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Last 7 days · 444 articles · 53/72 feeds active· Updated Oct 24, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC
This week, Retro dominated gaming coverage with 444 articles — down 18% from the previous period. Vampire The Masquerade led individual game mentions with 6 hits. General drove 68% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (15 mentions).
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1 TCG articles tracked
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- Goonhammer1
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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 57 articles (down 31), 25 ahead of PlayStation.
Biggest story: N64 — “Zelda: Ocarina of Time designer wanted Navi to be a "cute girl," but it "wasn't possible" on N64” (GamesRadar)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Open-World Action RPG ‘Ordinary Oddness’ Announced for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC” (Noisy Pixel)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Open-World Action RPG ‘Ordinary Oddness’ Announced for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC” (Noisy Pixel)
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Handhelds and headsets in the headlines — and what's being said
- Switch 215 mentions
“Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark Switch 2 Retailer Bonus Artwork Finalized Ahead of January Release” — Noisy Pixel
- Meta Quest2 mentions
“AdventureQuest 3D releases a new cloth armor set and applies multiple class balance updates” — Massively Overpowered
- Evercade1 mention
“The Evercade Nexus is Blaze's best retro handheld yet, but I wouldn't compare the physical cartridge champion to similarly priced rivals” — GamesRadar
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Fantasy Resonance mentions jumped +10 this week
“Final Fantasy Resonance: All 15 Cave Master Locations” — Game Rant
10 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 10
Vampire Masquerade mentions jumped +8 this week
“I'm a Vampire The Masquerade obsessive. Here are 1,037 words on why that Bloodlines remaster better be real” — Steam News
8 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 8
Charting Unknown mentions jumped +6 this week
“Charting the Unknown DLC Twitch Drops Event” — Steam News
6 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 6
Masquerade Bloodlines mentions jumped +6 this week
“Rumour: Iconic RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Is Being Remastered” — Push Square
6 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 6
Zach Cregger mentions jumped +6 this week
“Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Movie Gets Viral Fan-Made PS1 Style Video Game” — IGN
6 stories · 5 outlets · 0 → 6
Cyberpunk 2077 mentions jumped +5 this week
“Multiple Big Features Slated For Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.5 On Xbox This Wednesday” — Pure Xbox
5 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 5
Resident Evil mentions jumped +4 this week
“My favorite PS2 Resident Evil game is now free to play in a web browser, but AI could be lurking” — GamesRadar
9 stories · 6 outlets · 5 → 9
Shigeru Miyamoto mentions jumped +4 this week
“Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says even if gen-AI "were to eventually handle everything, there will always be a role left" for human designers” — Eurogamer
4 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 4
Tier List mentions jumped +4 this week
“Final Fantasy Resonance Vision tier list: Best ones to use” — Steam News
4 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 4
List Ones mentions jumped +4 this week
“Final Fantasy Resonance Vision tier list: Best ones to use” — Steam News
4 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 4
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News65
- Game Rant31
- Wccftech25
- Time Extension24
- IGN19
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No synchronized publishing detected.
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5 Years Later, Metroid Dread’s Perfect Ending Is Still One of Nintendo’s BestPolygon
Game of Thrones’ Perfect Replacement is a 100+ Hours Fantasy Series that's Free on YouTube
Waveling Island Is an Upcoming Creature-Collecting Sim for PC & Xbox with Some Serious GBA-VibesTime Extension
- Mole Mania Leads Three Game Boy Additions to Switch Online on October 27
The Escapist
What are we all playing this weekend?Rock Paper Shotgun
Intel Tech Chief Says It Is Only A Few Percent Behind TSMC On Performance, But Catching Up In Scale Will Be Slow – VP Asserts High NA EUV Is The Right ChoiceWccftech
- Metro Redux Next-Gen Update Adds Nvidia DLSS 5 Support on PC
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Has Korean Lawmakers Lashing OutDualShockers
Barnes & Noble Has the First 500-Piece Dungeon Crawler Carl Jigsaw Puzzle for SaleIGN
Monopoly GO Champion's Reign Rewards and MilestonesGame Rant
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (PC) ReviewSteam News
After Wednesday ends, Jenna Ortega will "probably be off the TV for a while"GamesRadar
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake's Biggest Change Might Actually Be for the Best
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says even if gen-AI "were to eventually handle everything, there will always be a role left" for human designersEurogamer