Xbox ANZ, the gaming giant`s Australia/New Zealand division, has launched a unique promotion to support the launch of Sea of Thieves this week on Xbox One and PC. The company has partnered up with Australian pirate band Captain Hellfire & The Wretched Brethren to create what Microsoft is calling the first-ever `sing us a shanty` service. As part of this, gamers in Australia and New Zealand will be able to request a personalised song from the Aussie pirate band, with the shanties broadcast via Facebook, Mixer, and Twitch. Here`s how it works:On March 24 and 25, gamers in Australia and New Zealand can watch the Xbox ANZ Facebook page to find out ho to book a session through Eventbrite. The songs will then be played in the above-mentioned channels from 10 AM to 6 PM AEDT on March 24 and 25. The songs will be `personalised to the unique adventures and stories created by gamers in the Sea of Thieves multiplayer world,` Microsoft said.`Sea of Thieves is already such an immersive game by design, so it`s only fitting we give fans the chance to get their very own shanties from a real-life pirate band,` Xbox Australia boss Jeremy Hinton said. `We`re really looking forward to seeing and hearing the tales of adventure on high seas, shanties and treasured stories created between players and the band.`Sea of Thieves launches on March 20 for Xbox One and PC. You can buy it outright for $60 on either system or get it on Xbox One with an Xbox Game Pass subscription ($10/month). Starting with Sea of Thieves, all of Microsoft`s first-party games will launch into the Game Pass catalog, including the next Halo and Gears of War titles.In other news, Microsoft has announced a promotion where you can get a free copy of Sea of Thieves when you buy a new Xbox One X. Additionally, you can check out this schedule to see when servers go live where you live, and find out what`s in the game`s cheeky day-one patch.
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