This year, Microsoft kicked some serious ass. While their first-party future will still take some time to be realised, Microsoft’s third-party offerings were incredibly exciting. From Devil May Cry 5 finally emerging from the darkness to a hat trick of Gears of War announcements, Microsoft was throwing punch after punch in their press conference, with knockouts aplenty finding their mark. Did you miss all of that hot action? Well here's a handy round-up for you.

Sea of Thieves is getting not just one, but two new expansions this year which will take pirates to dangerous new lands where new enemies roam the seas!

Despite what might have been expected, Micrsoft's Games Pass isn't stealing away business from traditional games sales. Or at least Sea of Thieves is proving to be a strange first anomaly.

Sea of thieves has an update that fixes (many!) bugs and increases game performance. It also requires that you download the entire game again. The update is out on PC, Xbox One and Xbox One X but instead of a simple patch, it’s a full client redownload. That’s nearly 10Gb on Pc, and around 19GB on Xbox One X and PC.

Despite being punishing enough with players lurking around every island, Rare had plans to make deaths in Sea of Thieves more financially taxing. Those plans are walking the plank now.

Sea of Thieves makes a good first impression with a gorgeous open ocean for you to explore and captivating sailing mechanics. But it's a trick that's short-lived, with its barebones content ringing at the door sooner than you can say Davy Jones.

Getting your hands on Microsoft’s console and PC exclusive Sea of Thieves may not be a challenge, but understanding some of the error codes that might be hitting ye mighty vessel could leave you in a state where you want to keelhaul the person nearest to you. Here’s a quick rundown of why you’re getting certain errors, and how you can fix them.

The week ahead and beyond has some chuffing good releases on the horizon. The biggest names on the list below include Ubisoft’s zealot-shooter Far Cry 5, Rare’s return in Sea of Thieves and co-op puzzle escape game A Way Out. Here’s the full list below of what you can get your hands on this week and beyond.