Everyone has a fighting chance
Rare released the official launch trailer last week for Sea of Thieves but it’s worth another look today as the game has started rolling out around the globe. In addition to the trailer, a second video, “Museum of More Pirate” features Sean Astin hosting the Museum of More Pirate and plays the lead role.
It’s a good year to be a pirate! With Sea of Thieves literally just days away, Rare is pulling out all the stops with a brand new game play launch trailer. It shows off character and ship customization, fighting, exploring, sailing, a kraken and…a pig.
The Rare team is aback with the latest Sea of Thieves Inn-Side Story. This time, Lead Character Artist Sam Chester and Windows 10 Design Lead Ted Timmins dive into the topic of customization for both pirates (YARR!) and ships.
Senior Designer Andrew Preston and Senior Software Engineer Tom Berry have taken to the airwaves to talk about the skeleton forts coming in Sea of Thieves. As players adventure through the world, a giant skull cloud will show up in the sky to attract pirates across the seas.
Sea of Thieves’ closed beta opened today, with the NDA dropped and us here at MMORPG.com diving in. It’s definitely a beta, as bugs and lack of direction or content seemed to be prevalent, but there was also an air of pure fun in the exploration and social gameplay. Whether or not it feels like a complete experience at launch remains to be seen.
Rare and the Sea of Thieves team took part in a live stream event to provide fans and players with more detailed information about how progression will function in the game. They want to “challenge how players experience a multiplayer game”.
Rare has released a brand new Sea of Thieves trailer that reminds you to #BeMorePirate whether it comes from holding your grog better, banana crushing, keeping one eye on the gold, staring down fallen foes and everything in between. In short, BE MORE PIRATE!
The Sea of Thieves team has posted a new update to the ongoing Technical Alpha that provides new information about additional features being added to help out teams of players including text-based chat, the ability to banish players to the brig, scuttling your own ship and much more. The game really seems to be coming together!
Rare is back with another edition of the Sea of Thieves Inn-side Story, this time detailing how the team is working to create a unique multiplayer experience that is friendly, both to those who love that type of experience and to those who’ve maybe become jaded over the years.
Rare has put out an “official” list of ten things every fan should know about Sea of Thieves. Starting right off the bat with “it’s the pirate game you’ve always wanted”, the list dives into nine other reasons why Sea of Thieves is shaping up to be something special.