4.8 Million Players Flocked To Sea Of Thieves With June’s Pirates Of The Caribbean-Themed Update

Collaboration events in video games have become somewhat of a thing over the past few years as part of various development studios’ attempts to pull in more players into their respective games. June’s Sea of Thieves “A Pirate’s Life” update did just that, with the pirate MMO seeing record-breaking player numbers following the release of the Pirates of the Caribbean-themed season.

“It’s been over a month since we released Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life into the wild blue yonder as part of Season Three, and since that emotional launch day we’ve been bowled over by the response from the Sea of Thieves community. From your reactions on social media to your fan art and stories of exploring the five new Tall Tales, it’s been amazing – and all this excitement resulted in our busiest ever month on the seas, with June seeing 4.8 million active pirates out on the water!”

As Season Three comes to an end, the team will be giving players a chance to earn double gold and reputation with the return of the Gold & Glory Weekend event on August 20-23. There’s also a bunch of new Pirates of the Caribbean cosmetics on sale in the Pirate Emporium, including the Davy Jones Cursed Costume Set, the Condemned Captain Monkey pet, and the Cursed Ferryman Ship Collection. The full release notes can be found here.

There’s also a thank you video from Creative Director Mike Chapman waiting for you after the break.