Genre Police: The Only Good Pirate Is A Fake Pirate
Hoist the mainsail! Stow the booty! Set Sail For Outer shores! And while we’re at it, make sure we paint over anything that might make a bunch of bandits at sea look like criminals!…
Yo ho ho: A review of Sea of Thieves comic book #1
I enjoyed watching people play Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves during the beta. It looked like a proper sailing simulator and the crew mechanic was nice. In fact, I can see Twitch and Patreon perks quickly being used in conjunction with populating a crew.…
This kraken just wants a pirate ship bath time toy
[Make this mine]
This Redubble design is the work of Handclones who has made a few other contributions to the site. I think this friendly kraken, just relaxing in the tub, taking the pirate ship out for a spin, is my favourite though.…
E3 trailer: Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves is a co-operative open-world MMO from Rare. It’s easy to see why Microsoft are showing off this gameplay footage – it seems to be great fun and important to work with your crew.…
Short film: Goutte d’Or
Slightly NSFW dur to naked puppets. This is an incredibly well animated stop-motion by Christophe Peladan. It’s a strange love story that features a hanging pirate on a flying boat, a naked witch and a guardian octopus.…
7th Sea: Second Edition Kickstarts already
It was just a few months ago, in Novemeber, when we reported on John Wick buying 7th Sea back from AEG. He’s got the Kickstarter up already and it’s a smash hit.…
How come? Non-geeks more likely to fancy life as a fantasy pirate
How do you imagine life as a fantasy pirate?
Would there be sword fights on the decks of fast ships? Drinking, feasts and raiding treasure islands in search for hidden gold?…
Pirates vs Fish Men in: One Piece – Pirate Warriors 3
Bandai Namco have another title in their One Piece: Pirate Warriors series and this time the action moves to Fish-Man Island as the Straw Hat gang take on Hordy Jones and his… well, his horde.…
Shared world adventure in Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves is a new title from Microsoft and Rare. It’s a multiplayer pirate game set in a shared world. This means you’ll share ships and battles for loot with other players.…
Short film: The OceanMaker
One of my favourite short films of the year.
Here we have a post-apocalyptic world that’s run dry. A single pilot fights bravely against sky pirates who are out to steal the last remaining source of water – the clouds themselves.…
