Thursday, 29 January 2026
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 29 January 2026.
General3 stories
Free Games / Subscription1 story
Business5 stories
QA staff report layoffs at NetEase Games Montréal
Ubisoft unions call for four-day strike: "It is time for management to understand that they cannot do whatever they want"
Jack Emmert returns to Cryptic Studios as CEO - MMO developer has "reassumed responsibility" for its titles, including Star Trek Online, following divestment from Embracer
comcept shuts down - Studio was founded by Keiji Inafune in December 2010
Xbox FY26 Q2
- Total Gaming Revenue (-9%)
- Content and Services Revenue (-5%)
- Hardware Revenue (-32%)
Rumors1 story