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Last 7 days · 24 articles · 11/72 feeds active· Updated Oct 17, 2026, 03:05 AM UTC
This week, Mobile dominated gaming coverage with 24 articles — up 140% from the previous period. General drove 71% of all stories.
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Trading Cards
2 TCG articles tracked
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- Game Rant1
- Noisy Pixel1
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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 3 articles (up 2), 2 ahead of PlayStation.
Biggest story: Pokemon TCG Pocket Making Big Change — “Pokemon TCG Pocket Making Big Change to Future Set Releases” (Game Rant)
Biggest story: Fresh Lick of Paint — “Mini Review: Toy Story 3 Complete Edition (PS5) - An All-Time Great Movie Tie-In Gets a Fresh Lick of Paint” (Push Square)
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Nominations Pocket mentions jumped +2 this week
“Nominations for the Pocket Gamer Awards 2027 Are Now Open!” — Pocket Gamer
2 stories · 1 outlet · 0 → 2
Replaced Android mentions jumped +2 this week
“Replaced is Coming to Android on December 8th” — GamingBolt
2 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 2
Electronics Repair mentions jumped +2 this week
“ReStory, the electronics repair-sim, is making its way to Android and iOS” — Pocket Gamer
2 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 2
Repair Sim mentions jumped +2 this week
“ReStory, the electronics repair-sim, is making its way to Android and iOS” — Pocket Gamer
2 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 2
Pocket Awards mentions jumped +1 this week
“Nominations for the Pocket Gamer Awards 2027 Are Now Open!” — Pocket Gamer
2 stories · 1 outlet · 1 → 2
Pokémon TCG mentions jumped +1 this week
“Pokemon TCG Pocket Making Big Change to Future Set Releases” — Game Rant
1 story · 1 outlet · 0 → 1
Tcg Pocket mentions jumped +1 this week
“Pokemon TCG Pocket Making Big Change to Future Set Releases” — Game Rant
1 story · 1 outlet · 0 → 1
Pocket Making mentions jumped +1 this week
“Pokemon TCG Pocket Making Big Change to Future Set Releases” — Game Rant
1 story · 1 outlet · 0 → 1
Making Change mentions jumped +1 this week
“Pokemon TCG Pocket Making Big Change to Future Set Releases” — Game Rant
1 story · 1 outlet · 0 → 1
Change Future mentions jumped +1 this week
“Pokemon TCG Pocket Making Big Change to Future Set Releases” — Game Rant
1 story · 1 outlet · 0 → 1
Most Active Sources
Top 5 publishers by article count
- Pocket Gamer10
- Noisy Pixel5
- Game Rant1
- Rock Paper Shotgun1
- Siliconera1
Recent Breaking Stories
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Making Big Change to Future Set ReleasesGame Rant
- Dark Card-Based Mystery Game ‘Hillthorn’ Launches This November; New Trailer Streaming Now
Noisy Pixel
Torchlight: Infinite introduces the dark depths of Tartarus in SS14, out nowPocket Gamer
Ubisoft were working on a second Assassin's Creed game set in Qin Dynasty China, if this allegedly leaked footage is to be believedRock Paper Shotgun
Case of the Golden Idol is half-off on mobile, and now on Google Play Pass!
Absolum debuts new mobile gameplay trailer with look at customisable controls- Gundam Blitz Order Mobile Game Appears With Network Test
Siliconera
Nominations for the Pocket Gamer Awards 2027 Are Now Open!
Will Monster Hunter Outlanders Be on PC? Emulators and Controller Support Explained
5 new mobile games to try this week - October 15th, 2026- Cats & Soup Celebrates 5th Anniversary With Star Cat Village Festival
Cogconnected
Mini Review: Toy Story 3 Complete Edition (PS5) - An All-Time Great Movie Tie-In Gets a Fresh Lick of PaintPush Square
Google Play adds Game Finder, Sprints, and Sidekick Playbacks in discovery pushGamesIndustry.biz
How To Get Bramblin In Pokemon GoGameSpot
The Pocket Gamer Podcast Episode 98 - Vampire Crawlers, Among Us Story, and nominations for the Pocket Gamer Awards