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Sea of Thieves Season 18 is finally overhauling the volcanic Devil's Roar region

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:00:02 +0000

Rare is focusing on improving the Devil's Roar region inside Sea of Thieves for Season 18, bringing a new mini-boss that can go invisible, underground sanctuaries, and more. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 17 lands with the Smugglers' League, a brand-new faction

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:38:01 +0000

Season 17 of Sea of Thieves is now live, and it brings a brand-new faction to partner with: The Smugglers' League, alongside other features. Read more...

Rare unveils fresh line of collectibles and goodies celebrating 40-year anniversary

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:26:02 +0000

Rare is turning 40, and the famous developer is offering fans a chance to grab a wide range of new collectible releases that include vinyl collections, wearables, cartridges, and more. Read more...

Rare announces major changes to Sea of Thieves, including custom servers, Insiders, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:34:01 +0000

Rare has some massive changes planned for the future of Sea of Thieves, including premium custom servers, a more open Insider Program, and a new seasonal structure. Read more...

Microsoft cancels at least three Xbox games, guts Forza studio, and shuts down another

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:26:01 +0000

The massive wave of layoffs Microsoft just announced is affecting multiple teams and projects at Xbox, with a studio even being completely shut down. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 16 has portable cannons, skeleton mercenaries, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 16 May 2025 18:32:01 +0000

Rare's next seasonal update to Sea of Thieves is bringing a portable cannon that offers plenty of firepower, skeleton companions to help with looting and fights on islands, and more content. Read more...

Rare and Bungie collaboration brings Destiny-themed cosmetics to Sea of Thieves

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 23:00:01 +0000

The Microsoft-owned studio Rare had worked with the Sony-owned studio Bungie for a Destiny crossover in the Sea of Thieves universe. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 15 has Ancient Megalodons with powers, new wildlife, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:34:01 +0000

Another seasonal content update is soon hitting Sea of Thieves, and Rare is planning some major Megalodon additions with superpowers. Read more...

Sea of Thieves' new crouching and disguise features disabled as Rare fights rising bugs

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:40:02 +0000

Season 14 of Sea of Thieves is not off to a great start, as Rare has announced even more features are being disabled to tackle bugs. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 14 is live with stealth focus, but two features get delayed

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:40:01 +0000

Rare has pushed the Season 14 content update to Sea of Thieves. It brings a grapple gun, stealthy blow pipes, crouching, disguises, and a lot more. Read more...

Rare's Craig Duncan becomes the new head of Xbox Game Studios as Alan Hartman retires

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:12:01 +0000

The current chief of Rare is soon becoming the head of Xbox Game Studios as a whole, according to an email sent to Xbox staff today. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 14 has new disguises, a grapple gun, blowpipes, and even crouching

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:46:01 +0000

Season 14 of Sea of Thieves is almost here, and it's bringing a host of stealth-focused features, weapons, and more. Read more...

Sea of Thieves has reportedly sold over a million copies on PlayStation 5 already

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:04:02 +0000

The Rare-developed Xbox first-party game Sea of Thieves is a massive hit on PlayStation 5. A new report says that the pirate adventure game has already sold over a million copies on the new platform. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 13 is live with a new 10-cannon ship that can breathe fire

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:14:01 +0000

Sea of Thieves has officially launched its Season 13 content update, bringing its crews a brand-new sailable ship for the first time, which touts 10 canons, a front-facing fire launcher, and more. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 13 details revealed as you get to take on The Burning Blade ship

John Callaham — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:00:01 +0000

Developer Rare and publisher Microsoft have revealed what will be included in Season 13 of the pirate-themed online game Sea of Thieves, as players will have to take on The Burning Blade ship. Read more...

Sea of Thieves finally makes its debut on Nvidia GeForce NOW, along with three more games

John Callaham — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:32:01 +0000

The Nvidia GeForce NOW cloud gaming service has added four titles to its library this week. That includes Sea of Thieves, the popular pirate-themed online game from Rare and Microsoft. Read more...

Sea of Thieves arrives on PS5 alongside Season 12, bringing new weapons, ziplines, more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:50:01 +0000

Rare has officially brought Sea of Thieves to PlayStation 5, and with it Season 12 has launched for the hit pirate adventure game. It has ziplines, a new cannonball, throwing knives, and more. Read more...

Sea of Thieves studio Rare reveals its new sustainable design building as part of Earth Day

John Callaham — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:24:01 +0000

Microsoft-owned game developer Rare has officially revealed a new and nearly 13,000-square-foot building on its campus made with sustainable design in mind as part of Earth Day 2024. Read more...

Sea of Thieves hits 40 million players on Xbox and PC ahead of PlayStation launch

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:30:01 +0000

Rare has announced that its pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves has seen 40 million players across Xbox and Windows since its launch six years ago. The title is just about to launch on PlayStation 5. Read more...

There's already some evidence that Sea of Thieves may be a big hit on the PS5

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:42:01 +0000

The closed beta test for the PS5 version of Sea of Thieves has started for people who pre-ordered any version of the game, and it's already experiencing a "a high volume of new players". Read more...

Sea of Thieves on PS5 will ship with cross-play, cross-progression, and DualSense support

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:22:01 +0000

Rare has confirmed that the PlayStation 5 version of Sea of Thieves has Shared Progression and cross-play with other platforms. DualSense support, exclusive cosmetics, and more are coming too. Read more...

Xbox's Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush, and Pentiment confirmed for PlayStation

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed the four games shedding Xbox exclusivity and incoming to PlayStation consoles as Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Hi-Fi Rush, and Pentiment. Crossplay has also been confirmed. Read more...

Sea of Thieves boasts performance boosts with DirectX 12 update, but it's a 90gb download

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 23:26:01 +0000

Rare has pushed out a major update carrying backend changes to Sea of Thieves, upgrading the Xbox GDK and enabling DirectX 12. Performance improvements are expected across PC and consoles. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 11 overhauls voyages, brings a fast-traveling system

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:22:01 +0000

Rare today unveiled what's incoming to Sea of Thieves in Season 11, and it includes a fast-traveling system for crews to quickly dive and emerge next to quests, special events, and more. Read more...

Xbox first-party games like Sea of Thieves might be coming to PlayStation 5

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:28:01 +0000

Some insiders are claiming that Microsoft is looking into porting its live service games like Sea of Thieves to rival platforms. The pirate adventure game may soon be coming to PlayStation 5. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Safer Seas private servers update confirmed for December 7

John Callaham — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:22:02 +0000

Developer Rare has confirmed that its previously announced Safe Seas update for Sea of Thieves, which will offer access to private servers for players, will be added to the game on Dec. 7., Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season Ten launches the new Skull of Siren Song world event

John Callaham — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:50:01 +0000

Developer Rare is launching the new Skull of Siren Song world event for its pirate-themed action game Sea of Thieves. It pits multiple pirate crews against each other to find a prize. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 10 is live with 24-player Guilds, private servers land in December

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:06:02 +0000

Pirate crews in Sea of Thieves can now form guilds to progress through a new type of reputation system. Season 10's private servers feature is coming as part of a mid-season update soon. Read more...

Sea of Thieves' Monkey Island crossover campaign finale arrives with a LeChuck showdown

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:30:01 +0000

The Sea of Thieves and The Legend of Monkey Island crossover that began three months ago has reached its finale. The grand conclusion has players going up against the villainous Captain LeChuck. Read more...

Sea of Thieves reveals future plans for player guilds and private game sessions in Season 10

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:34:01 +0000

Developer Rare revealed some new info on its pirate-themed game Sea of Thieves this week. The upcoming Season 10 will introduce player guilds along with a new private game session called Safer Seas. Read more...

Rare delays Sea of Thieves Season 10 until October 19 as part of a big roadmap shakeup

John Callaham — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:32:01 +0000

Rare stated that the unnamed headline feature for Sea of Thieves Season 10 was proving "tougher than anticipated to pull together" so it has pushed back its launch for a few months. Read more...

Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island crossover campaign kicks off

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:30:01 +0000

Sea of Thieves pirate crews can now journey to Mêlée Island and meet up with some familiar faces from the Monkey Island series. The first Tall Tale of this special crossover campaign is now live. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Adventures return with 'A Dark Deception', kicking off a hunt

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:14:01 +0000

Rare is kicking off a brand-new adventure ahead of the Monkey Island crossover event. This story-driven questline has crews helping the Pirate Lord recover a stolen treasure using a special compass. Read more...

Sea of Thieves reveals Monkey Island crossover campaign, out next month for free

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:40:01 +0000

Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island is a three-episode Tall Tale pack coming to Sea of Thieves for free, featuring Guybrush Threepwood, Elaine, LeChuck, Mêlée Island, and more. Read more...

Sea of Thieves' 5-year anniversary celebrations and Season 9 kick off this month

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:00:01 +0000

Rare is celebrating the fifth birthday of Sea of Thieves throughout March with exclusive loot and free Ancient Coins to grab, nostalgic events, and more, just as Season 9 prepares to land. Read more...

Sea of Thieves' The Secret Wilds Adventure has players chasing secret stars

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:02:01 +0000

Rare has pushed the twelfth Sea of Thieves Adventure, The Secret Wilds, out to players. Major matchmaking improvements have also landed to make PVP battling players' wait times much lower. Read more...

Sea of Thieves "The Rogue's Legacy" Adventure goes live with a curse breaking voyage

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:48:01 +0000

Rare's latest Sea of Thieves community Adventure asks pirate crews to help out Tasha the Tavern Keeper with a skeleton curse situation. A hunt for Captain Briggsy's keepsakes has now begun. Read more...

Sea of Thieves Season 8 now live with on-demand PVP, new locations, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:56:01 +0000

Rare has kicked off the eighth seasonal update for its pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves. It has a PVP matchmaking system, new locations to unlock, apparition and skeleton cosmetics, and more. Read more...

Rare is overhauling Sea of Thieves' PVP encounters with on-demand action

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:06:01 +0000

Rare is preparing the next season of Sea of Thieves content, and it is all about PVP. Players will soon be able to emerge from the seas next to other willing PVP combat lovers for quick action. Read more...

Sea of Thieves 'Return of the Damned' Adventure offers pirates another decision

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 23:00:01 +0000

Sea of Thieves has kicked off another Adventure questline. In Return of the Damned, the pirate community has a decision to make: Help Captain Flameheart or halt his resurrection plans. Read more...