No Man's Sky's quintillion planets take up just 6GB of disc space

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Sean Murray, the mastermind behind the sumptuous-looking spacefaring sim No Man's Sky, took to Twitter today to reveal just how many gigs of data his studio's game occupies on a single blu-ray disc.

Much to the surprise of his many followers, Murray revealed that the game weighs in at just 6GB, despite, that is, offering players roughly one quintillion (yes, we checked and that is a real number) planets to explore. What's more, most of that data is comprised of audio files, meaning that 65daysofstatic soundtrack probably eats up more disc-based real estate than the actual game itself.

It may sound insane, especially given the sheer, mind-boggling amount of explorable space on offer, but No Man's Sky worlds, galaxies and pocket universes are all procedurally generated, meaning they take up very little actual space.

Players will be able to begin exploring that space this August with the game releasing on the 9th, 10th and 12th in the US, Europe and UK respectively. 

Berserk game from Dynasty Warriors devs incoming

Long considered one of the greatest manga series ever written, Berserk has enraptured two generations of anime fans with its bloody action and shocking narrative twists and turns. Those same fans have often wondered if Berserk would ever return to the world of videogames. Well, it looks like Guts and co. are finally heading back to consoles, courtesy of Omega Force, the Japanese developer behind the Dynasty Warrior series.

For those of you who've never had the pleasure of reading Kentaro Miura's manga epic, Berserk is a gritty fantasy series which follows the exploits of Guts, a swordsman clad all in black, who hunts demons following a tragic event in his not-so distant past. It's gruesome, unspeakably violent but also filled with fantastic characters and some great storytelling beyond its awkward early chapters.

Given the popularity of  gritty and gruesome fantasy series like Game of Thrones and Dark Souls (whose aesthetics already borrow heavily from Miura's artwork), now seems like the perfect time to thrust Berserk back into the limelight.

According to publisher Tecmo Koei, the game will also be "the most lethal warrors game yet", confirming that the Guts' current-gen debut will stick to the musou formula which underpins their bestselling Dynasty Warriors series of titles.

No release date has been announced, but if has been confirmed that the game will be available in the West on PS4, PS Vita and PC.