Monkey Island creator and writer Ron Gilbert has revealed that he wasn’t told about the Sea of Thieves crossover with Monkey Island that was announced earlier this week. Gilbert revealed this through thread on Mastadon where he was replying to a fan about his potential involvement with Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island.
“Nope. Wasn’t even told about it,” said Gilbert. “Happened behind my back.”
According to Eurogamer, developer Terrible Toybox released a statement revealing that it gave Gilbert a heads-up about the crossover, but the crossover content for Sea of Thieves was too far into development for Gilbert to have had any impact by getting involved.
“Disney did give him a heads-up on the project as a courtesy, but the game was well into development at that point and he wasn’t given the opportunity to be meaningfully involved,” said Terrible Toybox’s PR in a statement to Eurogamer. “[Gilbert] cares deeply about Monkey Island and wishes the team at Rare well with the project.”
Rare announced Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island during the Xbox Games Showcase earlier this week. The crossover event will feature 3 new Tall Tales, and will be available to all Sea of Thieves players for free on July 20. The Tall Tales will feature various characters from Monkey Island, including protagonist Guybrush Threepwood, as well as other popular characters like Stan and Murray the Demonic Talking Skull.