Head over to the Epic Games Store on April 4th and you'll be able to grab The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition and Thief (2014) for free and to keep forever. Like a thief!
09.03.2024 - 16:57 / eurogamer.net / Rare
Following the launch of Sea of Thieves' radical structural overhaul last month, Rare is readying to release a new mid-season update next week that'll add anti-cheat and subscription-free solo play to its swashbuckling pirate adventure. Plus, a big 2024 content preview is on the way as part of Sea of Thieves' sixth anniversary celebrations.
Starting with anti-cheat, Rare has confirmed it'll be introducing Epic's kernel-level Easy Anti-Cheat solution — as used by the likes of Fortnite and Apex Legends — to Sea of Thieves next Thursday, 14th March. There's not much more to report beyond its imminent arrival, but the news'll probably bring some reassurance if you think you've been privy to suspicious behaviour out on the seas. And I'm not talking spyglass dongs.
Additionally, next week's update brings an interesting expansion to last year's Safer Seas mode. From next Thursday onward, it'll be possible for pirates to play alone on a Safer Seas private server without needing a Game Pass Core or Game Pass Ultimate subscription. The key points to note here are that this isn't an offline mode — Sea of Thieves is still intrinsically reliant on its servers — and any form of multiplayer, even in Safer Seas, will still require Game Pass.
Anti-Cheat, Anniversary Antics and Outpost Stock: Sea of Thieves News March 6th 2024 Sea of Thieves News, March 6th 2024.Oh, and if you're a PlayStation 5 owner looking forward to Sea of Thieves' 30th April arrival, Rare has confirmed the new solo play option will work on Sony's platform too, enabling a single pirate to enjoy Safer Seas without a PlayStation Plus subscription.
Elsewhere in next week's update, there's an item refresh for the premium Pirate Emporium bringing the likes of new emotes and cosmetics, plus some welcome new additions to Outpost stores, with Rare's latest news update highlighting the rather stylish Maestro ship set.
More excitingly, Sea of Thieves' sixth anniversary celebrations are almost upon us, and Rare will be marking the occasion on 20th March by, among other things, giving players a glimpse at what's shaping up to be an exciting 2024 for the game — and you can read more about some of its plans for this «year of the sandbox» in my chat with creative director Mike Chapman and executive producer Joe Neate elsewhere on Eurogamer.
Head over to the Epic Games Store on April 4th and you'll be able to grab The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition and Thief (2014) for free and to keep forever. Like a thief!
Sony has revealed the three games that will be free for all PlayStation Plus subscribers in the month of May, and a couple of notable names are on the list. For starters, there’s Immortals of Aveum (for PS5 users only), Ascendant Studios’ single player magic FPS. CEO Bret Robins said in November last year that the game would eventually be coming to subscription services, and here it is. Now to see if it also launches for Game Pass.
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The developers of Sea of Thieves have shared some of what players can expect in the remainder of 2024. Developer Rare, the team behind the hit pirate video game Sea of Thieves, has shared its 2024 roadmap for the game, announcing several new weapons, items, and even a brand-new ship will be added to the game.
Sea of Thieves is celebrating its sixth anniversary today, 20th March, and to celebrate, Rare has given an unprecedented look at the year ahead for its multiplayer pirate game, with 2024 bringing the likes of windy horns, roaming warships, and portable grappling guns that let you whizz around the place with giddy abandon.
Sea of Thieves has received a new update that introduces Epic Games' Easy Anti-Cheat, a solo mode for those without a Game Pass subscription, and more. This marks one of Sea of Thieves' final updates before its PlayStation 5 release on April 30.
Microsoft announced earlier in the year that Sea of Thieves would be one of several first-party Xbox titles getting multiplatform releases in the next couple of months. Shortly after pre-orders for Rare’s multiplayer pirate title went live, it’s proving quite popular with the PlayStation audience, with the game climbing high on PSN’s pre-order charts.
Sea of Thieves, one of Microsoft’s biggest live service success stories, wouldn’t have seemed like a very likely candidate to get a multiplatform release until not that long ago, but times are a-changing, and Rare’s multiplayer pirate game is now just a few weeks out from its PS5 launch. And ahead of its release, the game’s pre-orders have gone live on the console. A trailer has also been released to commemorate the same. Check it out below.
Sea of Thieves is currently the top of the pre-order charts on numerous PlayStation 5 digital storefronts.
Sea of Thieves is off to a strong start on PlayStation, taking the lead in preorders. In February, Xbox announced that some of its games would no longer be exclusive to its platforms, and that roster included Sea of Thieves. Several games were rumored for a while, and their official announcement during Xbox's Business Update podcast only confirmed what many had already suspected.
Developer Rare has announced that Sea of Thieves will be getting an anti-cheat system in place with a mid-season update planned for release next week. During its recent Sea of Thieves News video, the studio revealed that the game will be making use of Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat, which is also used by other major online games like Fortnite and Apex Legends.
Developer Rare has announced that Sea of Thieves is getting a new anti-cheat system in the near future. This marks the developer's first step in truly addressing cheating issues within Sea of Thieves.