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Update: Sea of Thieves wasn't always going to be a pirate-themed adventure. When we spoke to design director, Mike Chapmen, at a recent Xbox One X preview event he told us that it could have revolved around vampires, zombies or even dinosaurs. Read the rest of our conversation with Mike right here.

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