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Last 7 days · 185 articles · 44/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 29, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC
This week, Retro dominated gaming coverage with 50 articles — up 2% from the previous period. Heroes of Might and Magic led individual game mentions with 8 hits. Retro drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (12 mentions).
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 17 articles (down 10), 6 ahead of PlayStation.
Biggest story: Wild Hunt — “CD Projekt Red showcases new The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered Switch 2 gameplay and control options” (Steam News)
Biggest story: Wild Hunt — “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered for PS5 Pro will run at 60fps with ray tracing and support PSSR” (Steam News)
Biggest story: JRPG — “Xbox 360 JRPG classic Blue Dragon gets unofficial PC port” (KitGuru)
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Cd Projekt mentions jumped +14 this week
“After avoiding game-key cards with Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 Remastered's Switch 2 physical edition details will come "when the time is right"” — GamesRadar
14 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 14
Projekt Red mentions jumped +14 this week
“After avoiding game-key cards with Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3 Remastered's Switch 2 physical edition details will come "when the time is right"” — GamesRadar
14 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 14
Heroes Magic mentions jumped +11 this week
“Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake doesn't dare touch the "magical balance" of the original” — PCGamesN
11 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 11
Witcher Wild mentions jumped +8 this week
“The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered for PS5 Pro will run at 60fps with ray tracing and support PSSR” — Steam News
8 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 8
Wild Hunt mentions jumped +8 this week
“The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered for PS5 Pro will run at 60fps with ray tracing and support PSSR” — Steam News
8 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 8
Persona Revival mentions jumped +7 this week
“Persona 4 Revival is a faithful JRPG remake because the original's only gotten more relevant: "We live in an age where information is everywhere"” — Steam News
7 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 7
Cult Classic mentions jumped +6 this week
“After 25 Years, Sci-fi Cult Classic Donnie Darko is Officially Getting a Proper Sequel” — Polygon
6 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 6
Songs Past mentions jumped +5 this week
“We saw The Witcher 3 – Songs of the Past in action, and the full-game remaster that's coming this year too” — Steam News
5 stories · 5 outlets · 0 → 5
Resident Evil mentions jumped +4 this week
“Resident Evil 4 Remake mod makes Ashley's cut prologue finally playable” — Steam News
4 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 4
Witcher Upgrade mentions jumped +4 this week
“The Witcher 3 Remastered: Here’s How to Upgrade” — Steam News
4 stories · 4 outlets · 0 → 4
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- Steam News26
- GamesRadar20
- Polygon14
- Retro Dodo8
- PC Gamer8
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