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Last 7 days · 635 articles · 53/72 feeds active· Updated Oct 24, 2026, 09:42 AM UTC
This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 99 articles — down 40% from the previous period. Xbox Series X|S led individual game mentions with 22 hits. New Releases drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (62 mentions).
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 99 articles (down 66), 7 ahead of Xbox. Xbox edged past PlayStation for second.
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “ZERO PARADES: Director’s Cut Launches on Xbox Series X|S November 3 Alongside PS5 and Switch 2” (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)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling is coming to Xbox Series X|S” (GamesIndustry.biz)
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Mass Effect mentions jumped +41 this week
“Mass Effect 5 trailer leaks online following cancellation” — KitGuru
38 stories · 25 outlets · 0 → 41
Cyberpunk 2077 mentions jumped +16 this week
“Cyberpunk 2077’s Edgerunners 2 Update is Now Live, Patch Notes Revealed” — GamingBolt
16 stories · 14 outlets · 0 → 16
Xbox Series X|S mentions jumped +15 this week
“Luma Island for PS5, Xbox Series launches December 2” — Gematsu
28 stories · 6 outlets · 13 → 28
Crimson Desert mentions jumped +15 this week
“Crimson Desert DLC Goes Full Subnautica” — DualShockers
15 stories · 12 outlets · 0 → 15
Effect Universe mentions jumped +13 this week
“Mass Effect 5 would have been Mass Effect Universe, and one trailer has changed how I see the entire series” — Steam News
13 stories · 12 outlets · 0 → 13
Charting Unknown mentions jumped +12 this week
“Charting the Unknown DLC Twitch Drops Event” — Steam News
12 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 12
Dragon Quest mentions jumped +9 this week
“Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World Collaboration Coming to Dragon Quest Island With Merch, Food, and More” — Noisy Pixel
6 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 9
Desert Charting mentions jumped +9 this week
“Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC Quietly Reveals Major New Gameplay Features” — Steam News
9 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 9
Phantom Blade mentions jumped +7 this week
“Phantom Blade Zero Launch Trailer Teases New Weapons and Bosses, Physical Edition Announced” — GamingBolt
7 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 7
Blade Zero mentions jumped +7 this week
“Phantom Blade Zero Launch Trailer Teases New Weapons and Bosses, Physical Edition Announced” — GamingBolt
7 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 7
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- Steam News74
- Gematsu51
- Noisy Pixel44
- Game Rant41
- Nintendo Everything38
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- Mass Effect6 sources · 6 articles · New ReleasesOct 22, 2026, 04:34 PM UTC
“Mass Effect 5 trailer leaks online following cancellation”
KitGuru · IGN · Destructoid · Push Square · PC Gamer · Dexerto
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