Pirates of the Burning Sea shivers your timbers Jan. 22

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Oct 5th 2007 at 7:55PM }

If a pirate you were meant to be, trimming the sales and roaming the sea, you'd best mark January 22nd on your Official Babes 'n Barnacles calendar. The date sees massively multiplayer online swashbuckler sim, Pirates of the Burning Sea, ransacking your internet ports and plundering your PC's precious CPU cycles. If you've grown tired of the company of elves and orcs, perhaps living it out on the high seas -- be it through honest exploration or the shameless sinking of ships -- is more your thing.

Those who pre-order the game as of October 23rd will receive several bonus goodies, including a CD filled with "pirate-themed" music, "a blue and yellow parrot" and "a powerful weapon suited to their fighting style." The CD is an in-game item, as anachronistic as that may be. In addition, a pre-order nets you extra sailing time on the Burning Sea, with servers welcoming players 15 days prior to launch. Don't forget to pack some oranges.

[Via press release]

Gallery: Pirates of the Burning Sea

Tags: Pirates, PiratesoftheBurningSea, SOE

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

LaughingTarget @ Oct 5th 2007 7:59PM

Ah, a brilliant segment in an equally brilliant game (minus the stupid insult sword-fighting bit). Shame no one makes smart-funny adventure games anymore.

Ludwig Kietzmann @ Oct 5th 2007 8:04PM

I'm going to have you arrested by Sam & Max for saying that.

LaughingTarget @ Oct 5th 2007 8:21PM

I now feel ashamed, especially being a proud owner of Season 1.

Poisoned Al @ Oct 5th 2007 8:24PM

No, he said "funny" Ludwig. The new Sam and Max games aren't a spot on the first.

LaughingTarget @ Oct 5th 2007 8:32PM

Well, Season 1 started off weak, but you could see the improvements as the games progressed. The writers became more familiar and the voice actors more comfortable. I have high hopes for Season 2. Now, if they can just get a better sound recording studio. The voices sounded like talking into the can, to use 1920's lingo (and possibly technology).

blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 5th 2007 8:04PM

my friend played the pirates demo a few months ago and said it sucked

maybe it doesn't suck anymore? he plays wow now

Supino @ Oct 5th 2007 8:05PM

god, how I miss good ol' LucasArts..

DVersion @ Oct 5th 2007 8:15PM

guybrush pwns any summer movie franchise

Poisoned Al @ Oct 5th 2007 8:26PM

That video needed more demonic skulls.

bm @ Oct 5th 2007 8:28PM

Oh man MI3 rocks the socks off any game out today I swear to god. Fuck 3D. Fuck it to hell.

Funny how those screenshots look infinitely worse than the glorious 2D art in MI3.

LaughingTarget @ Oct 5th 2007 8:33PM

Unless you count the option to turn on 3D acceleration...no, it isn't there...really, it isn't there...stop clicking already.

embassy @ Oct 5th 2007 8:41PM

dammit.

i thought the headline read *pimps* at sea.

:sigh:

i can always dream.

AdolescentDon @ Oct 5th 2007 8:45PM

I really wish Lucas Arts would stop milking the crap out of Star Wars and release a new Monkey Island game.

I'd much rather it be in 2D aswell, for a game that came out 10 years ago MI3 has aged amazingly well; still looks amazing today. MI4 on the other hand.. Well, lets not go there.

Timby @ Oct 5th 2007 11:27PM

Honestly, I don't want another Monkey Island game out of LucasArts. The creative staff there is terrible ... what's the last genuinely good game to come out of there? Jedi Academy (iffy, at that)?

Phil @ Oct 5th 2007 10:03PM

Dammit ! You gotta stop posting MI3 pics & vids .... my heart stops everytime .... I need MI5

Guybrush Threepwood (Sega Defense Force - Infallibility Ring) @ Oct 5th 2007 11:04PM

Hey, what happened to my beard?

Randy D @ Oct 6th 2007 12:42AM

My favorite MI dialogue:

Murry: "I am Murry! I am a demonic horse, the harvenger of your doom and the forces of hell will aplaud me as I stride across the gates of hell carrying your head on a pike!"

Guybrush: "Stride?"

Murry: "alright then roll! Roll across the gates of hell. Must you take the fun out of everything?"

Lucas Arts better release another one -- remember there is an unbreakable 5-game contract ;) Ah how I miss you enigmatic voodoo lady.

WiNG @ Oct 6th 2007 12:56AM

The Curse of Monkey Island is one of, if not the best game I ever played. I will never sell this game. Its music and quotes are magical and beautiful. The art and style are amazing. The humor is timeless and hilarious, and the puzzles and gameplay are so rewarding and rarely "cheap".

A+++++ this is a gem of a game. You are NOT a gamer if you have not played this, period.

I always wanted a Monkey Island 5 but in retrospect there is no way to improve upon Monkey Island 3, since the lackluster 4 proved that.

I just wish there was a hard mode so it had more replay value!

Skeffington @ Oct 6th 2007 4:04AM

I dont think MI4 is as bad as people as think, but... Yeah, for me Monkey Island 3 is the golden standard of videogames in terms of art direction and script.

LaughingTarget @ Oct 6th 2007 8:44AM

Monkey Island 4 was great ... until Monkey Kombat ruined the whole thing.

Guybrush Threepwood (Sega Defense Force - Infallibility Ring) @ Oct 6th 2007 12:07PM

Yeah, I didn't like Monkey Kombat either.

They should have come up with a new variation of insults.

Skeffington @ Oct 6th 2007 1:18PM

Sadly true. The only thing funny about Monkey Kombat was its title. Otherwise it just sucked monkey balls.

Skeffington @ Oct 6th 2007 8:43AM

'as bad as people think it is'. God, I really need to start reading my posts before I validate them.

shiizun @ Oct 6th 2007 10:43AM

any one knows what is the game in the video called?
It was one my favorite games in the past. Wanna play it again now.

Thank you.

Geist @ Oct 6th 2007 4:04PM

You're...you're joking. Right? Tell me you're joking.

*sigh*

It's Monkey Island 3: The Curse of Monkey Island, if I recall correctly.

You've played it, so I'll let you off the hook, but the fact that you can't remember the name is fail, unfortunately. A great game.