Confusion took hold of much of Twitter this morning as Hello Games, the developers behind No Man's Sky, ostensibly tweeted that their game "was a mistake."

A few months after the game's inauspicious release, the No Man's Sky Reddit community was temporarily shut down. One moderator expressed concern over the growing toxicity within the community as one of the reasons for the shutdown.

It's safe to say that, for a lot of gamers, No Man's Sky didn't live up to expectations. Not only did its creatures underwhelm from the Jurassic Park-like experience depicted in trailers, but very real features mentioned on the game's Steam page and in interviews leading up to release just aren't there. Now, that has led to the UK's Advertising Standards Authority opening an investigation.

Nintendo does not take too kindly to fan works that use their copyrighted material, so it's no surprise that they moved quickly to shut down procedurally-generated Mario/No Man's Sky "parody" No Mario's Sky. Luckily, the creators had anticipated that might happened, and the game has already popped back up with a new title that parodies Nintendo's approach to overzealous fans: DMCA's Sky.

Several actors have lent their voice to GPS navigational systems over the years, but one we didn't realize we were missing all along until now was Morgan Freeman.

A lot of gamers may have been disappointed by No Man's Sky's repetitive gameplay, but it's hard not to be impressed by the game's sheer scale. Not only is its galaxy home to more planets than we could ever hope to fully explore, but each one is so massive in size itself that the game truly feels like it lacks the artificial geographic boundaries that usually keep players within a game's usable play area. Just how big are they, though? Take a look for yourself.

For those of you who are trying your hearts out to get a refund from the notoriously tight-fisted Steam for your purchase of No Man's Sky, here's a game that might brighten your mood and lift your spirits.

The hype bubble around space exploration game No Man's Sky has inevitably burst, and that's led to gamers brainstorming how to get themselves refunds online—especially if they've already passed the terms of Steam's standard refund policy.

The fine folks at Screen Junkies have put together an Honest Game Trailer for Smosh Games that takes a humorous critical look at No Man's Sky.

A player with an early copy of No Man's Sky has already claimed to have seen—effectively, since it's not literally possible—everything there is to see in the game, but a day-one patch will change all that in more ways than one. Not only will No Man's Sky remove the possibility of the valuable resource exploit that player used to reach the game's ending in just around 30 hours, but the game will get multiple endings.

The best thing about art is that, when it catches on, it inspires its fans to create more art. Just about everyone is raving about Stranger Things, and Comics Alliance has an amazing gallery of awesome fan art devoted to the show. The talent on display is is totally remarkable. Go check it out!

Redditor "Daymeeuhn" has "beaten" No Man's Sky in 30 hours, accomplishing the game's de facto objective: reaching the center of the universe.

No Man's Sky, the procedurally generated exploration game that looks downright stunning, has faced delays and legal troubles before, but this new hurdle seems to have sprung up suddenly right before the finish line. A "superformula" that the game uses to generate its rolling terrain and other objects is protected by a patent, which could give developer Hello Games a bit of a headache so close to the August 9 release date.

Announced way back at the end of 2013, just after the launch of the current generation of game consoles, No Man's Sky and its expansive, lush universe captured our imaginations—and held on to them mercilessly for almost the next three entire years. Now, with the game's release date finally approaching, developer Hello Games has confirmed that the epic project is now finished.

Sony PlayStation's conference comes in here at the end of the day. Starting at 5:30PM PST/8:30PM EST, you can watch it live right here on The Mary Sue.

Sean Murray—founder of Hello Games, the company developing the ambitious space exploration sim No Man's Sky—has received numerous death threats since news broke of the game's delay.

Originally slated for release in June, the space exploration game No Man's Sky has now been pushed back to July, or possibly August.