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Last 7 days · 449 articles · 42/72 feeds active· Updated Oct 24, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC
This week, PC dominated gaming coverage with 449 articles — down 8% from the previous period. RTX led individual game mentions with 16 hits. General drove 66% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Steam Deck (19 mentions).
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1 TCG articles tracked
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- Gematsu1
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Console War — Week over Week
Who's winning the coverage race — and what's driving it
Xbox led console coverage this week with 41 articles (up 21), 5 ahead of PlayStation. Xbox overtook Nintendo for the lead.
Biggest story: Steam Deck — “Which is the best version of Village in the Shade? PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC, Steam Deck, and more compared” (Steam News)
Biggest story: AMD FSR — “Xbox follows in PlayStation's footsteps, introducing AMD FSR 4.1, targeting better graphics and performance on Series X/S” (Eurogamer)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling is coming to Xbox Series X|S” (GamesIndustry.biz)
Hardware Coverage
Handhelds and headsets in the headlines — and what's being said
- Steam Deck19 mentions
“Which is the best version of Village in the Shade? PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC, Steam Deck, and more compared” — Steam News
- Switch 214 mentions
“Which is the best version of Village in the Shade? PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC, Steam Deck, and more compared” — Steam News
- ROG Ally8 mentions
“Which is the best version of Steins;Gate Reboot? PS5, Switch 2, Switch, Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Xbox” — Steam News
- Meta Quest1 mention
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What's Spiking
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Steam Fest mentions jumped +41 this week
“Steam Next Fest: Most-Played Demos So Far Include Fart Together, Emberville, ArcheAge Chronicles” — Steam News
48 stories · 21 outlets · 7 → 48
Xbox Series X|S mentions jumped +18 this week
“AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling is coming to Xbox Series X|S” — GamesIndustry.biz
18 stories · 10 outlets · 0 → 18
Amd Fsr mentions jumped +13 this week
“AMD FSR 4.1 beta drivers roll out for Xbox Ally, Xbox Ally X, and Xbox Ally X20 handhelds” — Windows Central
13 stories · 11 outlets · 0 → 13
Modern Warfare mentions jumped +12 this week
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 actually runs pretty smoothly with Activision's 'recommended' RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, and here are the settings I use to get the best performance from it” — PC Gamer
12 stories · 10 outlets · 0 → 12
Call Duty mentions jumped +8 this week
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 actually runs pretty smoothly with Activision's 'recommended' RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, and here are the settings I use to get the best performance from it” — PC Gamer
8 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 8
Fest 2026 mentions jumped +8 this week
“What to Play: Steam Next Fest (October 2026)” — Game Rant
8 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 8
Ai Slop mentions jumped +8 this week
“AI Slop Presents A Much Bigger Problem Than Just Flooding Steam Next Fest” — GameSpot
8 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 8
Demos Steam mentions jumped +7 this week
“Another set of 15 demos to try in Steam Next Fest - October 2026 edition” — Steam News
7 stories · 5 outlets · 0 → 7
Switch Steam mentions jumped +6 this week
“Which is the best version of Village in the Shade? PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC, Steam Deck, and more compared” — Steam News
6 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 6
Xbox Ally mentions jumped +6 this week
“AMD FSR 4.1 beta drivers roll out for Xbox Ally, Xbox Ally X, and Xbox Ally X20 handhelds” — Windows Central
4 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 6
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News100
- Wccftech61
- Game Rant33
- PC Gamer31
- Noisy Pixel28
Recent Breaking Stories
Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts
No synchronized publishing detected.
Latest tracked headlines
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