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Sea Of Thieves

Developed by Rare and published in 2018 by Xbox Game Studios, Sea of Thieves is a swashbuckling multiplayer adventure that puts players in the role of a pirate in the golden age of piracy.
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Sea of Thieves Forsaken Shores expansion has been delayed

Snapshot from Rare's teaser for Sea of Thieves: Forsaken Shores
Rare have announced that Forsaken Shores, which is set to be a free expansion for Sea of Thieves, has been delayed by one week. The original launch date was supposed to be 19 September but the new date is set on 27 September 2018.

Rare delays Sea of Thieves: Forsaken Shores trailer too late

Snapshot from Rare's teaser for Sea of Thieves: Forsaken Shores
Even though Rare officially delayed the trailer for Sea of Thieves' major content update called Forsaken Shores, what precious time it was online was more than enough for it to be kept online. Rare really do have a flare for the dramatic.

A lot of players can't get into the Sea of Thieves' open beta

Sea of Theves pending endless loop for Insider programme open beta sign up issue
In case you were hoping to dive into the Sea of Thieves open beta, then better start sacrificing goats to whatever deity holds patronage over Microsoft's Insider program. The submission from understates the necessary wait greatly.

Sea of Thieves receives exploding skeletons in a limited event

Gunpowder kegs everywhere, with a bit of gold on the side
Sea of Thieves received yet another update that adds Gunpowder Skeletons for a limited time. The newly added skeletons will explode when near the player and while they are busy combusting, players can enjoy various quality of life fixes.

Rare disables latest Sea of Thieves patch over server trouble

Two pirate ships sailing away from a cove in Sea of Thieves
It seems that Rare's latest patch for Sea of Thieves not only didn't bring announced changes, it broke their game. The company quickly announced another round of downtime so as to address the proverbial wave of incoming AllmondBeard errors.

Sea of Thieves update brings private crews, economy updates

Three pirates standing around in Rare's game Sea of Thieves
Rare have rolled out the 1.0.7 patch for their seafaring adventure Sea of Thieves, adding private crews as well as updates in progression and economy departments. Of course, there's also a bunch of fixes and performance improvements.

Sea of Thieves said to be Rare's fastest selling game ever

Sea of Thieves - a view from inside the captain's cabin
To say that Rare are banking heavily on Sea of Thieves would be an understatement but it seems to be paying off. Bean counters at NPD announced the Microsoft exclusive to be Rare's best selling game ever and eight best selling in 2018.

God of War takes over UK boxed charts, Far Cry 5 climbs down

A man with a shield facing away from the camera
If there have been any concerns over the new God of War, they had to be dispelled by now. Indeed, the game's director Cory Barlog can rest, because God of War not only garnered critical acclaim - it's doing well on the financial side too.

Sea of Thieves gets first legendary ship customisation

Two animated characters on a ship, aiming their guns at the camera
Having been criticised for lack of content in their swashbuckling adventure, Rare have responded by rolling out their first legendary ship customisation option for Sea of Thieves. If Rare are to be believed, this is just the first of many.

Far Cry 5 tops UK boxed charts for the third week running

Two armed people walking towards a church
Far Cry 5 seems to have made itself quite comfortable in UK's boxed sales charts, coming in first for the third time running. Having said that, there haven't been any new releases in the past weeks, which does slightly diminish the title.