Online pirate action-adventure game Sea of Thieves has expanded upon its world event for the upcoming Season 13, which will give players a major choice to make, opposing or swearing allegiance to the villainous Captain Flameheart. Sea of Thieves players will have the option to take on Flameheart's dominating ship, The Burning Blade, or take control of it themselves when Season 13 launches on July 25.
Sea of Thieves' Captain Flameheart is an Ashen Skeleton Lord who has been a central figure of the game since its early days. Though not in the game at launch, he had been featured in a pre-launch trailer revealed at E3 2016 and has been a key antagonist in the game's story since his official introduction in 2019.
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An announcement in June had already revealed that Season 13 of Sea of Thieves would let players become the villains, but a new trailer released on July 18 has gone into more detail about the options players will face. Players can still choose to fight the good fight against Flameheart's...