A dutch company called Genicap is claiming they own the "super-formula" used as the basis for No Man Sky procedually generated Space. And they do have a very good case as No Man Sky devs already discussed a year ago that they were using a formula created by a plant geneticist named Johan Gielis who happens to work at Genicaps. Well, seems this formula was patented back in 2004. 

Still, the timing of this claim seems a bit too convenient as the game was close to launch on PC, but this dispute may force another delay until things are settled. It could take years to settle anything in court, but something tells me Genicap might be very willing to settle things outside. Regardless of what happens this is a very unfortunate event for No Man Sky developer as they seem to be caught in a lose-lose situation here. In case the worst happens, at least we still have Starbound.

Article from Gamezone. Original Report from Telegraaf.

*Edit: Know that the thread has evolved and many more tidbits has been put forward in favor or against both parties. While things have become more grayer, one thing is clear; there is more to the story than what the Telegraaf reported.

Another douchebag suing for an old patent they would never use anyway...

One of the big problems of indie studios. They're all creators but none of them is a producer or legal advisor. I doubt though that it's going to be a huge issue. They'll just strike a deal with them and be done with it.

You shouldn't be able to patent an algorithm.

If humanity would focus on everyone, on an individual basis, creating the best thing or way possible, regardless if it is already made by someone else, our society would be much better off.

Bet they waited until right before the game released, knowing it would be too late to change anything.

Yeah, this kind of douchebag probably posts random slander without basic subject knowledge either...

http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php?t-258804.html

http://genicap.com/category/genicap/?active=13

Completely disagree with this statement. It's easy to talk like this though when your not the person who put thier time and effort into creating it. The real disgusting thing here is the devs of this game using this and not even bothering to talk to the creator to see if it's cool.

How convenient, This game was announced years ago and has been big for a long time.

They come out with this now for a quick payday. The game is coming out soon, they know Sony/Hello Games doesn't want a long legal battle and Genicap probably can't afford it anyway, so they say something now to get a quick pay day and settle the issue.

Idiots for not asking first.