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Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 2 Loads 13 More Titles - Remnant II, Luna Abyss, Echo Generation 2, Crashout Crew, and Kabuto Park Headline a Day-One Slate, While June 2 Closes the Wave With Frontier's Jurassic World Evolution 3 and the Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Landing in Ultimate and Premium on the Same DayGame Pass
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Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 2 Loads 13 More Titles - Remnant II, Luna Abyss, Echo Generation 2, Crashout Crew, and Kabuto Park Headline a Day-One Slate, While June 2 Closes the Wave With Frontier's Jurassic World Evolution 3 and the Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Landing in Ultimate and Premium on the Same Day

Microsoft's second Game Pass drop of the month adds 13 titles between May 20 and June 2 across Ultimate, Premium, and PC tiers. Day-one additions include Luna Abyss (May 21), Echo Generation 2 (May 27), and the Crashout Crew / Kabuto Park double on May 28. The standout finishers are Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, both landing on June 2 and both available on the family-friendly Premium tier - a tonal pivot from April's action-heavy calendar.

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo Is Live - Team Asano's First Action RPG Hands Out a Free Save-Carrying Prologue Today on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, One Month Before the June 18 Full Launch
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo Is Live - Team Asano's First Action RPG Hands Out a Free Save-Carrying Prologue Today on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, One Month Before the June 18 Full Launch

Square Enix's Team Asano dropped the Prologue Demo for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales on May 19, 2026 across Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The free demo features faster movement, a new difficulty tier, seven weapon types with magicite customisation, and save data that carries into the June 18 full launch.

Yuji Horii Just Confirmed a Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Livestream for May 27 — The 'Next Game' Will Get an Announcement, Five Years of Silence on Dragon Quest XII Could Finally Break, and Square Enix Pulled the Original Reveal Within Hours
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Yuji Horii Just Confirmed a Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Livestream for May 27 — The 'Next Game' Will Get an Announcement, Five Years of Silence on Dragon Quest XII Could Finally Break, and Square Enix Pulled the Original Reveal Within Hours

Yuji Horii confirmed via the KosoKoso podcast that a Dragon Quest 40th anniversary livestream airs May 27 with news on the next game — almost certainly Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. The original podcast clip was pulled within hours.

Dragon Quest Smash/Grow Is the Roguelite RPG Your Phone Has Been Waiting For — And It Just Went Global
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Dragon Quest Smash/Grow Is the Roguelite RPG Your Phone Has Been Waiting For — And It Just Went Global

Dragon Quest Smash/Grow brings roguelite dungeon runs and four-player co-op to phones in a free-to-play package that finally gives the franchise a genuine mobile identity.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo Surprise-Drops on Switch 2 and Xbox — Full Game Arrives June 3
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo Surprise-Drops on Switch 2 and Xbox — Full Game Arrives June 3

Square Enix surprise-drops a free Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo covering two full chapters on Switch 2 and Xbox, with all progress carrying over to the June 3 launch.

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 'Trail to the Heavens' Goes Live Today — The Dawntrail Saga Begins Its Final Act
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Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 'Trail to the Heavens' Goes Live Today — The Dawntrail Saga Begins Its Final Act

FFXIV Patch 7.5 'Trail to the Heavens' is live today. The Dawntrail finale begins with a new alliance raid concluding the Echoes of Vana'diel series, the Clyteum dungeon, the Enuo trial in Normal and Extreme, Shinryu Unreal, a new Crystalline Conflict arena, and Duty Support for two classic dungeons.

FFXIV: Evercold Revealed at Fan Fest 2026 — January 2027 Expansion Brings Switch 2 Version and an Evangelion Crossover
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FFXIV: Evercold Revealed at Fan Fest 2026 — January 2027 Expansion Brings Switch 2 Version and an Evangelion Crossover

Square Enix dropped FFXIV's next expansion at Fan Fest 2026: Evercold launches January 2027, kicking off the Godless Realms Saga with a full combat overhaul, two original jobs, a Switch 2 version this August, and a Neon Genesis Evangelion alliance raid called Ghosts of Desire. Patch 7.5 ships April 28.

Final Fantasy XIV Quietly Restores Online Store Gifting After Four Years — Here's What You Can Send Now
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Final Fantasy XIV Quietly Restores Online Store Gifting After Four Years — Here's What You Can Send Now

Square Enix restored Final Fantasy XIV's Online Store gifting feature on April 2, 2026, after four years of restrictions. Mounts, minions, emotes, and four other categories can now be gifted to friends, with a new three-day friends-list cooldown to prevent fraud.