After Announcing Delay, No Man's Sky Dev Gets Death Threats

Part of me wants to laugh at the utter absurdity of this, and another just sits here dumbstruck. WTF is wrong with some people?

Oh. Well. Those people need to grow the **** up.

Wow, that's pathetic. "Release your game, or I'll kill you", because logic.

Outside of the whole being threatened issue... I find it super odd we were at a pinch over 3 weeks until release and suddenly you realize you need another 2 months to finish up.

the thing is... I don't really think this is news.

I bet it happens to a lot (most) of developers when they delay a game.

This dev just puts it out there for extra publicity

Real or not, it's utter BS that someone would threaten you like this.

I hate the current crop of gamers. They are mostly immature, selfish, spoiled, ignorant, impatient, self entitled brats that have nothing going on in their own life.

death threats for delaying a video game? these pussies doing that probably cant bench a 100 lbs or fun 10 feet. i wouldnt worry about it

You have to take most of these threats as seriously as you take people who say "I'm moving to Canada if so-and-so becomes president". I'm sure there are a few twisted people who do send death threats for small things but I don't think any would for a mere two month delay. Talk to a person who works at an abortion clinic about these video game death threats and they'll laugh in your face, they get way worse and those threats are actually credible.

WTF is wrong with people.

It's a ****-ing game for crying out loud. You're entitled *** isn't going to die if you don't get to play it two months later. I'm getting sick and tired of these inane man babies crying and whining that the game is taking too long to release.

I've been gaming over 30 years and not once did a game delay affect me in any way.

These dev's need to do like iD and Apogee back in the day and list the release date as: "When it's done"

And Moonco....seriously do you find it that hard to believe that people online wouldn't do something THIS stupid. Proof or not, it's pitiful behavior.

To those people I say grow up, there are PLENTY of other games to play while you're waiting and learn some patience for ***** sake. >=-(

How about showing us the police report if any was filed and the messages? He is crying wolf until I see proof

I can believe it. I remember when Kanye West had a article on here about his game and all you would read is comments like "i hope your family gets brutally raped and murdered on your daughter's birthday you stupid ****" and all you can do is just sit there like wtfs wrong with this guy. Did Kanye rape you or force your family into poverty by putting your father's employer out of business out of greed?

Its funny tho because I bet the same guys saying all these terrible, violent things were the first ones to cry during Jack Thompson's era of attempting to ban violent games. The sad part is that he would have actually had a case if he was to read some of the comments you guys leave.

I wouldn't be that surprised if the threats were real or the guy was just being dramatic. Assuming there were actual threats made, I think the worst thing this guy could have done is go public with them. All that does is show the trolls making them that they are being heard. Don't feed the trolls; ignore them and they'll leave.

If you are actually seriously threatened don't advertise it to the world, tell the police. If you just announce it to the world all over social media it just makes it look like you are seeking attention.

Make sure you get those swinging paint cans on the stairs. That'll get them every time.

I smell bullshit, not sure if it's these supposed death threats or the game itself. Probably both.

Play that victim card. Cry for help from corrupt game journos.

(via Polygon) tells you all you need to know about this farce. No proof, no examples, just smear gamers and garner that sweet sweet sympathy and free PR.

Seriously, any child / manchild who does this kind of criminal acts needs their IP address tracked or something like that and sued / arrested. Video games have become one of the largest and respected medium in the entertainment world. We don't need these plagues in our gaming society to bring us all down and make us look bad as a whole.

Death threats over a video game delay? Have you people lost your minds? Think about all the Vaporware titles back in the day and Aliens: Colonial Marines lies.. and Duke Nukem'..wait I'm starting to see a Randy Pitchford pattern here...

THIS get's your fur all up in a dander though? a 2 month delay? That's it?

My Acehole hurts from Gearbox alone, not counting all the early access abandoned games I own...

Don't get me wrong, death threats are no laughing matter, but seriously, do you think the dude actually fears for his life? I think not...

He's faking it...

Too much...

People like this are scumbags.

Whenever I hear that old saying: "You're no better than anyone else." I think about people like this and think... "Yes, yes I absolutely am".

One has to wonder about the legitimacy of this, given that certain devs will happily play up any martyr status they can grab. If you've gotten loads of death threats, prove it, and don't just display your victim status on social media. Oh and pro tip: they aren't really coming to kill you, Sean.

Freaking entitled pricks. I rather have a game delayed than rushed. If Sean feels a delay is necessary than so be it.

I don't get their logic, why death threat the guy who is making the same game that makes you wanna death threat someone if you're not able to get your hands on the game as soon as possible. Pretty counteractive seems to me.

Because killing him will surely get the game out faster.

They better deliver otherwise they might need a bigger fort lol

Freaking manchildren making gamers look stupid once again.

really....death threats over a 2 month delay.... there are games out there that get longer delays and they are are getting over sensitive (the people sending threats) over a 2 month delay..... MASSIVE FACEPALM!!!

Wow. How unbelievably immature can you be to do something like that.