Curious rover Jen Simpkins takes one small step for OPM into the brave new worlds of No Man’s Sky – and discovers a planet teeming with NSFW creatures…
Louil, 7.36pm. It’s around three degrees celsius. Dusk creeps over the never-before-explored planet; possibility stretches out toward the horizon. A soft thumping heralds the arrival of some form of life. We hold our breath… as an octopus-headed, cushion-bottomed ballbag with tentacle arms hops serenely, majestically into view. Hello Games’ Sean Murray and David Ream exchange a wide-eyed look. “What is that?” we ask. Murray replies, “We have no idea.”