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Last 7 days · 556 articles · 51/72 feeds active· Updated Oct 13, 2026, 04:21 AM UTC
This week, Retro dominated gaming coverage with 556 articles — down 4% from the previous period. Order led individual game mentions with 11 hits. General drove 67% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (25 mentions).
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3 TCG articles tracked
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- Rock Paper Shotgun1
- Steam News1
- 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 71 articles (down 2), 26 ahead of PlayStation.
Biggest story: Silver Pines — “Silver Pines launch trailer – survival horror Metroidvania makes it to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch” (Nintendo Everything)
Biggest story: Famitsu — “Famitsu software sales (9/28/26 – 10/4/26) – Top 30” (Nintendo Everything)
Biggest story: Dead of Darkness — “2D Isometric Survival Horror Game ‘Dead of Darkness 2’ Announced for Consoles and PC” (Noisy Pixel)
Hardware Coverage
Handhelds and headsets in the headlines — and what's being said
- Switch 225 mentions
“The Crew Motorfest (Switch 2) Review – A Roadblock to Greatness” — Cogconnected
- Vision Pro2 mentions
“FunFitLand Adds Knee Strikes & Brings Space To Apple Vision Pro” — UploadVR
- Evercade2 mentions
“Evercade Nexus review: The best Evercade handheld yet makes it a joy to play retro games on the move” — VGC
- Analogue Pocket1 mention
“Analogue Pocket SNES emulator dev says AI-powered slop code "has no place in my world"” — GamesRadar
- Meta Quest1 mention
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Sonic Racing mentions jumped +19 this week
“Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Fans Are Unhappy With Year 2 DLC Announcement” — Steam News
22 stories · 12 outlets · 3 → 22
Racing Crossworlds mentions jumped +19 this week
“Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Fans Are Unhappy With Year 2 DLC Announcement” — Steam News
22 stories · 12 outlets · 3 → 22
Order Sinking mentions jumped +13 this week
“The master of the cozy puzzle game is back, and he's destroying my free time once more in Order of the Sinking Star” — Steam News
13 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 13
Sinking Star mentions jumped +13 this week
“The master of the cozy puzzle game is back, and he's destroying my free time once more in Order of the Sinking Star” — Steam News
13 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 13
Silver Pines mentions jumped +9 this week
“Silver Pines launch trailer – survival horror Metroidvania makes it to Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch” — Nintendo Everything
9 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 9
Charlie Cox mentions jumped +9 this week
“Charlie Cox Reveals He’s Already Recorded 40 Hours Of Lines For A Surprise Sega Game” — Kotaku
9 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 9
Puzzle Solutions mentions jumped +8 this week
“All Hellraiser Revival Genesis Configuration puzzle solutions” — GamesRadar
8 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 8
Sonic Discord mentions jumped +7 this week
“Sega responds to Sonic Discord chaos after “pretty wild” launch” — Dexerto
7 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 7
Wars Galactic mentions jumped +6 this week
“Best Racer Styles in Star Wars Galactic Racer (Tier List)” — Game Rant
6 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 6
Galactic Racer mentions jumped +6 this week
“Best Racer Styles in Star Wars Galactic Racer (Tier List)” — Game Rant
6 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 6
Most Active Sources
Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News76
- Game Rant32
- Time Extension25
- GamesRadar24
- Noisy Pixel24
Recent Breaking Stories
Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts
No synchronized publishing detected.
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Musk Says SpaceX Is The Only Anomaly Beating China’s Mass Production Machine, And RAM Chips Could Be NextWccftech
Best Single-Player FPS Games With Skill Trees, RankedGame Rant
The Best Cases for Apple’s iPhone Duo Foldable Right NowIGN
Fable Players Are Already Proving Playground Right About Its New Morality System
The Bose QuietComfort Noise Canceling Headphones Retail for $359, But You Can Get a Pair for Just $123
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Souls UnveiledSteam News
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Fans Are Unhappy With Year 2 DLC Announcement- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Fans Are Unhappy With Year 2 DLC Announcement
RuneScape: Dragonwilds Is Closing In on 3 Million Players, and Jagex Is Already Planning “a String of Sagas”
SEGA Labelled 'Stupid Liars' After Failing to Fulfil 'All Future Paid DLC' Promise for Sonic Racing: CrossWorldsPush Square
Does Blizzard's revival of its classic games signal a return of the 'old Blizzard?'PC Gamer
Tim Burton Horror Lives In Weird Steam Adventure That Reminds Me Of The Creepiest 2010s GamesGameSpot
The ModRetro Chromatic Now Has Local & Online Wireless ConnectivityRetro Dodo
Final Fantasy Meets Dragon Quest in Square Enix’s Latest ’90s RemakePolygon
The Crazy Wait for Dragon Quest 12 Made Worse by Creator's 'Astonishing' Praise for AI