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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

As the volcanoes of The Devil's Roar go silent, pirate crews are seeking a returning NPC to stop a mysterious resurrection ritual. The Herald of the Flame Adventure lasts until October 27.

Rare has kicked off its seventh time-limited Adventure for Sea of Thieves. This time, pirate crews are being tasked with diving down into Siren Shrines and bringing back ancient artifacts.

Xbox and Nintendo fans are about to get a treat in the form of a hit retro shooter. Rare has revealed GoldenEye 007 is coming to Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass soon.

The Sea of Thieves Adventure lineup is now on its sixth chapter. A Hunter's Cry Adventure has players breaching into the Sea of the Damned to rescue Merrick using fighting and puzzle solving skills.

Rare has finally brought the long-promised captaincy-focused update to Sea of Thieves. The Season 7 major content update is now live across PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S systems.

Rare is finally bringing the Captaincy Update to Sea of Thieves this month. Customizable Captains Quarters, a new faction that only deals with captains, naming ships, and more are incoming.

Rare has kicked off another story adventure in Sea of Thieves, this time tasking pirates with finding out what has happened to the famed Megalodon hunter and Golden Sands savior Merrick.

Rare has begun the fourth Adventure in Sea of Thieves. Dubbed Lost Sands, it is offering players the choice of helping the restoration efforts of Golden Sands Outpost or its destruction.

Rare has kicked off another Sea of Thieves Adventure, offering players a crack at hunting the elusive Shrouded Ghost. Pirate Legends have an exclusive multi-step voyage waiting for them too.

Rare has pushed out another Adventure storyline to Sea of Thieves, its pirate adventure game. This one has pirate crews rescuing the residents of Golden Sands Outpost from the Phantom filled Forts.

Season Six of Sea of Thieves brings in Sea Forts for player crews to tackle and take over as a base of operations. Six unique Spanish naval Sea Forts have surfaced with the new update.

The first Sea of Thieves Adventure from Rare's new content schedule has launched, offering pirates a brand new piece of narrative content to enjoy. This event will last through March 3.

Rare today gave a sneak peek at what is on the horizon for its pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves in 2022, including monthly story-driven content, mysteries to solve, and much more.

Soon after the unveiling, Rare has now pushed out the 2.4.0 update to Sea of Thieves, which is carrying the Season Five content including festive fireworks, a custom quest creation mechanic, and more.

Rare is packing a lot of mechanics and quality of life features into the next seasonal update to Sea of Thieves. Cannon-equipped boats, creating custom treasure quests, and much more are incoming.

With Rare's live service pirate adventure game now reaching 25 million total players across PC and Xbox consoles, the studio is giving away 25,000 Gold and 25 Doubloons to everyone.

Pirates in the Sea of Thieves will now be diving deep into the ocean to find hidden dungeons and forts made by an ancient civilization. The Season Four update is now available across PC and Xbox.

The next major content update coming to Rare's pirate adventure game Sea of Thieves will drastically expand the undersea elements. Season Four adds Siren Shrines, Siren Treasuries, and more.

Rare today revealed how successful was its massive collaboration with Disney to bring Pirates of the Caribbean content over to Sea of Thieves. The game saw its highest active player count ever.

Sea of Thieves A Pirate's Life update has landed, bringing in Captain Jack Sparrow, Davy Jones, and other familiar faces from the Pirates of the Caribbean over to the pirate adventure game.

In a surprising reveal, Rare's pirate adventure game is having a crossover with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones are coming in as a part of brand-new campaigns.

Microsoft has announced its Xbox Academy aimed at UK students. It aims to inspire them to work towards a job in games development and what path they need to take to get into the industry.

Rare has pushed out Sea of Thieves Season Two for all players, bringing in features such as Trade Routes, resources for purchase with Gold, another battle pass with 100 new items to unlock, and more.

Rare has announced Sea of Thieves is now 20 million players strong across all platforms just as the game becomes three years old. There's a weekend of festivities planned to celebrate the occasion.

While Season One is still underway, Rare today pushed an update to Sea of Thieves that preps the game for a fishing-focused event, and delivered Japanese localization, Steam friends support, and more.

Sea of Thieves now has a battle pass as well as a brand new Merchant Alliance voyage type, a 120FPS performance mode for the Xbox Series X, and more as part of the game's Season One major update.

The battle pass mechanic Rare is introducing to Sea of Thieves soon was explained in full today. Dubbed Seasons, it has players earning Renown to unlock 100 pieces of cosmetic content for free.

Rare's final update to Sea of Thieves in 2020 brings back the Festival of Giving. Players will find events that encourage cooperative play, a rewarding Gilded Voyage, a new cosmetic slot, and more.

Rare's pirate adventure game is gaining a battle pass in 2021 with free and premium tiers of rewards. The company is also moving away from monthly content updates to seasonal updates.

Sea of Thieves isn't hosting a new event in November but it did deliver an update aimed at fixing a bunch of issues and refreshing the ongoing Halloween-themed events from last month.

Rare today revealed that thanks to the brand new enhancements coming to Sea of Thieves on next-generation consoles, the Xbox Series X and S will offer 60FPS gameplay and much faster loading times.

Rare's latest update to Sea of Thieves brings back the Shadows of Fate skeletons for pirates to fight back against. The new voyages will rotate the locations of these brawls weekly.

Vaults full of treasure and mystery have arrived to Sea of Thieves alongside a brand new pet type, dogs. The content-filled monthly update is now available across PC and Xbox One family of consoles.

Today, Rare announced that Sea of Thieves was getting a Vaults of the Ancients update on September 9. The update adds new areas with lots of gold and dogs as pets. It'll be a free download next week.