September 24, 2026

Newzoo expects the global games market to grow 6.1% to $213.9B in 2026, but says PC, console and mobile are increasingly following different paths. Mobile remains largest at $121.1B, even as downloads fell 25% in H1, while PC benefits from a 55% player-to-spender conversion rate and console growth is being driven by major releases, Switch 2 and higher prices.

Alinea Analytics estimates Star Wars Zero Company has sold 1 million copies and generated around $50 million since its August launch. More broadly, new 2026 games based on non-game IP have generated over $900 million, led by 007 First Light at an estimated $309.8M, LEGO Batman at $165M+, and Wolverine at nearly $150M.

Solo developer 0x00 has been building Floor796 since 2018. It’s a massive animated pixel-art world packed with characters and references from games, movies, anime and internet culture. The interactive browser project includes easter eggs, mini-games and quests, and despite nearly a decade of work, it’s still only 62% complete, with new sections taking around 1–1.5 months each.

Remedy Entertainment says CONTROL Resonant has now surpassed 2 million wishlists across all platforms, up from 1.5 million in August. The milestone comes just ahead of its September 24 launch on PC, PS5 and Xbox, giving Remedy strong momentum as it self-publishes what it calls its most ambitious game yet.

Swedish indie studio Moonmilk Games is building Cave Expedition using photogrammetry and binaural audio captured during real caving expeditions. The team built a custom pipeline that turns cave scans into blendable 3D textures, while recording water, ropes and equipment underground to recreate authentic cave acoustics. The upcoming co-op sim has already picked up 25,000 Steam wishlists in one week.

Microsoft has released NetRumble, a complete multiplayer reference game built in Godot 4 to show developers how Xbox features fit into a real shipping game. The open-source sample demonstrates PlayFab multiplayer and lobbies, Xbox sign-in, invites, achievements, voice chat, moderation, cloud saves and networking, with the same code able to run on PC and Xbox Series X|S through console-capable Godot forks.

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