS Visions Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoBOFTi-zAk

NMS featured in V&A Museum videogames exhibition, Design/Play/Disrupt. https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/gaming/v-and-a-video-game-exhibition-design-play-disrupt-3554226

The Last Campfire, trailer, Hello Labs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXmS7MuwGRQ

https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/06/no-mans-sky-new-game-last-campfire-hello-games/



2019

NMS in VR Trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUGZYh2HxHM

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/03/15/no-mans-sky-beyond-announce-xbox-one/



https://www.roadtovr.com/hands-on-no-mans-sky-vr-preview-galaxy-full-of-possibilities/



NMS Beyond Teaser. https://www.gameinformer.com/dlc/2019/03/15/hello-games-announces-no-mans-sky-online-as-an-update

https://www.gamesradar.com/no-mans-sky-is-the-virtual-reality-game-i-have-waited-my-entire-life-to-play/



https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-04-02-no-mans-sky-is-absolutely-stellar-in-vr



https://kotaku.com/i-played-no-mans-sky-vr-and-almost-punched-sean-murray-1833753449



https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/02/no-mans-sky-vr-hands-on-interview-sean-murray/



https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/04/02/sean-murray-on-no-mans-sky-beyond-and-next-gen-consoles



https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/2/18280799/hello-games-sean-murray-no-mans-sky-interview-gdc-2019



GDC 2019 Talk, Grit, Sean Murray. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3GaHQybtoU

Sean will speak at Develop:Brighton and wins first “Develop:Star” award. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/bastion-uk/pressreleases/hello-games-sean-murray-to-discuss-no-mans-sky-in-develop-brighton-2019-keynote-2872204

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-25-sean-murray-on-no-mans-sky-i-thought-we-were-making-a-niche-game

