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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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

Ahead of Microsoft's planned business update podcast for the Xbox on Thursday, a new report claims that Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment will be the first games to launch for non-Microsoft consoles.

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.

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.

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.,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Your weekly Microsoft Weekly recap is here, bringing you the most interesting stories about new Windows 11 features, gaming announcements, controversies, bugs, and other developments from Microsoft.

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.

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.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users can get 3 months of Calm Premium for free. After the period, they can get 50% off Premium membership for their first year if they are new users on the platform.

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.

Although this was a relatively quieter week on the news front due to the Thanksgiving break, we still have a decent amount of stuff to unpack when it comes to the latest Windows 11 issues and more.

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.

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.