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Sea of Thieves is officially the fastest-selling new IP from Microsoft this console generation, it has been revealed. Sea of Thieves has had an interesting launch The game is being talked about all over, receiving mixed reviews from both the critics and the fans On top of that, it's also been the first big Microsoft release[...]

After Rare announced that Sea Of Thieves would be implementing a new mechanic called Death Cost into the game, fans got hot on social media about it Death Cost would have taxed you every time you died in non-PvP scenario, which meant you'd only lose money if you perished in a raid, against the Kraken, Sharks,[...]

In case you've been playing Sea Of Thieves and haven't been paying attention, the game has a massive board and a lot of different areas you can visit for various items, loot, plundering, battles, and of course death lurking everywhere So like real pirates, the Twitch community of players have slowly started figuring everything out[...]

Sea Of Thieves fans have been in an uproar today after the developers at Rare released a set of coming updates for the next patch that includes a little item near the bottom called Death Cost Essentially, whenever you die during a mission or any action that is not related to a PvP battle, the game[...]

Rare has responded to concerns over a possible lack of long-term content in Sea of Thieves, saying that new gameplay and cosmetic items are coming to freshen the experience over time. credit//Rare I've very much been enjoying my time with Sea of Thieves The game is beautiful and has some unique ideas and focuses that make it[...]

If you've been having issues today logging onto Sea Of Thieves for Xbox and PC, don't worry, everyone is Apparently, the popularity of the game was more than developers bargained for as the servers have come to a standstill tonight from the number of people logging in to play Below is the most recent update[...]

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Rare, knowing that basically now have a hot on their hands, decided to have some fun with Sea Of Thieves fans When you add the game to your PC or Xbox, you'll be prompted to download a Day One patch, which is exactly what it sounds like, as you can see from the tweet below. How's this[...]

In case any of you were hoping to get a roadmap for Sea Of Thieves and see where the developers were planning to take the game over the next few months, that's a treasure you won't be able to get your hands on During a recent AMA on Reddit, Executive Producer Joe Neate was asked about[...]

In preparation for the game's release on March 20th, Rare has published the complete list of achievements for Sea Of Thieves Aside from the fact that it confirms there's a lot of work to be done, we also see confirmation that you will indeed at some point run across a Kraken, race your ship against others,[...]

Rare and Microsoft have celebrated the impending release of Sea of Thieves by putting out a new launch trailer. credit//Rare I'm really interested in seeing how Sea of Thieves does for Xbox The game has shown well in several alphas and betas There was ample opportunity to check out the game and it seems many of you[...]

Have you been curious about Sea of Thieves but you haven't played any of the demos, watched any video, and haven't had anything to do with the game beyond passing news articles? You're in luck! The team over at Rare would like to educate you about the game before it goes live With less than[...]

Marketing gimmicks occasionally go brilliantly awry, and the latest Microsoft stunt to hype people up for Sea of Thieves just might be the right kind of insane As part of their launch celebrations for the pirate RPG, Microsoft is trying to break the Guinness World Record for the Greatest Distance Traveled as a Human Cannonball. Tomorrow at[...]

Would you like to find some real modern-day booty? Sea of Thieves will be giving you the chance to do so as Microsoft has launched a $100,000 real-life challenge for $100,000 USD in The Quest for the Golden Bananas This is a real treasure hunt happening across the globe with clues to be found online[...]

Rare has announced an impromptu "final beta" for Sea of Thieves, and it is available to everyone on PC and Xbox One now. credit//Rare Sea of Thieves has had several testing phases in the last few months The game has gone from closed Alphas to closed betas, meaning that selected audiences have been able to get their hands[...]

While we patiently wait for Sea Of Thieves to finally be released on PC and Xbox One on March 20th, Rare are slowly driving us crazy with new trailers that show off more stuff we weren't able to experience in the beta In their latest installment of trailers, we now get a good look at[...]

The spooky skeletal pirate captain Flameheart from Rare's upcoming RPG Sea of Thieves is available as an exclusive figure from the new Loot Crate gaming boxes to celebrate the game's impending launch. Flameheart's announcement was delivered with typical pirate jargon, which you can check out for a good laugh or three: Avast ye, matey! While sailing the ocean[...]

The eight titles on the way starting March 1st are Rise of the Tomb Raider, Super Lucky's Tale, Resident Evil Revelation 2, Oxenfree, Sonic CD, The Final Station, Euro Fishing, and Sea of Thieves We already talked about Rise of the Tomb Raider over the weekend when Major Nelson made the reveal, but the other seven are a pretty interesting[...]

In case you've still got a hankering for sailing the seven seas and getting scurvy while looking for treasure, you'll be happy to know that Rare is conducting another Scale Test for Sea of Thieves this weekend for everyone with a beta build to join in on Now to be very clear with you, this[...]

A bit of an interesting video was released today by Rare and the developers on the Sea Of Thieves official YouTube channel, as Director Mike Chapman and Software Engineer Topher Winward discuss the NPC dialogue system within the game If you have at all played the alpha or beta versions of the game, then you know[...]

Sea of Thieves will be undergoing a few stress tests this month leading up to the game's March 20th release date, according to the latest news from Rare. The first of these scale tests begins February 16th at 2 a.m PT and concludes on February 19th at 2 a.m PT. Xbox Insiders and and closed beta participants can partake[...]

In an interview with the devs at Rare about Sea Of Thieves, Eurogamer got the details behind the endgame plans and some of the different things you'll be able to do once you progress far enough According to the article, the end goal is to become a legendary pirate, the kind they sing songs about[...]

After tons of testing in the game's PC Technical Alpha, and working with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, Rare has finally gifted us with a clear breakdown of Sea of Thieves' performance stats Breaking from the traditional breakdown of PC specs, Rare's team has released a spec flowchart to give you a breakdown of how well each aspect[...]

Rare have talked a little about their plans to monetise Sea of Thieves past its initial release. Credit// Rare The conversation of 'games as service' is still ongoing How titles focus on post-launch monetisation is under a lot of scrutiny at the moment after some high-profile controversies in the latter half of last year like Destiny 2 and[...]

If you loved the Sea Of Thieves beta and are set on buying the game when it's released in March, then you might be stoked to see that Rare and Xbox have come together to create a new set of accessories specifically for the game Below is a brand new controller, pro charging stand, and[...]

Today Rare released some information on the players who took part in Sea of Thieves' Closed Beta, which came in the form of a nice infographic Despite the early issues players had getting in to the beta, the game saw over 332,000 players log in to sail around the archipelago and for over two million hours at[...]

Microsoft recently announced all games from Microsoft Studios will be added to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service at launch, including upcoming pirate RPG Sea of Thieves, and while that is great news for gamers, especially those fond of single-player narrative games, some retailers are unhappy with the announcement. GamesIndustry.biz reports that some independent stores will go as far as refusing[...]

It doesn't take a lot of time for your average player currently digging into the Sea of Thieves beta to learn that there's a lot of stuff in the game that makes no sense and you don't know why it's there, as well as content you figure would be there and it just isn't Well,[...]

Good news for those of you wishing to play more Sea Of Thieves' beta! Rare has sent out a notice on Twitter and in a press release letting players know that the beta has officially been extended due to the fact that people are having login issues Below is a tweet sent out by the company[...]

Good pirate games are hard to come by, and I'm still super hopeful that Rare's "Sea of Thieves" will deliver the booty once things get out of the testing phase, which has been pretty rough.  Not gonna lie The possibilities however, of how this game will be once the kinks get worked out, are as[...]