Rare News Articles
Friday6th Oct 2023
News Sea Of Thieves Has A New Developer Working On Season Ten Cosmetics
"We got the amazing opportunity to work with Rare"
As Rare gets closer to its Season Ten update for its pirate-themed sandbox Sea Of Thieves, a new development announcement has been made. The UK Bristol-based team Auroch Digital (Warhammer: 40,000 Boltgun) has signed on to create some "hearty cosmetics" for Sea of Thieves, which will be premiering...
Friday29th Sep 2023
News Sea Of Thieves' Final Monkey Island Chapter 'The Lair Of LeChuck' Is Now Live
"Set sail once again"
If you're a fan of Rare's pirate sandbox Sea Of Thieves, here's your reminder that the third and final part of 'The Legend of Monkey Island' Tall Tales series is now live. In 'The Lair of LeChuck' you will accompany Guybrush Threepwood to Monkey Island in pursuit of Captain LeChuck. Here's a bit about what you can expect...
Sunday24th Sep 2023
News Sea Of Thieves Is 'Not Just PvE Or PvP', According To Creative Director
It's apparently a "shared world adventure game"
Earlier this week, Rare outlined its plans for Sea Of Thieves Season Ten - revealing the game would finally be adding private PvE servers. Although this decision is going to potentially increase the game's audience, it's definitely resulted in a mixed reaction from the community with some players...
Friday22nd Sep 2023
News Surprise! Sea Of Thieves Is Finally Adding Private PvE Servers
But there will be some differences...
If you've been wanting a dedicated PvE option in Rare's pirate game Sea Of Thieves, then get ready for the arrival of Season Ten because it will be adding a new "Safer Seas" mode. As explained by the game's creative director Mike Chapman in a new video update, this next season will be introducing a private...
Saturday5th Aug 2023
News Killer Instinct 10th Anniversary Update Coming To Xbox Series X|S
"More info coming soon"
The Xbox version of Killer Instinct has now been around for 10 years, and to celebrate this milestone, Iron Galaxy is back to deliver a special anniversary update "later this year". This announcement was made at EVO 2023 this weekend - with the Killer Instinct team confirming this update would include a balance patch,...
Sunday11th Jun 2023
News Sea Of Thieves Is Getting Free 'Legend Of Monkey Island' Tall Tales Starting Next Month
Welcome back, Guybrush Threepwood
During today's Xbox Showcase, Rare revealed Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island. It will be released in three monthly (and free) installments beginning next month on 20th July. This is described as a "brand-new tale" featuring familiar characters and voice actors from the popular Lucasfilm Games series...
Tuesday6th Jun 2023
News Rare's Everwild Potentially 'More Viva Piñata' Than Early Trailers Suggested
"The team there will knock it out of the park, I'm certain"
Rare's next game to launch after the ongoing Sea Of Thieves should be Everwild - at least, that's what we've thought since the title was revealed way back in 2019. We've only seen one more brief look at the game since (trailer up above), however a journalist is claiming that it could be...
Friday17th Mar 2023
News Sea Of Thieves Season 9 Now Live Following '2023 Edition' Xbox Game Pass Release
"Fabulous fortunes await"
Sea Of Thieves is sailing on into Season Nine, with Rare's latest update now live for all of you pirate adventurers out there. This looks like a biggie, with the team adding plenty of new content like expanded voyages, new Chests of Fortune, seasonal rewards and more. Much of Season Nine's new content is detailed in the...
Thursday16th Feb 2023
News Halo-Themed 'Infinite Depths Collection' Brings Energy Sword & More To Sea Of Thieves
Long John Silver
We've seen Halo stuff come to Sea Of Thieves before with themed pirate ship sails, but Rare is going even deeper this week with another big crossover. As part of a new 'Pirate Emporium' update, a bunch of Halo-themed gear is coming to this Xbox seafaring adventure. Yep, the gaming crossovers just keep on coming don't they? You'll...
Wednesday18th Jan 2023
News Rare's Everwild Team 'Warming Up' For 2023 As Work Continues On New Title
"Back in studio this week"
Remember Everwild? Rare's brand-new IP was first unveiled way back in 2019 at this point, and we've been eager to hear more about it since its mysterious reveal. While the team has remained largely quiet about the game over the past few years, we do at least have some confirmation that work on the title is ongoing. Louise...
Friday19th Aug 2022
News Joanna Dark's OG Voice Actor 'Excited' For New Perfect Dark
"Technology has moved on so far"
One of the games we're most excited about here at Pure Xbox is the upcoming Perfect Dark title by The Initiative. We're not the only ones, either. Our friends over at Time Extension recently had the chance to chat with Eveline Novakovic - Joanna Dark's original voice actor - about the new game. Although it's unclear...
Saturday13th Aug 2022
News Sea Of Thieves & Everwild Dev Rare Hosts 'Special Guest' Phil Spencer
What is he looking at?
Rare has been quite busy over the past week with the launch of Sea of Thieves Season Seven, but that's not all it's been up to. It turns out the UK developer has also been busy entertaining the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. In a brief post via social media, the official Rare Twitter revealed how it had been hosting Phil for the...
Monday13th Jun 2022
News Sea Of Thieves Season 7 Sets Sail On Xbox July 21st
Save ship loadouts, quick cash-in points & more
The sole Rare offering on display during the Xbox and Bethesda showcase was Sea of Thieves. The UK developer will be kicking off Season 7 on July 21st across Xbox consoles, PC and cloud. This update will include the ability for pirates to save their ship loadout, customise their cabin, name their ship...
Monday28th Mar 2022
News Rare's Everwild Set To Feature A 'Large Scale Multiplayer World'
With "extended Artificial Intelligence systems"
It's been almost two years since we first locked eyes with Everwild, Rare's gorgeous-looking new series. The thing is, aside from its incredibly beautiful art style, we don't really know much about what the game actually is. However, a developer job description at least hints at a few notable...
Monday7th Mar 2022
News Sea Of Thieves Season Six Officially Launches March 10
Solo Sea Forts await
Last week, Rare detailed its 2022 roadmap and what we can expect from season six. The headline addition to Sea Of Thieves' sixth season is Sea Forts, a new type of 'mini raid' intended for single teams. We now know exactly when the feature will arrive. Season six kicks off March 10th, and you can expect Sea Forts to arrive...
Wednesday2nd Mar 2022
News Rare Has 'Ambitious Plans' For Sea Of Thieves As Season 6 Introduces New Raids
It all starts this month!
Sea of Thieves just keeps on trucking, well... sailing, and we're now up to Season Six since Rare introduced seasons. This seasonal update makes the usual changes, but it also adds new raids in the form of 'Sea Forts'. Rare is labelling Sea Forts as 'mini raids', an opportunity for crews to battle for treasures that hide...
Tuesday22nd Feb 2022
News Rare Is Closing Down Sea Of Thieves' Arena Mode Next Month
"We understand that this will be a huge disappointment"
Rare mentioned how 2022 would be the "biggest year yet" for Sea of Thieves during its preview event, but in case you missed it, it's also going to be retiring the game's Arena Mode on 10th March 2022. It's not gone down the best with the game's community, but in a lengthy post over on the...
Friday28th Jan 2022
News Sea Of Thieves Will Deliver Monthly Story-Driven Adventures In 2022
As part of an "overarching story"
A few days ago, Rare announced that it would be be laying out its 2022 plans via livestream. Well, that stream has come and gone, and this year sounds like a big one for Sea of Thieves. If you're after more story-based content from Rare's pirate adventure, you're in luck. Adventures are coming, new monthly story...
Tuesday25th Jan 2022
News 2022 Will Be 'The Biggest Year Yet' For Sea Of Thieves
All aboard
Sea of Thieves launched back in 2018 and it's still delivering plenty of content. To showcase the year ahead, developer Rare has announced a livestream event, featuring all things Sea of Thieves for 2022. The livestream, simply dubbed the '2022 preview event', will show an exclusive first look at the game's next season, along with "a...
Wednesday19th Jan 2022
News Rare's N64 Classic Banjo-Kazooie Is Out This Week On Switch
Another "modern way" to enjoy this title
Update: Rare has passed on the news to Xbox fans that its classic N64 title Banjo-Kazooie is out on the Switch tomorrow. Of course, Xbox fans can still play the title via Game Pass and Rare Replay. Original article [Fri 24th Sep, 2021 03:30 BST]: Rare might have been purchased by Microsoft long ago, but...
Monday29th Nov 2021
News Sea Of Thieves Season 5 Introduces Custom Quests, Fireworks & Much More This Week
Shiver me timbers and all that
As fans of Rare's fantastic open world pirate romp will likely already know, Sea of Thieves Season 5 officially kicks off this Thursday, the 2nd of December, and we've been treated to a fairly chunky preview video detailing everything that's going to be coming players' ways when it makes landfall. You can check out...
Wednesday6th Oct 2021
News Xbox Joins In On #ThankYouSakurai Smash Bros. Ultimate Celebrations
"It's an honor for us and our friends"
Although many Xbox fans were hoping to see Halo's Master Chief added to the roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as the final fighter, it turned out to be Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series in the end. Microsoft fans didn't walk away empty-handed, though - with id Software's Doom Slayer entering the battle as...
Thursday23rd Sep 2021
News Sea Of Thieves Season 4 Has Washed Ashore For All Players
Time to set sail again
Ahoy! Another season of Sea of Thieves is now live for all players, bringing a new area to explore known as the Sunken Kingdom. The area was previously seen during a Tall Tale in Season Three, but now players can dive in to discover all its secrets and treasures. Hidden within are six Siren Shrines, each equipped with a...
Friday17th Sep 2021
News Rare Teases Sea Of Thieves Season Four, Sets Sail Next Week
An adventure awaits beneath the waves...
Sea of Thieves experienced a resurgence thanks to the recent release of the Pirates of the Caribbean Tall Tales expansion. Rare even revealed the record-breaking numbers in a developer update - noting how 4.8 million players sailed the seas in the same month. The UK developer is now looking to maintain this...
Friday3rd Sep 2021
Random Rare Has A Sea Of Thieves Xbox Controller Table And We Want One
This is booty we want
Game developers always seem to have a lot of cool stuff in their offices. Whether it's life-size statues of their mascots or their classic games displayed for all to see, we're incredibly jealous of the environments they get to work in. Feeding that jealousy even further is this new Sea of Thieves table at Rare's headquarters,...
Wednesday18th Aug 2021
News Sea Of Thieves: A Pirate's Life Launch Results In 'Record-Breaking Month' For Rare
4.8 million players sailed the seas in June
Despite a bit of a rough launch, the Sea of Thieves - Pirates of the Caribbean Tall Tales expansion has proven to be incredibly successful for Rare. In a developer update, the game's creative director Mike Chapman has revealed the record-breaking numbers - with 4.8 million players sailing the seas in the...
Friday6th Aug 2021
News Killer Instinct Official Website Update Has Some Fans Excited
Is it a sign? Probably not...
Although the latest Killer Instinct game might still seem relatively new compared to certain older entries in the series, it's technically an Xbox One launch title - released all the way back in 2013. Since then, it has received a number of updates including new levels, modes and fighters. The last major update in...
Sunday4th Jul 2021
News Another Everwild Team Member Appears To Have Left Rare
"It's time for a new adventure"
Last month, we heard how Rare's next big game Everwild had reportedly been rebooted, and found out the senior creative designer Gregg Mayles had taken over as project lead. It follows on from the game's creative director Simon Woodroffe leaving Rare last October
Saturday3rd Jul 2021
News Sea Of Thieves: A Pirate's Life Is Getting Another Hotfix Next Week
Will address "additional" player feedback
It's not exactly been smooth sailing for Rare's Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life expansion. Since arriving on the Xbox and PC last week, there have been ongoing issues with certain parts of this free update. Rare's already drastically improved the experience, but it seems it's still got some unfinished...
Friday2nd Jul 2021
Random Sea Of Thieves: A Pirate's Life Has A Very Special Easter Egg
The new expansion packs some booty
Sea of Thieves is packed full of wonderful little surprises across its many oceans. From quests, to throwbacks to classic games - it's packed to the brim. The latest update, which introduces a Pirate's of the Caribbean crossover, also features another reference to a classic game. Be warned: There's spoilers...
