Murray, as the game’s chief architect, is a 34-year-old computer programmer. In 2006, frustrated by the impersonal quality of corporate game development, Murray left a very successful career with Electronic Arts (EA), one of the world’s largest developers of video games.
Two years later, he and three friends founded a small game development company called Hello Games using money he raised in selling his home. The company’s sole product since then was “Joe Danger,” which was about a down-and-out stuntman whose primary skill is jumping over stuff with a motorcycle.
“Joe Danger” was released in several iterations and it was widely reputed for its playability and in-game humor. One version of the video game actually allows the player to perform stunts as a cupcake riding a bike. But “Joe Danger” was just the beginning. If one is to compare it to the upcoming “No Man’s Sky,” it would not be surprising if the gamer would not believe that the two games actually came from the same development team.
“No Man’s Sky” will be infinite. Players will begin at the outer edges of a galaxy containing 18 quintillion unique planets. Comparing it to the game space of “Grand Theft Auto V,” San Andreas is only about 14 square miles.