At the opening of the Penny Arcade Expo, Flying Lab Software unveiled the addition of avatar combat to their MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea, a massively multiplayer online computer game set in the Caribbean during the 1720s and scheduled for June 2007. The addition of avatar combat to Pirates of the Burning Sea’s game play amplifies the need for strategy and skill, offering melee encounters where movement, position and tactics truly matter. This new feature expands sea encounters as well, allowing players to board enemy ships, and with the aid of their crew, battle their opposition for supremacy and seize their opponent’s ship and cargo. British, Spanish, French, and Pirate captains battle it out for glory and power, engaging in both PvE and PvP gameplay Players will compete to conquer enemy ports, pursue 1000+ missions, engage in a fully player-driven economy, and earn ships, skills, and gear to become the most famous/infamous captain on the Burning Sea. Press 'read more' for details and check these new screenshots.