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Last 7 days · 452 articles · 40/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 29, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC
This week, PC dominated gaming coverage with 452 articles — up 30% from the previous period. Linux led individual game mentions with 10 hits. General drove 63% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (21 mentions).
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3 TCG articles tracked
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- Steam News1
- Game Rant1
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Console War — Week over Week
Who's winning the coverage race — and what's driving it
PlayStation led console coverage this week with 72 articles (up 34), 10 ahead of Xbox.
Biggest story: Brigandine Abyss — “Brigandine Abyss is now available on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, and PC Steam” (Steam News)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Exodus launches on April 7, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC Steam” (Steam News)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Exodus launches on April 7, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC Steam” (Steam News)
Hardware Coverage
Handhelds and headsets in the headlines — and what's being said
- Switch 221 mentions
“Brigandine Abyss is now available on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, and PC Steam” — Steam News
- Steam Deck6 mentions
“Star Wars Zero Company is unplayable on Steam Deck, but what about ROG Ally?” — Steam News
- ROG Ally4 mentions
“Star Wars Zero Company is unplayable on Steam Deck, but what about ROG Ally?” — Steam News
- Meta Quest2 mentions
“VR RPG Knights of Fiona releases for Steam and Meta Quest 3 & 3S on September 3” — Steam News
- Legion Go1 mention
“Save $170 Off the Lenovo Legion Go S AMD Ryzen Z2 Go Handheld Gaming PC” — IGN
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What's Spiking
Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them
Nvidia Dlss mentions jumped +15 this week
“DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction is a definite improvement but path traced fidelity is still not a 100% solved issue” — PC Gamer
17 stories · 10 outlets · 2 → 17
Heroes Magic mentions jumped +11 this week
“After Olden Era, Ubisoft says Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake is "part of a bigger strategy" to revive the "dormant" strategy series” — Steam News
11 stories · 10 outlets · 0 → 11
Dlss Ray mentions jumped +9 this week
“DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction is a definite improvement but path traced fidelity is still not a 100% solved issue” — PC Gamer
9 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 9
Ray Reconstruction mentions jumped +9 this week
“We’ve Tested NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction – Here Are Our Thoughts” — DSO Gaming
9 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 9
Series Steam mentions jumped +8 this week
“Brigandine Abyss is now available on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, and PC Steam” — Steam News
8 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 8
Co Op mentions jumped +7 this week
“New Co-Op Game on Steam Pulls Uno Reverse Card on Schedule 1” — Steam News
16 stories · 7 outlets · 9 → 16
Path Tracing mentions jumped +7 this week
“NVIDIA’s Latest Game Ready Driver Reportedly Delivers Up To 8.1% Performance Boost In Path Tracing, Although Games See Little Benefit” — Wccftech
7 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 7
Visual Novel mentions jumped +6 this week
“Frontwing Announces ‘Diss Diss Discussion’ a School Debate Visual Novel Launching in Early 2027; New Trailer Streaming Now” — Noisy Pixel
6 stories · 1 outlet · 0 → 6
Via Steam mentions jumped +5 this week
“Hololive-themed RPG BaeSplit: Chaos Down Under releases for PC via Steam in 2027” — Steam News
9 stories · 3 outlets · 4 → 9
Dlss Ai mentions jumped +5 this week
“DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction is a definite improvement but path traced fidelity is still not a 100% solved issue” — PC Gamer
5 stories · 5 outlets · 0 → 5
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News91
- Noisy Pixel68
- Wccftech49
- Game Rant24
- GamesRadar19
Recent Breaking Stories
Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts
- DLSS4 sources · 4 articles · GeneralAug 25, 2026, 03:30 PM UTC
PC Gamer · Wccftech · GamingOnLinux · Steam News
- Ray Reconstruction5 sources · 5 articles · GeneralAug 25, 2026, 03:27 PM UTC
“We’ve Tested NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction – Here Are Our Thoughts”
DSO Gaming · Rock Paper Shotgun · PC Gamer · GamingOnLinux · Steam News
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Acer Predator Helios’ Overheating 14900HX CPU Gave Rare Opportunity For Owner To Upgrade To RTX 5070 Ti Version For Free With Faster RAM, But Not Without CaveatsWccftech
Brigandine Abyss is now available on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, and PC SteamSteam News
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