| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 13 | Meta announced the closure of the studios Armature Studio, Sanzaru Games, and Twisted Pixel. In addition, they announced more than 1,000 jobs would be laid off in their Reality Labs business. |
| January | 21 | Ubisoft announced a major restructuring into five creative houses. |
| January | 25 | Nintendo and Illumination released the second trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which revealed that Yoshi would be starring in the film. |
| February | 10–12 | The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences will host the 2026 D.I.C.E. Summit and the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| March | 9–21 | The Game Developers Conference, branded as "Festival of Gaming", is scheduled to be held in San Francisco, California. |
| June | 5–8 | Summer Game Fest 2026 is scheduled to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. |
| August | 26–30 | Gamescom 2026 is scheduled to be held in Cologne, Germany. |
| September | 12–13 | Blizzard Entertainment will host BlizzCon 2026 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. |
| September | 17–21 | Tokyo Game Show 2026 is scheduled to be held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. |