Sea of Thieves devs release pirate-themed Van Halen cover in touching tribute video

News by Dom Peppiatt Editor-in-chief

Published on Oct. 11, 2020

Sea of Thieves developer Rare has recorded a pirate-themed cover of 'Jump' by Van Halen as a tribute to Eddie Van Halen.

A selection of developers that work on Sea of Thieves at UK studio Rare have released a cover of the iconic Van Halen track to celebrate the life of Eddie Van Halen, who sadly passed away on October 6 at 65 years of age.

The developers posted the touching tribute on Twitter, where it's been met with praise from music lovers and gamers alike.

A tribute in our current Sea of Thieves style to a man whose talent and fun-loving spirit has had a huge influence on many members of the Rare family past and present, and will undoubtedly continue to do so. #RIPEddie pic.twitter.com/vHWEVE3OiZ
— Rare Ltd. (@RareLtd) October 8, 2020

Rare says the tribute is a testament to the "talent and fun-loving spirit," of the iconic guitarist. Apparently, Van Halen has had a "huge influence" on the staff at the studio for generations.

The cover is a sort-of sea shanty version of the popular track which has been put together using instruments that can be played in-game. Come for the amazing vocals, stay for the concertina interpretation of Eddie's remarkable solo.

Sea of Thieves has attracted over 10,000,000 player s since it launched back in 2018. It came to Steam earlier this year.