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It could use more swash and less buckling, but an all-round fun pirate experience once you get your boat going.

Genre: Role Playing
Release date: Jan 22, 2008
Published by: Sony Online Entertainment
Developed by: Flying Lab Software

Multiplayer Modes:

Online

N/A player MMO

7 GOOD
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Latest Stories

Pirates of the Burning Sea Offers Free Trial Keys,...

Seattle's Flying Lab Software has just announced they will be giving away free 14-day trials to...

PC News from N4G - Oct 2, 2008

Pirates of the Burning Sea Trial Keys

GamingShogun writes, Flying Lab Software is handing out free 14 day trial keys for their...

PC News from N4G - Sep 30, 2008

Pirates of the Burning Sea gets major website...

Team members at Flying Lab Software have launched a totally new Pirates of the Burning Sea website....

PC News from N4G - Sep 13, 2008

Lots of updates and parrots since the initial...

Destructoid writes: There have been a significant amount of changes to Pirates of the Burning Sea...

PC News from N4G - Aug 17, 2008

Features

Trendsetters week 7: MMORPG

The genre that is, quite literally, massive...

Jun 1, 2007

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News

Pirates of the Burning Sea Offers Free Trial Keys,...

Seattle's Flying Lab Software has just announced they will be giving away free 14-day trials to...

News from N4G Oct 2, 2008

Pirates of the Burning Sea Trial Keys

GamingShogun writes, Flying Lab Software is handing out free 14 day trial keys for their...

News from N4G Sep 30, 2008

Pirates of the Burning Sea gets major website...

Team members at Flying Lab Software have launched a totally new Pirates of the Burning Sea website....

News from N4G Sep 13, 2008

Lots of updates and parrots since the initial...

Destructoid writes: There have been a significant amount of changes to Pirates of the Burning Sea...

News from N4G Aug 17, 2008

Pirates of the Burning Sea: New Pirate Careers

The folks from Pirates of the Burning Sea have announced some details on the two new pirate careers...

News from N4G May 13, 2008

What went wrong with the Pirates MMO?

Flying Lab explains why it had to recently shut down several servers

Apr 17, 2008

Several Pirates of the Burning Sea Servers shut...

Pirates of the Burning Sea hasn't been available for too long, 3 months to be exact, but Flying Lab...

News from N4G Apr 16, 2008

Pirates of the Burning Sea Character Transfers are...

From the official Pirates of the Burning Sea site: When Pirates of the Burning Sea launched on...

News from N4G Apr 15, 2008

Pirates of the Burning Sea MMO trial invites

TVGB: ..come the release of patch 1.2.xx, the game is ready for release. Two months after the street...

News from N4G Mar 25, 2008

Pirates of the Burning Sea gets its latest patch,...

Those scurvy developers over at Flying Lab Software today are moving their latest build from the...

News from N4G Mar 18, 2008

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Review

Finding fun on the high seas is harder than Jack Sparrow leads us to believe

Feb 6, 2008

This pirate-themed MMO has no truck with comedy voices, parrots, wooden legs, or curling your lip and growling “Yeargh!” at your guildmates. In the virtual Caribbean of Pirates of the Burning Sea, you’re more likely to talk about your new warehouse, a problematic 10% increase in your labour costs, or how the State is taxing your profits.You’ve got two modes of play to ‘enjoy’ - first, sword-fighting, which ...

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Previews

Pirates of the Burning Sea - In the Bermuda...

We explore the spooky side of a pirate's life

Oct 12, 2007

Oct 12, 2007 We just got our second look at Sony Online Entertainment's Pirates of the Burning Sea, and we are now officially excited to try it out. We didn't get any hands-on time with the world's first Pirate themed MMO this time, but we got to see two quests being completed, which showcased the supernatural elements of the game. You wont find any pirates shooting fireballs for five D20 worth of damage. The magic in the game is strictly in the realms of voodoo and ghostships - you know, ... » Read Full Pirates of the Burning Sea preview

Pirates of the Burning Sea - hands-on

We sail ships, swing swords, and find the perfect pirate hat

Mar 16, 2007

Developer, Flying Lab Software is hoping to sink its hooks into the massively-profitable MMO market with Pirates of the Burning Sea. We scored some hands-on time with an early build of the game, and got a chance to sample the character creation and combat system. Youll get to swear allegiance to the English, French, or Spanish. Serving one of these nations works like a faction, and opens up three classes. You can defend your nations ports as a Naval Officer, engage in state sponsored piracy as ... » Read Full Pirates of the Burning Sea preview

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