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Captain Blood (2025 video game)

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This article is about the upcoming video game. For the 1988 game, see Captain Blood (1988 video game).
Captain Blood
Developer(s)SeaWolf Studio
General Arcade
Publisher(s)SNEG
Platform(s)
ReleaseMay 6, 2025
Genre(s)Action-adventure, hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

Captain Blood, formerly known as Age of Pirates: Captain Blood (Russian: Приключения капитана Блада, romanized: Priklyucheniya kapitana Blada, lit. 'The Adventures of Captain Blood'),[1] is an upcoming action-adventure game based on the novels by Rafael Sabatini about the titular Captain Blood. The player will assume the role of the Captain, following his adventures in 1685 Spanish Main.

The game is notable for being in development for 10 years before being abandoned due to legal issues. Captain Blood had been rated by the PEGI rating board and was to be released by 1C before a lawsuit resulted in the project being shelved.

A re-reveal of the game was announced in June 2024. It is planned to release on May 6, 2025 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.

Gameplay

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Captain Blood is a pirate-themed hack and slash action game that featured a mission-based structure, allowing players to fight on both land and sea against hordes of enemies, with ship-to-ship battles and sword fights to gain control of invaded ships. Gamers gain special points as they defeat enemies, acquiring new fighting techniques and gold for weapons and equipment.[2]

Development

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In 2003, it was announced that Akella, developer of Sea Dogs and Pirates of the Caribbean, would make a game based on the Sabatini novels. Development on the game was restarted at the end of the year when new project leads took over.[3] The game was featured at E3 2004 as part of publisher 1C Company's lineup of titles.[4] However, by the end of the year, the project was restarted again, taking on a more mature tone. The development team was split into a SeaDogs team (Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales) and a SeaWolf team (Captain Blood).[3]

Playlogic signed on in 2005 to be the game's publisher in Europe and the United States, and development was once again restarted in 2006. By 2008, Akella sold its internal SeaWolves team to Russian publisher 1C following a legal battle with Playlogic over rights to the series; development was then further delayed.[3] In June 2008, a trailer was released and media outlets were able to play the game.[5] A website launched in July 2010.[2] Around the same time, Playlogic declared bankruptcy and underwent restructuring.[6]

After 10 years of inactivity, the full 1.0 version of the game was leaked online and made available on torrent sites. Source code of the game engine was released on GitHub under GPLv3 on November 28, 2022.[7]

Release

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The game was set to be released in 2006 on Microsoft Windows and Xbox,[8] but was subsequently moved to the Xbox 360.[9] On June 17, 2024, a new trailer for the game was released. It was later announced that the game would be delayed into 2025 to allow for more development time, but a new release date was revealed in January.[10][11] Captain Blood is planned to release on May 6, 2025 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Captain Blood (Formerly known as: Age of Pirates: Captain Blood)". IGN. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  2. ^ a b "Captain Blood Website Goes Online". IGN. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Costiuc, Stanislav (May 13, 2016). "Age of Pirates: Captain Blood". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ Adams, David (2004-04-22). "1C Announces E3 Line-up". IGN. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  5. ^ Blevins, Tal (2008-06-06). "Captain Blood Hands-on". IGN. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  6. ^ Martin, Matt (2010-07-28). "Playlogic files for bankruptcy". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  7. ^ GitHub - storm-devs/captain-blood, Storm Devs, 2024-07-01, archived from the original on 2022-11-30, retrieved 2024-07-17 – via GitHub
  8. ^ Adams, David (2005-05-03). "Pre-E3 2005: 1C Reveals Lineup". IGN. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  9. ^ McNamara, Tom (2005-09-22). "E3 2005: Captain Blood". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  10. ^ Craig, Jo (2025-01-24). "Captain Blood Finally Has a Release Date After Nearly 20 Years". GameRant. Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  11. ^ Franzese, Tomas (2025-01-22). "A Pirate Game Cursed To Development Hell Since 2010 Will Finally Release In May". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  12. ^ Zwiezen, Zack (2024-06-17). "Pirate Brawler Planned For The OG Xbox Is Finally Launching 20 Years Later". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  13. ^ Captain Blood: Official Re-Reveal Trailer. IGN. 2024-06-17. Archived from the original on 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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