Sony's Summer State Of Play Takes Place Within A Week Of The Xbox Games Showcase 2026

Head-to-head.Microsoft has had the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 locked in for months now, but as is the norm these days, the PlayStation equivalent event has been up in the air - until now. Yep, Sony has today announced that its summer State of Play goes ahead on Tuesday, June 2nd; less than a week before the big Xbox show.<related ids="199274">Read the full article on purexbox.com


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State of Play returns Tuesday, June 2

State of Play returns Tuesday, June 2 with more than 60 minutes of updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals from top studios around the world.  To kick things off, you’ll get a closer look at Marvel’s Wolverine. Insomniac Games will share more from its upcoming third-person action-adventure game showing off Logan’s brutal and relentless combat along […]


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New Lord Of The Rings Game In Development By Kingdom Come: Deliverance Devs

"We're excited to tell you more...".It feels like every year we're talking about another The Lord of the Rings game being spun up by some dev studio - but today's announcement feels a little different. Warhorse Studios — the team behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series — has publicly announced that they're making "an open world Middle-earth RPG". Hurrah!This project is now in the works alongside another KCD adventure following the recent and successful launch of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Here's their announcement, with a tease that the team is "excited to tell you more" about both of these projects:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Embracer Follows Ubisoft In Splitting Off New Publisher To Handle Huge IP, Tomb Raid

Say hello to Fellowship Entertainment.Embracer Group has today announced plans to create a secondary publishing label called Fellowship Entertainment, in order to "capture the full potential of the high-quality assets" that the group currently owns.The Swedish game publisher says that it hopes to spin off Fellowship Entertainment in calendar year 2027, and that the new label will become "an IP-led entertainment company" and "the stewards of The Lord of the Rings, Tomb Raider and many other great intellectual properties".Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Microsoft Appears To Have Made A Small Revision To The Xbox Series X|S Controller

Spotted on the latest LE pad.Amidst reports of a new Xbox Elite Controller and a new Xbox Cloud Gaming pad circulating recently, it looks as though Microsoft has made a small revision to the standard Xbox Series X|S controller - and it's probably not what you're expecting to see.As spotted by an avid fan on Reddit, the new Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition controller — which we covered last month on the site — is missing Microsoft's legacy headset port; you know, the one that was needed for the launch era Xbox One headsets (you can see it next to the headphone jack above).Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Hires New Exec To 'Strengthen The Console Side' Of The Business

A new technology officer has also been appointed.Coming by way of both The Game Business and The Verge (paywalled) this evening, Microsoft has hired a pair of new Xbox executives - including a Chief Strategy Officer to "strengthen the console side of Xbox"; as The Game Business puts it.That new CSO is called Matthew Ball; an industry analyst who produces the annual 'The State of Video Gaming' report. Ball is coming in to help with the console side of the business as Microsoft puts renewed focus on Xbox Series X|S and builds towards Project Helix.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Tales of Arise: Beyond The Dawn Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Review In Progress

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As we eagerly wait to see what awaits the future of the Tales series, remasters have been keeping…
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Five Games Are Available Today Across Multiple Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (May 20)

Lots of new titles on XGP.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update! Today, five games are coming to the service across multiple tiers; with three moving over to Premium alongside two new additions to Ultimate, Premium and PC.Here's a look at your new Xbox Game Pass titles for May 20:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Forza Horizon 6 Smashes Concurrent Player Record For Xbox Game Studios On Steam

Finishing first place.Less than a week ago, we spoke about how popular Forza Horizon 6 was proving to be in early access on Steam - and to no-one's surprise, that's continued with the full release. In fact, Playground's new racer has now become the most-played Xbox Game Studios title on Steam in terms of concurrent players; a massive achievement for the team.Taking a look the very useful SteamDB stats page, Forza Horizon 6 managed a peak player count of 273,148 on launch day, May 19th. With that number, it's shot to the top of the list for concurrent players on an Xbox Game Studios title - beating out the previous record holder — Halo Infinite — by about 500 players.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Switch 2 Update Adds TressFX

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Aspyr and Crystal Dynamics have released a software update for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch 2,…
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