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In the video game industry, 2026 continues trends resulting from the large-scale layoffs from previous years, as well as impacts on hardware and consoles due to limitations on computer memory availability.


Major events

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Month Day(s) Event
January 13 Meta announced the closure of the studios Armature Studio, Sanzaru Games, and Twisted Pixel. In addition, they announced more than 1,000 jobs would be laid off in their Reality Labs business.[1][2]
21 Ubisoft announced a major restructuring into five creative houses.[3]
February 10–12 The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosted the 2026 D.I.C.E. Summit and the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4]
20 Microsoft Gaming's Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond left the company, with Asha Sharma replacing Spencer, and Matt Booty promoted to chief content officer.[5]
March 9–21 The Game Developers Conference, branded as "Festival of Gaming", was held in San Francisco, California.[6]
24 Epic Games announced plans to lay off more than 1,000 employees in part to reduced Fortnite engagement.[7]
April 23 Microsoft Gaming rebranded as Xbox with a renewed approach to system exclusivity.[8]
June 5–8 Summer Game Fest 2026 is scheduled to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.[9]
August 26–30 Gamescom 2026 is scheduled to be held in Cologne, Germany.[10]
September 12–13 Blizzard Entertainment will host BlizzCon 2026 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[11]
17–21 Tokyo Game Show 2026 is scheduled to be held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.[12]
December 10 The Game Awards 2026 is scheduled to be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.[13]

Notable deaths

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Hardware releases

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Date Console Manufacturer Ref.
TBA Steam Machine Valve Corporation [19]
TBA Steam Frame [19]

Games released in 2026

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Main article: List of video games released in 2026

Cancelled games

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Title Platform(s) Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s) Month cancelled Ref.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Unknown Action-adventure Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft January [3]
Alterra Social sim April [20][a]

Discontinued games

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Games highlighted in bold indicate that the full game will be shut down.

Title Platform(s) Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s) Shutdown date Ref.
Startplay WIN GameMaker Startplay January 1, 2026 [21]
Anthem WIN, PS4, XBO Action RPG BioWare Electronic Arts January 12, 2026 [22]
Panzer Kliker WIN Idle Peruns Forge January 18, 2026 [23]
The Sims Mobile iOS, DROID Social sim Maxis, Firemonkeys Studios, Slingshot Electronic Arts January 20, 2026 [24]
Beat Saber PS4, PS5 Rhythm Beat Games Beat Games, Oculus Studios January 26, 2026 [25]
Boundary Warriors WIN DCCG NetEase Games January 28, 2026 [26]
Onmyoji:The Card Game [27]
NBA Live 19 PS4, XBO Sports EA Tiburon Electronic Arts January 30, 2026 [28]
Orake Classic WIN MMO PigLion Games February 1, 2026 [29]
Blade & Soul Heroes WIN, DROID, iOS NCSoft February 19, 2026 [30]
Super People WIN Battle royale Wonder Games Wonder People February 23, 2026 [31]
Project CARS 3 WIN, PS4, XBO Racing Slightly Mad Studios Bandai Namco Entertainment February 26, 2026 [32]
Supervive WIN Battle royale Theorycraft Games
[33][34]
Football Club Manager 26 LIVE WIN, OSX, PS5, XBX/S, iOS, DROID Sports Halfspace Games February 28, 2026 [35]
Pandoland iOS, DROID Action RPG Game Freak, WonderPlanet WonderPlanet March 6, 2026 [36]
Highguard WIN, PS5, XBX/S Hero shooter Wildlight Entertainment March 12, 2026 [37]
Chronicles of the Celestial Way WIN Action RPG Tiandao [38]
Howlbreath MMORPG Howlbreath [39]
King Arthur: Legends Rise RPG Kabam Games NetMarble [40]
Lightphobe Shooter Allan Chew March 13, 2026 [41]
Dirt 3 WIN, OSX, PS3, XB360 Racing Codemasters Codemasters, Feral Interactive (OSX) March 16, 2026 [42]
Dirt 4 WIN, OSX, LIN, PS4, XBO Codemasters [43]
Occupy White Walls WIN Art Kultura [44]
The Finals PS4 FPS Embark Studios March 18, 2026 [45]
Real Racing 3 iOS, DROID Racing Firemonkeys Studios, EA Mobile Electronic Arts March 20, 2026 [46]
PUBG: Blindspot WIN Tactical shooter ARC Team PUBG Corporation March 30, 2026 [47]
WWE 2K24 WIN, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S Sports Visual Concepts 2K March 31, 2026 [48]
WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros NS, PS4 Konami, Joymoa
[49]
Zombie Army VR WIN, PS4, Quest FPS, Survival horror Rebellion, Xtended Realities Rebellion [50]
INVERSE WIN Horror MASSVR [51]
DuoQ FPS, Dating sim The Duo Crew USC Games April 1, 2026 [52]
Rift Investigations RPG fp32.ai April 4, 2026 [53]
FRENZIES Quest Shooter nDreams April 7, 2026 [54]
Genshin Impact PS4 Action RPG miHoYo HoYoverse April 8, 2026 [55]
King of Meat WIN, PS5, XBX/S Action Glowmade Amazon Games April 9, 2026 [56]
Fortnite: Ballistic WIN, OSX, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S, DROID FPS Epic Games April 16, 2026 [57]
Fortnite: Battle Stage Rhythm Harmonix Epic Games [57]
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile iOS, DROID FPS Activision April 17, 2026 [58]
Granblue Fantasy: Versus WIN, PS4 RPG Arc System Works Cygames April 20, 2026 [59]
R2Beat WIN Rhythm, Racing Valofe April 23, 2026 [60]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt WIN, PS5 Battle royale Sharkmob April 28, 2026 [61]
Dragon Age: Inquisition PS3 Action RPG BioWare Electronic Arts [62]
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare TPS PopCap Vancouver [63]
CounterSide DROID, iOS, WIN RPG StudiobSide April 29, 2026 [64]
Dragon Arena WIN MOBA EOAG Games April 30, 2026 [65]
Raid One: 1 vs 5 Online Boss Battle [66]
Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge DROID, iOS, WIN DCCG Everguild [67]
Wildgate (China) WIN Shooter Moonshot Games Netease [68]
Striden Sandbox 5 Fortress Yahaha Games April 2026 [69]
Stormgate Frost Giant Studios [70]
Bobcos Phoave May 1, 2026 [71]
Faehnor Online MMO Wyrd Ark May 3, 2026 [72]
Tombstone MMO MMOPRG Well Bucket RedTigerSpread May 5, 2026 [73]
The Cube, Save Us TPS XLGames May 8, 2026 [74][75]
Ayakashi Rise DROID, iOS RPG Clover Games May 9, 2026 [76][77]
Heaven Hells [76][77]
Lord of Heroes [76][77]
Push3 WIN Puzzle Torii Gate May 11, 2026 [78][79]
Forsaken Island Survival [79][80]
Stone Age [81][79]
Village Heroes MMO CUNX May 18, 2026 [82]
Warface: Clutch FPS Crytek Kiev, Blackwood Games
May 27, 2026 [83]
Source Wars MMO YD Games May 30, 2026 [84]
Match Gem 99 Battle royale, Match-3 Minimum Studio Corp [85]
Ninja Party Beat 'em up Nekki May 31, 2026 [86]
Stagdraft Hack and slash SteakSoft May 31, 2026 [b] [87]
Rec Room WIN, OSX, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S, DROID, iOS Sandbox Against Gravity June 1, 2026 [88]
Mage Noir – Infinity WIN DCCG Double Combo Games [89]
Pinball M PS4, XBO Pinball Zen Studios June 1, 2026 [c] [90]
Pinball FX [90]
Blade & Soul Heroes WIN, DROID, iOS MMO NCSoft June 16, 2026 [91]
Soccer Clubs WIN Sports Beijing Crazy Sports Industry Management Co., Ltd June 21, 2026 [92]
Battlefield Hardline PS4, XBO FPS Visceral Games Electronic Arts June 22, 2026 [93]
Plants vs. Zombies HD iOS Tower defense Electronic Arts June 24, 2026 [94]
ASTRA: Knights of Veda WIN, DROID, iOS RPG FLINT June 26, 2026 [95]
Blade & Soul 2 MMORPG NCSoft June 30, 2026 [96]
Link! Like! Love Live! DROID, iOS Rhythm ODD No. [97]
The Elder Scrolls: Blades NS, iOS, DROID Action RPG Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks [98]
Shadowverse WIN, DROID, iOS DCCG Cygames [99]
League of Angels – Heaven’s Fury WIN Action RPG Chengdu Dreamcaller Technology Youzu Singapore July 7, 2026 [100]
Skyworld: Kingdom Brawl DCCG Vertigo July 11, 2026 [101]
Legend of Heavenly Destiny MMO Cygames July 12, 2026 [102]
Madden NFL 23 WIN, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S Sports EA Tiburon EA Sports July 13, 2026 [103]
Eonica Chess Battle WIN Chess StandArts July 23, 2026 [104]
Ancible Online MMOPRG The Giants Drink July 26, 2026 [105]
Book of Travels RPG Might and Delight July 31, 2026 [106]
Apex Legends NS Battle royale, Hero shooter Respawn Entertainment, Iron Galaxy Electronic Arts August 4, 2026 [107]
Aliens: Fireteam Elite TPS Cold Iron Studios
August 5, 2026 [108]
WWE 2K Battlegrounds WIN, NS, PS4, XBO Sports Saber Interactive 2K August 20, 2026 [109]
NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 [109]
Warface: Clutch NS, PS4, XBO FPS Crytek Kiev, Blackwood Games
August 25, 2026 [83]
Dong Wu: Odyssey WIN Roguelike Dong Wu Studio SapStaR Games August 31, 2026 [110]
NHL 22 PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S Sports EA Vancouver EA Sports [111]
NHL 23 [111]
Let It Die WIN, PS4 Roguelike, Hack and slash Supertrick Games GungHo Online Entertainment September 1, 2026 [112]
Firewall Ultra PS5 FPS First Contact Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment September 17, 2026 [113]
Sociable Soccer 25 WIN, PS5, XBX/S, NS Sports Tower Studios September 28, 2026 [114] [115]
Star Conflict WIN MMO Star Gem Gaijin Network October 10, 2026 [116]
Tower of Fantasy PS4 RPG Hotta Studio Perfect World October 20, 2026 [117]
Fortnite: Rocket Racing WIN, OSX, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S, DROID Racing Psyonix Epic Games October 2026 [118]
NBA 2K25 WIN, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S Sports Visual Concepts 2K December 31, 2026 [119]
TopSpin 2K25 WIN, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S Hangar 13 [120]
Kingdomfall WIN Fantasy Labrintine 2026 [121]
Sky Clash: Lords of Clans 3D Tower defense Abolutist AIVIK [122]

Video game-based film and television releases

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Title Release / premiere date Type Distributor Franchise Original game publisher Ref.
Return to Silent Hill January 23, 2026 Live-action feature film Cineverse Silent Hill Konami [123]
Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles January 27, 2026 Podcast series YouTube Sonic the Hedgehog Sega [124]
Backyard Sports: The Animated Special January 29, 2026 Animated television special Backyard Sports Playground Productions [125][126]
Iron Lung January 30, 2026 Live-action feature film Markiplier Studios Iron Lung David Szymanski [127]
The Mortuary Assistant February 13, 2026 Shudder The Mortuary Assistant DreadXP [128][129]
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie April 1, 2026 Computer-animated feature film Universal Pictures Mario Nintendo [130]
Needy Girl Overdose April 5, 2026 Anime television series Crunchyroll Needy Streamer Overload WSS Playground [131][132]
Mortal Kombat II May 8, 2026 Live-action feature film Warner Bros. Pictures Mortal Kombat Midway Games [133][134]
Resident Evil September 18, 2026 Sony Pictures Releasing Resident Evil Capcom [135]
Street Fighter October 16, 2026 Paramount Pictures Street Fighter [136][137][138]
The Angry Birds Movie 3 December 23, 2026 Computer-animated feature film Angry Birds Rovio Entertainment [139]
Decapolice 2026 Anime television series TBA Decapolice Level-5 [140]
Sekiro: No Defeat Crunchyroll Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
[141]
Suikoden: The Anime TBA Suikoden Konami [142]
Witch on the Holy Night Anime film TBA Witch on the Holy Night Type-Moon [143]

Notes

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  1. ^ Reported by Mike Straw.
  2. ^ Only affects EU and Singapore servers and going forward the US server will be the main server
  3. ^ Only affects updates and new seasonal content

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