Category: Sea of Thieves News

In a new video developer diary, the Sea of Thieves team gives fans behind the scenes information about the game and its systems. In this week’s edition, Design Director Gregg Mayles and Senior Engineer John Watkins talk about swordplay — a handy thing…

The latest in a series of game play trailers from Sea of Thieves pits a crew of Rare developers facing off against a shipload of alpha testing scallywags. It’s a fantastic look at the freedom that SoT offers to players and the fun that can be had with …

Sea of Thieves Senior Designers Andrew and Shelley Preston are the stars of the latest video developer diary. This time, the pair explore The Voyage system and how questing fits into it. The system is a dynamic on that can be easily customized through …

The Sea of Thieves site has been updated with a new developer blog post by Lead Designer Mike “The Mutinous”. The discussion centers around the design decision to keep the game in first person view and how it creates a more immersive game world accordi…

The Sea of Thieves site has been updated with a new developer blog post by Lead Designer Mike “The Mutinous”. The discussion centers around the design decision to keep the game in first person view and how it creates a more immersive game world accordi…

Lucky selected Sea of Thieves Insiders will have a chance to get their hands on Rare’s upcoming pirate game starting sometime next week. Players will be able to provide feedback to developers. To show off some of what the lucky dogs will get a chance t…

The latest Sea of Thieves video developer diary has some great news for fans and for those who love to check out a game before release or who love to provide feedback to the team. The Insider Program launches today and gives those who sign up for a ch…

What great pirate story is complete without a bounty of islands to explore and pillage? In the latest Sea of Thieves video developer diary, Level ARt lead Darren Nourish and Environment Artist Joachim Coppens detail the creation of the islands and how …

Lead Animator Andrew Burt gives viewers a fun look at how skeletons are animated in Sea of Thieves. It’s a brief, but fun, look at how these monsters are made with a nod to Ray Harryhausen and the way he made claymation skeletons for such cult classics as “Jason & the Argonauts”. Check it out!

The latest Sea of Thieves video developer diary has been published. This time, Director of Art Production Andria Warren and Art Director Ryan Stevenson discuss “a world in motion”. The Sea of Thieves game experience is enhanced and brought to life with…