W06 | 2026
Games Industry Executive Summary | February 13, 2026
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🎯 Highlights
Mewgenics recouped its development costs three hours after release
Riot Games Lays Off Dozens From 2XKO‘s Development Team Less Than a Month After Launch
🆕 News
Nioh 3 shatters the record for the series' highest Steam concurrent player count through the power of actually launching on PC simultaneously for once
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027
Announcing Horizon Hunters Gathering, Guerrilla’s new co-op action game
📈 Industry Trends
Highguard layoffs hit developer Wildlight Entertainment two weeks after release
PS5 will hopefully avoid a price hike this year as Sony CFO says "we intend to minimize the impact" of ongoing RAM shortage, company positioned to secure memory through 2026
Why traditional stability in games is gone, and how developers can adapt.
🤫 Rumors
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🔢 Numbers
Metal Gear Solid series soars past 62.5m copies sold following release of Metal Gear Delta: Snake Eater
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