When it comes to Sea of Thieves , there are plenty of opinions, both good and bad. I think it’s safe to say that Rare’s pirate-em-up didn’t have the smoothest of launches out there. When the game unexpectedly hit the shelves this March, after some hastily organized beta tests, it quickly came under fire for the lack of content and features. Players felt cheated by the state of the title on release and the torches and pitchforks were quick to app

Either way, however, it is a fact that Rare are doing their best and they keep improving Sea of Thieves with every update they push to users. A lot has changed in the game and there’s more coming our way. So, with that in mind, let us look at the pirate title of the year once more, as there are plenty of reasons for you to give it a second chance. Of course, there are also many aspects in which it still feels a bit underwhelm

Up until this past week, Rare has remained especially quiet regarding what content players could expect in the Sea of Thieves Hungering Deep update. A terrifying AI threat that may or may not be a giant shark was the studio's only admission, along with hints of a legend to discover surrounding the beast of the de

Of course, there's plenty of time for Rare to turn it around, and the most difficult part of building Sea of Thieves is already in place; although shallow, at the very least the game is fun. However, Rare may need to act swiftly to add more by way of content to the game, before those players turn to other releases that offer more. If Beddall's comments are correct, though, and Rare's own team knew about concerns over the shallow nature of the gameplay, it could be that a major shift in philosophy is requi

The other key issue addressed in Rare's developer update is cheating in Sea of Thieves . Despite only releasing a few weeks ago, the game reportedly already has a hacking problem, and Rare states that the studio considers dealing with this issue a top priority. The studio reiterated its banning policy, stating that any players caught cheating in the game would be banned straight a

In a recent developer update, Rare laid out plans to alter the way that Sea of Thieves ' multiplayer operates, while also explaining how the studio planned to deal with cheating in the game before briefly touching upon the topic of post-launch cont

It would also enable a smaller group to crew a galleon, or even bring a larger crew aboard a sloop, though it will not lift the four-player cap . According to Rare, this change is one of the most requested by play

For those unaware, TIGA is a network for game developers, and digital publishers, and are a non-profit trade association representing the video game industry. The charity partner at this year's TIGA Games Industry Awards 2018 was SpecialEffect, a charity dedicated to creating methods for disabled gamers to play their favorite titles. They also had a helping hand in guiding the production for the recent Xbox Adaptive Controll

At E3 this year, Rare dropped a brand new trailer, showcasing two of its upcoming updates - Cursed Sails, which landed recently, and Forsaken Shores, which the team is preparing for September. With that, one major view feature, which lots of people expected to make it into the game much sooner, got confirmed by the trailer and Rare’s employees in the next few days. And with Cursed Sails we got skeleton ships roaming the Sea of Thieves , and this is what the update is all about. If you ask me, this is a good reason for you to get back on the deck and prepare for some pirat

Lockwood Publishing, Avakin Life

While there were many sponsors for the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2018, Google were sponsors for the Game Of The Year award, a mobile game. From Lockwood Publishing, Avakin Life is an Android and iOS game that allows players to create an avatar and roam a 3D world while interacting with a large online commun

"The UK has tremendous game development talent, as evidenced by the high standard of Avakin Life and the many great entries. In the 10 years since Android launched, it's amazing how far mobile gaming has come, and at Google we are proud that so many innovative and entrepreneurial game developers are using Play and Android to reach a global audien

However, since then, Rare has been hard at work on Sea of Thieves and are doing their best to bring the pirating adventure to the state they promised us before the launch. As for why that wasn’t done before releasing their title into the wild, we can only speculate. Some say it was Microsoft that pushed Rare to release an unfinished game, others claim it’s the studio’s own negligence that caused this situation. Knowing how Microsoft likes to keep things to themselves, we’ll probably never know exactly what happe

Merrick will offer a set of ship customizations including a figurehead, sails, and hull paint, along with a sharky drum and speaking horn. Merrick's shark-themed exclusives aren't the only time-limited rewards, however. The Hungering Deep will also have the Hungering Tattoo Set and some shark-bite scars made available for purchase in-game. And of course, if customizations are your pirate's fancy, there's likely more to c