The dedicatedNo Man’s Skycommunity is once again getting ready to hype itself up for a potential update as Hello Games, specifically its managing director, posts another cryptic emoticon, which could hint at new content on the horizon. With it being arelaxing and slow-paced open-world title, as well as featuring powerful building mechanics and near-countless planets,NMScontinues to astound players. It may have had a very rocky start when it first released back in 2016, but it’s a different story these days.One thing that helped to repair the damage done post-launch is the amount offreeNo Man’s Skyupdates and patchesthat have come about. As well as fixing a number of issues that many experienced in the beginning, the developer has devoted itself to bringing fans so much more than what the base game offered. New content is coming about all the time, and the studio typically has a pretty simple, yet ingenious and effective, way of hyping things up.RELATED:No Man’s Sky Player Finds ‘Worst Ship in the Game’In a recent post on Twitter, Hello Games’ Sean Murray has done what he does best, which is to post a single emoticon to his profile. It may not seem like much to those who haven’t playedNo Man’s Sky, but fans know only too well that this could spell a new and significant update. The post itself consists of nothing more than an emoticon of a purple face with devil horns. That’s all there is, but comments below the tweet are already excited about what it could mean. It’s difficult to analyze just one emoticon, but user @professorcynic1 believes the devil face could indicate Hell, adding that “Hell is hot, Hot is heat, Heat is flames, flames are yellow, bananas are yellow.” They conclude by saying that a “banana update” is inbound. It’s unlikely that they are serious, but until the studio confirms what Murray’s tweet is referring to, fans will have their own suggestions and theories.
This also continues the tradition of theNo Man’s Skydeveloper teasing new updates. They all typically follow the same idea, which involves Murray just posting a single emoticon to his Twitter account and letting the community interpret it. It’s a pretty clever piece of marketing. It’s simple, cost-effective, it gets fans talking, and it does this without giving too much away early on.
WithStarfielddue out this September,No Man’s Skycould have some extra competition on its hands. However, the former’s 1,000 planet landscape does pale in comparison to the latter’s 18 quintillion. Time will tell whether Bethesda’s space-faring RPG can give Hello Games a run for its money, but some will feel that Todd Howard may not have the marketing prowess of Sean Murray.
No Man’s Skyis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
