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Last 7 days · 5,903 articles · 70/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 31, 2026, 04:43 AM UTC
This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 583 articles — up 13% from the previous period. Grand Theft Auto led individual game mentions with 387 hits. General drove 70% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (301 mentions).
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Toaplan Arcade Garage: Flying Fire Shark
Sat, Aug 29Out nowSWITCH
Push and Pull
Sat, Aug 29Out nowPC
Frogborne: New Lands
Sat, Aug 29Out nowSWITCH
Tank Odyssey
Sun, Aug 30Out nowPS4
Don't Drop The Cake
Sun, Aug 30Out nowPC
I Thought I Knew You
Mon, Aug 31TodayPC
Pitchside Empire
Mon, Aug 31TodayPC
Stillflow
Mon, Aug 31TodayPC
Carnaval Marbles
Tue, Sep 1TomorrowLINUX
Galactum Meridian
Tue, Sep 1TomorrowPC
Ripgraze
Tue, Sep 1TomorrowPC
Stuck in the Sewers
Wed, Sep 2in 2 daysPC
Bombanana!
Wed, Sep 2in 2 daysPC
Monster Ops 22
Wed, Sep 2in 2 daysLINUX
Coloring Games for Families+
Thu, Sep 3in 3 daysIOS
Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+
Thu, Sep 3in 3 daysIOS
Future? No Thanks!
Thu, Sep 3in 3 daysPC
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70 TCG articles tracked
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- Steam News12
- IGN10
- Game Rant7
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Console War — Week over Week
Who's winning the coverage race — and what's driving it
Nintendo led console coverage this week with 583 articles (up 68), 108 ahead of Xbox. Xbox edged past PlayStation for second.
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Mewgenics is also coming to PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S on September 8” (Steam News)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Is Now Available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S” (Cogconnected)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “38 Arcade Archives Games Have Now Been Released For Xbox Series X|S In 2026 So Far” (Pure Xbox)
Hardware Coverage
Handhelds and headsets in the headlines — and what's being said
- Switch 2301 mentions
“Elden Ring Is Already a Big Hit on Nintendo Switch 2” — Game Rant
- Steam Deck7 mentions
“Star Wars Zero Company is unplayable on Steam Deck, but what about ROG Ally?” — Steam News
- ROG Ally6 mentions
“Star Wars Zero Company is unplayable on Steam Deck, but what about ROG Ally?” — Steam News
- Meta Quest5 mentions
“The Stream Team: Carnival capers in AdventureQuest 3D” — Massively Overpowered
- Legion Go3 mentions
“Save $170 Off the Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go Handheld Gaming PC” — IGN
- Evercade3 mentions
“The legacy Evercade cart making a comeback is the Piko Interactive Collection 1, and it includes a "fan favorite RPG"” — GamesRadar
- PSVR22 mentions
“Survival Shooter ‘Into the Radius 2’ Comes to PSVR 2 Next Month” — Road to VR
- Analogue Pocket1 mention
“A New Tool For Extracting ROMs From Game Boy Cartridges Has Been Showcased For Analogue Pocket” — Retro Dodo
- Vision Pro1 mention
“Pico’s Vision Pro Competitor Delayed Amid Cancelled September Reveal” — Road to VR
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What's Spiking
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Zero Company mentions jumped +99 this week
“Star Wars Zero Company's permadeath makes it a better RPG than most RPGs, even though it's not really an RPG” — PC Gamer
114 stories · 28 outlets · 15 → 114
Wars Zero mentions jumped +96 this week
“Star Wars Zero Company's permadeath makes it a better RPG than most RPGs, even though it's not really an RPG” — PC Gamer
111 stories · 28 outlets · 15 → 111
Gamescom 2026 mentions jumped +94 this week
“gamescom 2026 Ends With 368,000 Visitors And Record Global Participation” — Steam News
123 stories · 33 outlets · 29 → 123
Star Wars mentions jumped +88 this week
“The Best Deals Today: LEGO Star Wars, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, Jurassic Park 4K Collection, and More” — Steam News
148 stories · 30 outlets · 68 → 156
Songs Past mentions jumped +68 this week
“The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Songs of the Past – Exploration, Environments and Combat Showcase” — GameSpot
68 stories · 26 outlets · 0 → 68
Tale Legacy mentions jumped +67 this week
“Blade Tomb Puzzle (Chapter 6) Solution in Resonance: Plague Tale Legacy” — Game Rant
67 stories · 25 outlets · 0 → 67
Elden Ring mentions jumped +64 this week
“Elden Ring Is Already a Big Hit on Nintendo Switch 2” — Game Rant
85 stories · 26 outlets · 21 → 85
Opening Night mentions jumped +62 this week
“[Let’s Talk] Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 reactions” — Nintendo Everything
62 stories · 32 outlets · 0 → 62
Extended Look mentions jumped +59 this week
“GTA 6 "will be released on time," Rockstar North co-lead says, who hopes the extended look will stop fans from being "worried about the quality"” — GamesRadar
59 stories · 21 outlets · 0 → 59
Resonance Plague mentions jumped +57 this week
“Blade Tomb Puzzle (Chapter 6) Solution in Resonance: Plague Tale Legacy” — Game Rant
68 stories · 25 outlets · 11 → 68
Most Active Sources
Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News777
- Game Rant481
- GamesRadar379
- IGN296
- Polygon287
Recent Breaking Stories
Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts
- Persona5 sources · 5 articles · GeneralAug 29, 2026, 04:00 PM UTC
GamesRadar · Steam News · Rock Paper Shotgun · RPG Site · Noisy Pixel
- Grand Theft Auto4 sources · 5 articles · GeneralAug 28, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC
PC Gamer · Steam News · GamingBolt · IGN
- Grand Theft Auto4 sources · 8 articles · GeneralAug 27, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC
“Grand Theft Auto 6 Playthrough Could Take 80 Hours, per Rockstar”
GamingBolt · IGN · GameSpot · VGC
- Everything4 sources · 4 articles · New ReleasesAug 27, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC
“Everything revealed in GTA 6 Netflix Extended Look”
Dexerto · PCGamesN · VGC · Steam News
- Grand Theft Auto4 sources · 6 articles · New ReleasesAug 27, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC
“Grand Theft Auto 6 Looks Incredible In Netflix’s Big Gameplay Reveal”
Kotaku · GamingBolt · GamesIndustry.biz · VGC
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