Friday, 23 January 2026

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 23 January 2026.

General5 stories

Double Fine reveals Kiln, a pottery-based multiplayer party brawler - Kiln is due for release later this year on Xbox Series S/X, PS5 and PC, and will be available on Xbox Game Pass on the day of release

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Xbox’s big Fable reveal confirms ‘truly’ open world, and Xbox and PlayStation release this Autumn

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Pokémon studio Game Freak gives a new look at its PS5, Xbox and PC action RPG Beast of Reincarnation

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Forza Horizon 6 first gameplay details revealed and release date confirmed - Releases May 19, with a Premium Edition offering early access starting on May 15. PS5 version launches later this year

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Unity launches Walmart SDK to "seamlessly integrate products" into games

GamesIndustry.biz

Business3 stories

Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year in the US, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place

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Ubisoft shares drop 33% following its ‘major company reset’ announcement - The company's share price has dropped 95% in total over the past eight years

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RuneScape tops $4 billion in lifetime revenue

Game Developer