Rare's pirate utopia adds new Sea Forts to raid, a narrative-driven Adventure to tackle, a new Plunder Pass, and much more.
"We have ambitious plans for the future of Sea of Thieves as part of our amazing studio," says the game's creative director, Mike Chapman.
"The Arena regretfully never became popular enough to justify focusing our creative efforts there," Rare says about the PvP mode.
Rare has shared its plans for Sea of Thieves in 2022, including narrative-driven Adventures and Mysteries on top of seasonal updates.
Rare says that this will be the "biggest year yet" for its live service multiplayer title. It's currently available for Xbox One, PC and Xbox Series X/S.
Toby Haynes, who was most recently with Rare, has joined Playground Games as character lead on the upcoming Fable.
The pirate game has reached some huge success just on Valve's storefront alone.
Sea of Thieves is giving out a free Halo-themed Spartan ship set to all players who log in before December 1, 8 AM GMT.
Rare's multiplayer seafaring pirate adventure continues to move from strength to strength, having amassed over 25 million players since launch.
Prepare to head beneath the waves, fight aquatic beasts, and tackle new obstacles and challenges in what's looking like a meaty update.
Players will head "beneath the waves" to "a forgotten world of adventure" in search for a kingdom of lost treasures.
The August update is currently live and adds several improvements to the new Tall Tales along with Pirates of the Caribbean-style cosmetics.
Matt Booty isn't going to tell Psychonauts 2 director Tim Schafer to make a game "that has seasons and goes on for five years."
Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life looks to be a wondrous journey across high-seas, featuring the incredibly charismatic Jack Sparrow.
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A new emote for hiding in barrels has also been revealed.
Season One's final update goes live today with a new event coming next week.
The newest update adds another major performance boost.
A new Merchant Alliance Voyage, event and Pirate Emporium items are now available.
Seasons will last for three months with seasonal content being free for all players.
