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Last 7 days · 726 articles · 59/72 feeds active· Updated just now
This week, Retro dominated gaming coverage with 726 articles — up 18% from the previous period. Crazy Taxi World Tour led individual game mentions with 23 hits. General drove 62% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (92 mentions).
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2 TCG articles tracked
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 146 articles (up 66), 20 ahead of Xbox. Nintendo overtook PlayStation for the lead.
Biggest story: Xenoblade Genesis — “Xenoblade Genesis announced” (Niche Gamer)
Biggest story: Crazy Taxi World Tour — “Crazy Taxi: World Tour announced” (Niche Gamer)
Biggest story: Crazy Taxi World Tour — “Crazy Taxi: World Tour announced” (Niche Gamer)
Hardware Coverage
Handhelds and headsets in the headlines — and what's being said
- Switch 292 mentions
“Nintendo Combats Scalpers With New Switch 2 Purchase Requirements In Japan” — Nintendo Life
- Analogue Pocket1 mention
“Analogue Pocket's Adapter Set Is Back In Stock This Week” — Time Extension
- Meta Quest1 mention
“Hyperlane Highway Announces Meta Quest Release Alongside PC VR Later This Year” — Steam News
- Vision Pro1 mention
“Siri on Vision Pro is Getting Eye-tracked Activation and Visual Awareness Alongside New AI Features” — Road to VR
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Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them
Crazy Taxi mentions jumped +43 this week
“Crazy Taxi: World Tour announced” — Niche Gamer
41 stories · 24 outlets · 0 → 43
Taxi Tour mentions jumped +38 this week
“Crazy Taxi: World Tour producer explains how the team is using AI” — Nintendo Everything
38 stories · 22 outlets · 0 → 38
Xenoblade Genesis mentions jumped +25 this week
“Xenoblade Genesis announced” — Niche Gamer
25 stories · 22 outlets · 0 → 25
Generative Ai mentions jumped +14 this week
“Playstack sold, Xbox announces business 'reset,' and is generative AI poisoning the well? - Patch Notes #56” — Game Developer
14 stories · 12 outlets · 0 → 14
Nintendo Switch mentions jumped +13 this week
“Tentacle Tango shares Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer” — Nintendo Everything
28 stories · 13 outlets · 15 → 28
Godzilla Destroy mentions jumped +13 this week
“2002's Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Gets A New Remaster” — Retro Dodo
13 stories · 13 outlets · 0 → 13
Destroy Monsters mentions jumped +13 this week
“2002's Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Gets A New Remaster” — Retro Dodo
13 stories · 13 outlets · 0 → 13
Monsters Melee mentions jumped +13 this week
“2002's Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Gets A New Remaster” — Retro Dodo
13 stories · 13 outlets · 0 → 13
Thief Dark mentions jumped +11 this week
“Thief: The Dark Project Remastered announced by Atari / Nightdive Studios” — Steam News
11 stories · 10 outlets · 0 → 11
Dark Project mentions jumped +11 this week
“Thief: The Dark Project Remastered announced by Atari / Nightdive Studios” — Steam News
11 stories · 10 outlets · 0 → 11
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News85
- Wccftech35
- Noisy Pixel32
- Game Rant29
- Niche Gamer26
Recent Breaking Stories
Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts
- Xenoblade Genesis7 sources · 7 articles · New Releases6/9/2026, 2:25:55 PM
“Xenoblade Genesis announced”
Niche Gamer · Gematsu · My Nintendo News · Steam News · Eurogamer · Dexerto +1 more
- Crazy Taxi World Tour4 sources · 5 articles · New Releases6/7/2026, 6:47:18 PM
“SEGA reveals it used genAI to work on Crazy Taxi: World Tour”
My Nintendo News · Nintendo Everything · GamesRadar · Steam News
- Crazy Taxi World Tour7 sources · 7 articles · New Releases6/7/2026, 5:25:26 PM
“Crazy Taxi: World Tour announced”
Niche Gamer · Gematsu · Nintendo Everything · VGC · My Nintendo News · Steam News +1 more
- Persona5 sources · 6 articles · New Releases6/7/2026, 5:20:06 PM
“Persona 4 Revival trailer showcased and Nintendo Switch 2 not mentioned”
My Nintendo News · Game Informer · Game Rant · Kotaku · GameSpot
- Moomin Midsummer Madness4 sources · 4 articles · New Releases6/6/2026, 4:44:16 PM
“Moomin: Midsummer Madness announced for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch”
Nintendo Everything · Gematsu · VGC · Steam News