The addition of linear scenarios doesn't add any depth or detail, but what Pirate Hunter does well is provide a healthy portion of ship combat. Popular games commonly inspire similar ...

There’s no getting around it: Plunder is romantic. Who doesn’t have a memory, imprinted on the brain from childhood picture books, of treasure chests spilling with gems, gold coins and ropes of pearls ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Gamers hankering for the high seas will bet a double-shot of maritime action this week, when Pirate Hunter and Patrician III sail into stores.

Richard Zacks’s previous book, The Pirate Hunter, was an unlikely hit built around a persuasive case that the infamous Captain Kidd was not actually a pirate at all. His follow-up, The Pirate Coast, ...

PIRATE HUNTER OF THE CARIBBEAN:THE ADVENTUROUS LIFE OF CAPTAIN WOODES ROGERS By David Cordingly Random House, $26, 301 pages, illustrated It wasn’t always “better in the Bahamas.” That tropical ...

Ever since I was a young lad traipsing through the streets of Madrid, I dreamed of reaching the age where my father would let me purchase my very own Galleon, for at that time, I would set sail ...

Encore today announced that it has begun shipping Pirate Hunter and Patrician III, life simulation games developed by Ascaron Entertainment. These two PC games offer a unique combination of trading ...

The name Captain Kidd brings to mind images of a bloodthirsty pirate raiding ships for their treasure. But a new book suggests that image is wrong. Guest host Brian Naylor talks with Richard Zacks, ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Pirate Hunter Pirate Hunter is a classic representative of the First Person Shooter (FPS) genre, using an original graphics engine DIOsoft Engine. The game ...

Charles Castle's first instinct was to ignore the letter when it arrived at his Eugene home. The two pages were mostly legalese and technical jargon, and said he was being sued for theft—specifically, ...