Calling all Guardians! Lately brings the newest content material replace to Sea of Thieves, and with it, some radiant new additions to the Pirate Emporium – Lightbearer pieces, impressed through the sector and characters of Future, have arrived!
Whether or not your pirate is as silent as a Hunter, mighty as a Titan or smart as a Warlock, they’ll discover a send set to fit their taste, whole with Collector’s cosmetics and a Send’s Crest. An array of matching guns and a fancy dress set to spherical out the variety guarantees you’ll be able to tackle no matter otherworldly foes would possibly stand for your manner.
In the beginning look, venturing around the sun gadget would possibly appear to be a some distance name from securing swag in a tropical pirate paradise — so how did this celestial collaboration come to be? Adam Park, Director of Logo & Licencing at Uncommon, sheds mild at the partnership:
“As we’ve noticed with our different beauty crossovers and our Tall Stories, our groups are all the time on the lookout for alternatives to deliver different worlds into Sea of Thieves and put a singular spin on them, regardless of the place the foundation comes from. Even if it will now not appear to be an evident selection, Future’s categories and co-operative play introduced a ‘crew-like’ bond that we concept was once an ideal are compatible, at the side of some putting iconography, shiny artwork taste and a way of being legendary in tone and scope.”
Handily, there have been already various completed Guardians at Uncommon with a deep working out of the Future universe, even though the staff finished greater than their justifiable share of Quests whilst amassing concepts. If you need a way of ways a lot the staff at Uncommon sought after to make this occur, simply know that they’ve been operating with Bungie in this thought since 2023!
As soon as plans had been agreed, the next move in making the Lightbearer assortment a truth was once to create idea items for send units, guns and clothes. Andria Warren, Director of Ingenious Operations at Uncommon, oversaw their construction.
“Running with Bungie to deliver Future 2 into Sea of Thieves was once a creatively wealthy and deeply collaborative procedure. From the earliest idea sketches to finalising designs that honoured each universes, each step challenged us to assume otherwise. We explored how iconic Future parts may well be reimagined via a Sea of Thieves lens, translating tone, visible language, and persona into one thing that felt recent however unmistakably devoted. It driven our groups creatively in the most efficient imaginable manner, and the result’s one thing we’re actually pleased with!”
Running along the Future staff to iterate and refine the more than a few Lightbearer pieces culminated in one among Sea of Thieves’ maximum complete collections. “Partnerships like this may take so much longer than other folks realise to make occur,” Park muses, “However while you see the effects it truly does show off the skill and tough paintings of everybody concerned. We’re certain the Lightbearer pieces can be a large hit with Future lovers previous and new, and will’t wait to peer other folks making inventive use of them as they pass about their adventures. Just right good fortune, Guardians!”
You’ll take a look at the trailer beneath to peer the entire Lightbearer collection, after which consult with the Pirate Emporium to equipment up and get able for fight – the seas are depending on you!
