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To launch Sea of Thieves' biggest update yet, we celebrated the passionate fans who helped make the game into what it is.



To celebrate our first year on the treacherous seas, we'll be turning your @SeaofThieves tales into legendary sea shanties.

Share game clips, pictures or stories from your wildest voyages using #MySoTShanty and they could be chosen to be brought to life LIVE on April 30th. pic.twitter.com/ebBaDF0tLL

— Xbox Canada (@XboxCanada) April 23, 2019




We kicked off launch day with a livestream where hosts introduced the new features, influencers faced off in cross-border battles, and dozens of fan stories were immortalized as swashbuckling shanties. Here are a few of my favs:



From “Boo!” to “Phew!”, a shanty about escaping a ghost ship. Thanks to @darkfox1207 for the #MySoTShanty submission: https://t.co/5uEn4clS87 pic.twitter.com/fKj2PRi65X

— Xbox Canada (@XboxCanada) April 30, 2019


A courageous captain takes on impossible odds in a shanty that ends exactly as you’d expect.

Cheers to @carrillogang for their #MySoTShanty submission: https://t.co/0mrq7Wa3fL pic.twitter.com/2ya6YRvpJr

— Xbox Canada (@XboxCanada) May 1, 2019


When the voyage gets tough, the tough get Kraken, at least according to @Awesome50268593 and his #MySoTShanty submission https://t.co/uhNPraOZWu pic.twitter.com/Vefbi21pJa

— Xbox Canada (@XboxCanada) May 1, 2019




And the full stream, if you've got some time time to kill: