An official release date has been finally announced for the unbelievably large space exploration game No Man’s Sky.

The game was first unveiled back in 2013, and it astonished many. We’ve seen various peeks at the game since then, each one making us giddy with hope that it would actually be what it promised to be.

In addition to a release date being announced, it has also been revealed that the game will be getting a physical retail version for you gamers (me, me!) who still prefer to be able to hold the games that you own in your hands. You can read the full announcement from Hello Games’ Sean Murray and check out the game’s cover art below.

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the 2015 edition of the Geeks of Doom Holiday Geek Gift Guide: Video Games!

Below you’ll find a collection of gaming-related goodies that would make great gifts to give (or get for yourself if you were given a gift card!) this holiday season, highlighted by a bunch of the year’s best game releases. Whether you’re shopping for someone who wants to explore the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Boston; someone who wants to see what it’s like to go to battle in a galaxy far, far away; or someone who just wants to create their own Super Mario levels, you’ll find options below!

It’s always nice when you get to write about The Last of Us again, even if it doesn’t involve whether or not developer Naughty Dog is going to be making The Last of Us 2 after Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End or not.

No this bit of news is related to one of the best aspects of the game, its phenomenal score composed by two-time Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla. It’s been announced that the full soundtrack, including the soundtrack for the DLC release “Left Behind,” will be released by Mondo Music on vinyl in an impressive little four-album collection, complete with some lovely artwork by Olly Moss and Jay Shaw.

You can read more about the vinyl release, see images of the set and the full cover art, and also watch a video about the music of the game, which I love to watch and share any time I have an excuse to.

One of the games I’m most excited to play is Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, the new game from Dear Esther and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs developer The Chinese Room and publisher Sony Computer Entertainment.

It’s an open-world and story-driven adventure game set in a quaint English village after a mysterious apocalyptic event occurs, leaving the player to make their way around and piece together what happened.

A new video for the game has been released looking at the music being created for it, which can be seen below. You can also find a few other older videos including trailers and a gameplay demo below since this is the first time I’ve had a chance to cover it here.

A release date for the slasher horror movie inspired video game from Supermassive Games Until Dawn has been announced with the release of a new trailer.

The game follows a group of friends stranded at a snowy mountain cabin, and sees you playing as each of them as they try to survive the night. Choices made during the game will affect which characters live and which meet brutal horror movie ends. You can read more about the game and watch the launch date trailer below.