Thursday, 22 January 2026

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 22 January 2026.

General2 stories

Pokémon is coming to Universal Studios - A permanent Pokémon attraction will de but in Japan, followed by the US. No word if there are plans for a Pokémon attraction at Universal Bedford

VGC

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD gets a free update which improves Switch 2 visuals and adds Dixie Kong

VGC

Business2 stories

Ubisoft details ‘major company reset’: 6 games canned, 7 delayed, and 2 studios closed. Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake cancelled. Ubisoft asking all staff to return to office full-time to "boost the collective performance for AAA". Changes will cause additional billion-euro loss in fiscal 2026 but "lay foundations for a return to midterm growth"

VGC

Layoffs Hit Payday 3 Developer Starbreeze

Insider Gaming

Rumors1 story

Rumour

Beyond Good & Evil 2 Survives Ubisoft’s Project Purge

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