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Monday9th Jan 2023
News Xbox Is Releasing New Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Sea Of Thieves Skins Thanks To Oreo
Tasty treats for all
This isn't something we expected to read today but nevertheless, it's real! As part of a new promotion with famous cookie brand Oreo, Xbox is bringing some brand-new skins to some of its biggest first-party titles including Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5 and Sea Of Thieves. The in-game rewards are tied to new Xbox-themed Oreo...
Friday25th Nov 2022
News Xbox Game Studios & Bethesda Hosting Major Steam Sale This Weekend
It's now live!
We've talked a lot about the huge Xbox Live Black Friday 2022 sale, and for good reason - there are over 700 games discounted on Xbox through late November! However, if you're also looking at picking up some PC games this weekend, the team has thrown together a nice little Steam sale featuring a bunch of Xbox & Bethesda titles...
Tuesday22nd Nov 2022
News Sea Of Thieves Season Eight Introduces On-Demand PVP Combat
The battle begins today!
The eighth season of Sea of Thieves has gone live on Xbox today, bringing with it a bunch of new content including on-demand PvP combat in which you can choose a Faction and attempt to sink as many enemy ships as you can! If you want to get involved, you'll be able to use the Hourglass of Fate on your ship to sign up for a...
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...
Friday5th Aug 2022
News Sea Of Thieves Season Seven Is (Mostly) Going Down A Treat So Far
You can now name your ship!
The latest Sea of Thieves season dropped yesterday in the form of Season Seven, and we've seen plenty of excitement surrounding it so far, although there's also been a tiny bit of disgruntlement in the game's community. Season Seven of Sea of Thieves adds Captaincy, which includes the ability to name your ship 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...
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...
Thursday17th Feb 2022
News Sea Of Thieves' First Narrative-Driven Adventure Begins Today
Available until March 3rd
We've got some notable activity happening in the world of Sea of Thieves today, as the game is launching its first time-limited, narrative-driven adventure called "Shrouded Islands", which lasts from now until March 3rd. The event sees you "meeting the enigmatic Belle and investigating the mysterious fog covering Golden...
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...
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...
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,...
Wednesday25th Aug 2021
News Sea Of Thieves Embarks On A Borderlands Crossover Promotion
Get a ship set straight from the vaults of Pandora
Rare has had tremendous success with its Sea of Thieves Pirates of the Caribbean Tall Tales expansion - experiencing a record-breaking month with over 4.8 million pirates sailing the seas in June. Following the announcement of the Disney crossover, Rare said
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...
Monday5th Jul 2021
News Xbox Dominates Steam Top Sellers Chart For Second Week In A Row
Another superb week for Xbox Game Studios
Last Tuesday we highlighted that Xbox Game Studios had enjoyed an excellent week on Steam, and the run has continued over the past few days, with three out of the five top spots being taken up by Xbox once again. In the Steam Weekly Global Top Sellers chart for the week ending 4th July 2021, Sea of Thieves...
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...
Tuesday29th Jun 2021
News Three Of Steam's Top Five Sellers Last Week Were Xbox Game Studios Titles
Sea of Thieves, Halo, and Forza Horizon 4 all made the cut
Every week a list of Steam's Global Top Sellers is released, and the week ending June 27 showed that in the top five, three of the titles belonged to Xbox Game Studios titles. As seen on the Steam Database, Sea of Thieves skyrocketed from 9th to the top position last week, following the...
Monday28th Jun 2021
News Xbox's Major Nelson 'Apologises' To Rare Developer For Awkward Sea Of Thieves Question
"I feel terrible, but it was a fun moment"
Xbox's Major Nelson had Sea of Thieves executive producer Joe Neate on his podcast last week, and it provided the perfect opportunity for him to "apologise" for an awkward question he asked the Rare dev a few months ago. Back in February, Major Nelson (real name Larry Hryb) casually mentioned that Sea of...
Sunday27th Jun 2021
News Rare Investigating Sea Of Thieves 'A Pirate's Life For Me' Achievement Bug
Replaying the final chapter is a quick fix
Rare's Sea of Thieves received a sizable hotfix yesterday - allowing players around the globe to continue their adventure with Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean Tall Tales expansion. Some players who progressed well beyond The Sunken Pearl Tall Tale before the hotfix though encountered...
Saturday26th Jun 2021
News Sea Of Thieves Hotfix Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it now
Update #2 (Sat 26th Jun, 2021 11:05 BST): Server maintenance is now complete! Update (Sat 26th Jun, 2021 10:15 BST): The Sea of Thieves servers are now offline. In the meantime, you can take a look at the full patch notes for hotfix 2.2.0.1 - and yes, there are fixes for The Sunken Pearl! There's also a lot more: Sea of Thieves:...
Friday25th Jun 2021
News Rare Says It's Working On A Sea Of Thieves - Sunken Pearl Hotfix
"We have heard your feedback"
Following on from our story about the game-breaking issues in Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life - The Sunken Pearl Tall Tale, Rare has now publically acknowledged the community's feedback with a more direct message. It's not just working on any hotfix - more specifically one for this second chapter in the new Pirates of...
Thursday24th Jun 2021
News Rare Working On Sea Of Thieves Hotfix To Resolve 'Most Common Issues' In A Pirate's Life
The Sunken Pearl Tall Tale has been a nightmare for some
If you played Sea of Thieves when it originally set sail in 2018, you might recall how it was plagued by a number of serious issues. While we thought problems like this were a thing of the past, it seems they've reared their ugly head in the latest Pirates of the Caribbean Tall Tales...
Wednesday23rd Jun 2021
News Sea Of Thieves: A Pirate's Life Exists Because Rare Pitched It To Disney
"It just all made too much sense"
With the release of Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life (for free) yesterday, it's easy to look back and wonder how it hadn't happened sooner. Adding Pirates of the Caribbean into Sea of Thieves seemed like a perfect match from the get go, but it actually took Rare pitching it to Disney to make it happen. According to...
Tuesday22nd Jun 2021
News Sea Of Thieves: A Pirate's Life Is Now Live On Xbox, Free To All Players
The new Pirates of the Caribbean adventure
Following its official announcement at the Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 Games Showcase a couple of weeks ago, the latest free update for Sea of Thieves has arrived today, highlighted by 'A Pirate's Life'. This is a brand-new adventure in which you'll join forces with Pirates of the Caribbean's Captain Jack...
News Rare Addresses Potential Sea Of Thieves Crossover 'Concerns'
Future collabs would have to "make sense"
One of the surprises of the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase last week was Rare's reveal of Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life. It's a new five-part Tall Tales story expansion releasing today, and the first collaboration for the sailing sandbox - calling on Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean series and Captain...
