Note to self... set aside a week in January for Piratey Fun.

Hot off the press release, SOE and Flying Lab announced this morning that Pirates of the Burning Sea will be launching on January 22, 2008.

Sony Online Entertainment LLC's (SOE) Platform Publishing label and Flying Lab Software LLC (FLS) announced today Pirates of the Burning Sea ™, is scheduled to launch worldwide on January 22, 2008. The hotly anticipated MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game, featuring high seas action and swashbuckling adventure in a bold world of pirates and plunder, is being developed by Seattle-based FLS and published by Platform Publishing.

Head to the official site for more info.