LOS ANGELES — It took them long enough.
At Microsoft’s press briefing for the Electronic Entertainment Expo this morning, the publisher revealed that Rare is finally working on a new game called Sea of Thieves. The developer (best known for Banjo-Kazooie and Battletoads) described its pirate-themed action adventure game as a “shared universe” and the most ambitious game it has ever attempted to make.
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The trailer for Sea of Thieves opened up with a player exploring an island in first-person. They ran up to meet with three other players on a beach. The video then cut to them sailing a pirate ship, along with glimpses of finding treasure, meeting undead skeletons, and fighting other ships at sea. The game has a kid-friendly cartoon-like aesthetic.