──LIVE · AIRED · JANUARY 24, 2026
Gaming Industry Pulse: Revivals, Layoffs, and the Road to 2026
The gaming landscape in early 2026 is defined by a strange dichotomy: the massive success of independent "revival" stories like Hytale and the unsettling restructuring of industry giants like Ubisoft. On this week’s episode of Player Driven Live, Greg Posner and Colan Neese broke down the biggest trends from Pocket Gamer Connects (PGC) London to the upcoming DICE Summit.
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