Sea of Thieves sky rockets to 4.8 million active players in June thanks to its Pirates of the Caribbean crossover.
June brought Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew to Sea of Thieves in June as part of the Pirate’s Life update.
This crossover seemed to skyrocket the title into immense success as it jumped up to the top of Steam’s best sellers list for the month and smash its previous active monthly users record.
Rare creative director Mike Chapman said that the title had reached 4.8 million pirates in the Sea of Thieves in the month of June, which as the largest amount of active player the game had ever seen.
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Chapman said “The impact of A Pirate’s Life has been truly humbling, it has blown away even our wildest expectations”.
“We’ve had a record-breaking month, with 4.8 million players in June. It is a huge moment for Sea of Thieves and the team is buzzing with the impact”
Chapman went on to express his thanks to all of the players who have supported the game so far and followed up by saying “there’s so much more creative potential in Sea of Thieves, and there’s so many more adventures to share.”
Not only was there this record breaking announcement, but Seas of Thieves has also hit its August update which brings with it a host of brand new Pirates of the Carribean content.
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The update will include a host of brand new cosmetics which are available in the Pirate Emporium along with the Cursed Ferryman Ship Collect, the Condemned Captain Money Pet and the Davy Jones Cursed Costume Set.
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So if you haven’t yet grabbed a slice of the Pirates of the Caribbean action, there is o time like the present to walk the plank.
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