Sea of Thieves is finally meeting up with another big pirate game, Monkey Island, in a new expansion announced at today’s Xbox Showcase.
Xbox revealed more details about the collaboration with Lucasfilm Games in a blog post after the announcement, which billed it as a three-part Tall Tale expansion that will start rolling out on July 20. It’ll be released in monthly installments, all of which will be free.
as fans of monkeys, islands and shooting ourselves out of cannons with questionable safety precautions this looks good, what you saying?
Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island begins July 20! | #XboxShowcase pic.twitter.com/OQwIMKovzu
— Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) June 11, 2023
Officially titled The Legend of Monkey Island, the expansion will feature characters – including Guybrush Threepwood, Elaine, LeChuck, Murray the Demonic Talking Skull – and voice actors from the classic adventure series.
It’s only the latest major pirate crossover to come to Sea of Thieves after its Pirates of the Caribbean update in 2021.
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