{"id":80768,"date":"2024-06-17T16:50:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/17\/captain-blood-revealed-in-2004-is-finally-launching-this-fall\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T16:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:50:50","slug":"captain-blood-revealed-in-2004-is-finally-launching-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/17\/captain-blood-revealed-in-2004-is-finally-launching-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain Blood, Revealed In 2004, Is Finally Launching This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">20 years ago, a third-person action-adventure pirate game called <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/games\/age-of-pirates-captain-blood&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/games\/age-of-pirates-captain-blood\"><em>Age of Pirates: Captain Blood<\/em><\/a><\/span><em> <\/em>was announced via a short trailer at E3 2004. And then a lot of shit happened, leading to the game being delayed repeatedly in development and then protracted legal fights once it was finished. But now, <em>finally<\/em>, two decades later, this long-lost pirate game is arriving on all platforms later this year. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 gRtQsx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 jQBnTp instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"196181,195891,195301\" data-current=\"196181\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 biVjcq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"196181\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"180\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>The Best Reveals From The Game Awards 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196181\/196181_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196181\/196181_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196181\/196181_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196181\/196181_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/21718.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/production\/age-of-pirates-captain-blood&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/production\/age-of-pirates-captain-blood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The complete story behind<em> Captain Blood<\/em><\/a><\/span> is a long and complicated tale involving multiple instances in which development was completely restarted from scratch as team members left, reportedly due to bad management decisions. However, after a big internal reboot in late 2004\u2014which turned <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Age_of_Pirates:_Captain_Blood&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Age_of_Pirates:_Captain_Blood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Captain Blood<\/em><\/a><\/span> into a <em>God of War<\/em> clone\u2014<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/youtu.be\/Gu5TB2n69Mk&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Gu5TB2n69Mk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">development on the game actually progressed<\/a><\/span> and it was basically finished in 2009. However, the game\u2019s previous publisher, Playlogic, began a new legal fight with the developer over the <em>Captain Blood<\/em> IP. So even though the studio reportedly began printing discs and preparing to ship copies to retailers, legal troubles led to it never launching. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/youtu.be\/UiZMQVPBQhk&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UiZMQVPBQhk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A trailer in 2010<\/a><\/span> promised a 2011 release, but that never happened. And that was the end of <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/captain-blood-preview-errol-flynn-he-ain-t-but-he-ll-5304075&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/captain-blood-preview-errol-flynn-he-ain-t-but-he-ll-5304075\"><em>Captain Blood<\/em><\/a><\/span>&#8230;or so we thought. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">On June 17, as revealed in a new \u201cworld premiere\u201d trailer,  this long-in-development pirate game is actually, finally, for real launching this fall on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"flex-video widescreen\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=youtube-video-zMV3r7RPilw&amp;start=0\" data-chomp-id=\"zMV3r7RPilw\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/zMV3r7RPilw\" id=\"youtube-zMV3r7RPilw\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><span data-chomp-id=\"zMV3r7RPilw\" data-recommend-id=\"youtube:\/\/zMV3r7RPilw\" id=\"youtube-zMV3r7RPilw\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 dHvBHx caption\">IGN \/ Seawolf Studio<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Based on the gameplay seen in the new trailer, it appears this version of <em>Captain Blood<\/em> is based on the last build we saw in 2010. That might explain why some of the models in this \u201cnew\u201d video game look like they fell out of an Xbox 360 action game. After all, this basically <em>is <\/em>an Xbox 360-era video game, but with seemingly some enhanced lighting and (hopefully) solid performance. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Will <em>Captain Blood<\/em> be good? No idea! Technically, many people have already played a version of this game as <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/github.com\/storm-devs\/captain-blood&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/storm-devs\/captain-blood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a finished build leaked online in 2022<\/a><\/span>. From what I\u2019ve seen of that leaked copy, I\u2019m not expecting some groundbreaking game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"> However, I\u2019ll admit that I\u2019m interested in playing through a linear single-player action game from the Xbox 360 era of gaming. These days, most games like this are big open-world things with crafting and live-service stuff. There\u2019s something oddly charming about the chunky models and simplicity of <em>Captain Blood<\/em> that appeals to me. This is the kind of game I\u2019d rent over the weekend as a teen and beat by Sunday afternoon. And I miss those games. So I\u2019ll be playing<em> Captain Blood<\/em> when it arrives later this year. Assuming it actually does launch this time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"> .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/pirates-game-2004-20-years-captain-blood-new-trailer-1851544293\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 years ago, a third-person action-adventure pirate game called Age of Pirates: Captain Blood was announced via a short trailer at E3 2004. 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