Days of Play 2026 begins May 27

Days of Play is back for 2026! Beginning on May 27, this year’s event will have great offers on PlayStation games and accessories, new content for PlayStation Plus, special PlayStation Tournaments and more1. 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year in gaming, full of exciting new game releases, experiences, and milestones. With Days […]


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Playstation Plus Monthly Games for June: Grounded Fully Yoked Edition, Nickelodeon A

June’s PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup packs a multiplayer punch as you solve big problems as miniaturized folk in the cooperative adventure Grounded Fully Yoked Edition, or team up to take down vicious hordes in the sci-fi thrills of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Feeling feisty? Slug it out with iconic cartoon characters in the fun brawler […]


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'Escape Simulator' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What The Revie

They're actually really impressive.We've got our first Xbox Game Pass addition of the week today, and it arrives in the form of Escape Simulator, which is joining Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Premium (along with PC Game Pass) for Series X and S, PC and cloud.To be totally honest, we hadn't come across this game before, but it actually first released for PC back in 2021, and the reviews on Steam for Escape Simulator are "Overwhelmingly Positive" based on almost 9,000 user ratings.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Racks Up 37 Million Views With A Single Post About GTA 6

The power of a GTA tease.Just in case you were in any doubt, GTA 6 is going to become easily the biggest video game of all time when it releases on November 19th of this year (assuming it doesn't get delayed any further).Take Xbox's latest post about it as evidence. At the end of last week, Xbox took to Twitter/X and simply stated the release date along with the words "Wishlist Now". Nothing special, and yet it's racked up 37.3 million views so far.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Preview: Five Things I'm Loving About 007 First Light On Xbox Series X So Far

After around three hours of playtime.Welcome to James Bond week on Xbox! 007 First Light is officially arriving today in early access (and tomorrow for everyone else), and I've been fortunate enough to play it on Xbox Series X over the past couple of days.There hasn't been time to put a full review together — our Xbox code landed just before the bank holiday weekend here in the UK, and I've only put around three hours into the Xbox version so far. We'll still have a full review roundup here on Pure Xbox very soon though, so this feature is just meant to provide some initial first impressions.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Roundup: The First Reviews Have Arrived For 007 First Light

Potential GOTY contender?We've been very intrigued to see how IO Interactive's new James Bond game would fare, and even though I've personally played three hours of 007 First Light already, that's nowhere near enough time to come to a proper verdict on what it's like.<related ids="201614">Read the full article on purexbox.com


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007 First Light Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S

How the Xbox versions stack up.As you've probably seen, the embargo has officially lifted for 007 First Light content across the web today, which means we're getting loads of reviews along with some raw footage of both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions!It'll come as no surprise that we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing on YouTube for this initial 007 First Light Xbox footage, as they've already posted videos for the Series X and S that you can watch down below.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Talking Point: Do You Think We'll See PS6 & Project Helix In Action This Summer?

It's showcase season, where the new consoles at?!The end of May is nigh, which means summer showcase season is right around the corner. This time of year always brings loads of amazing new game reveals, but 2026 feels a little different, with next-gen consoles on the horizon. So, do you think we'll actually see either PS6 or Project Helix — or some of the games that'll be running on them — this summer?Honestly, we're not sure right now. If next-gen launches next year in earnest (and that's still a big if right now), it feels like we should start knowing a bit more about the hardware powering the next console cycle very soon. However, with global uncertainty still being a factor in what seems like everything right now, it feels as though these tech companies may opt to stay a little quieter until closer to launch this time around.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Where Winds Meet: Secrets of the Imperial Palace Unfold May 28 with PS5 Pro enhancem

Today, I am thrilled to share a closer look at Where Winds Meet’s upcoming second major expansion, Imperial Palace, arriving on May 28, and detail how we have tailored this massive update specifically for PlayStation 5 Pro. When we set out to build this new chapter, we wanted to create an authentic, breathing Eastern royal […]


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Forza Horizon 6 Seemingly Sold Almost 5 Million Copies Before Its Opening Weekend

New Steam player record also set.Even before its main Xbox Game Pass release, it feels like we spoke a lot about Forza Horizon 6's success - notably some impressive early access numbers, high review scores and lots of people hopping on the Steam version at once. In addition to all of this though, some early data from the folks over at Alinea Analytics shows incredibly encouraging sales figures for the new Xbox racer - and that's before this opening weekend that's just gone.According to the analytics firm, Forza Horizon 6 sold 4.9 million copies across Xbox and Steam by Friday, May 22nd. That includes the game's four-day early access period and roughly three days of the main standard edition release - and we don't know about you folks, but almost five million sales before the game's full opening weekend looks incredibly impressive to us (a large chunk of those sales will have been at the $120 early access price too).Read the full article on purexbox.com


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