No Man's Sky gives you the perfect reason to explore some trillion planets - to go fishing

In 1969, three government employees climbed in a rocket to blast themselves to the Moon--even though no fish were there. The journey was pointless, as there were no space fish or ponds to be caught. They bounced, drove a buggy and picked up rocks. Why do you suppose we stopped going?

Today, it's rare that I play a videogame without a fishing minigame. You're all playing Deadlock? Have fun! Let me know if they add some fishing.

So I'm happy to see that infinite space sandbox No Man's Sky, which has been a great game for years, finally added the one thing it's always needed: fishing. The Aquarius Update is here today, giving you all intrepid Travelers a reason to explore the trillions and trillions of planets that No Man's Sky has to offer. The new space race has begun: who will find the most beautiful and serene fishing spot in the galaxy.

The fishing trailer is great, especially when you consider how much water was upgraded in No Man's Sky in the July Worlds update. I can't to cast my line to see what I catch. There isn't much actual fishing shown. The bobber bobs and some fish nibble. It's hard to tell if this is just a reflex-based game where you tap the button to make your catch or if there's something more to it.

The trailer reveals more fishing features, including a deep-water Jetpack, messages in bottle, fishing traps that you can set up and return to later and new fishy recipes. The fishing skiff is a hovering platform that you can use while casting your line. There's a new multiphase community fishing mission with goals and rewards

You can also see your catches in a logbook. The logbook is an 8x4 grid and appears to have 6 pages. This means that there are (probably) 192 fish for you to catch. The fish are a diverse bunch: jellyfishes, sea snails and octopuses. There are also starfishes, turtles and sea cucumbers.

The No Man's Sky Aquarius Update is now available. Save me a place at the fishing hole.