Sea of Thieves 'Cursed Sails' DLC lands July 31 for free

The major DLC pack for Sea of Thieves now has a release engagement: July 31. Initially teased at E3 2022, the update, called Cursed Sails, will bring even more skeletal threats to the raging seas – and it will exist free for anybody.

The biggest highlights of Cursed Sails involves new skeleton ships to battle, forth with the introduction of a new three-player ship known as the Brigantine. And while these volition exist permanent additions to the earth, Cursed Sails has something special in store for those who are playing forth at launch: a special iii-week entrada.

The campaign will encounter a swarm of skeleton ships attacking players at sea and outposts alike. In addition, there will be a story-driven side quest that sets players on a journey to track downwardly the source of the skeletal threat. Throughout the event, players will get access to "a range of unique rewards," just we'll have to wait to encounter just what that entails. Developer Rare has teased a bit of what'due south to come with a new trailer, seen beneath.

Starting on July 31, the Cursed Sails update will be bachelor for complimentary to anyone who owns Ocean of Thieves, including those playing through Xbox Game Pass. If you want to arrive on the action, Bounding main of Thieves is bachelor now for $59.99 at the Microsoft Store (or, currently, $29.99 at Amazon, or past subscribing to Xbox Game Laissez passer at $9.99 per month.

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