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Last 7 days · 148 articles · 38/72 feeds active· Updated Oct 24, 2026, 09:42 AM UTC
This week, Retro dominated gaming coverage with 42 articles — down 36% from the previous period. Shrek led individual game mentions with 11 hits. Retro drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (16 mentions).
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 38 articles (down 28), 21 ahead of Xbox. Xbox edged past PlayStation for second.
Biggest story: Zelda Ocarina of Time — “Here’s a good look at Zelda Ocarina of Time remake foil cover and Canada exclusive N64 sleeve” (My Nintendo News)
Biggest story: Gosoruri — “'16-Bit' Horror RPG Pocket Mirror: GoldenerTraum Brings Ghouls 'n' Gosoruri to PlayStation and Switch” (Time Extension)
Biggest story: Shrek — “In this age of pervasive slop maybe we should be grateful for Shrek 2 Remastered” (Steam News)
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Vampire Masquerade mentions jumped +7 this week
“I'm a Vampire The Masquerade obsessive. Here are 1,037 words on why that Bloodlines remaster better be real” — Steam News
7 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 7
Masquerade Bloodlines mentions jumped +5 this week
“Rumour: Iconic RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Is Being Remastered” — Push Square
5 stories · 5 outlets · 0 → 5
Creative Assembly mentions jumped +3 this week
“Creative Assembly exec pins the blame for the Shogun 2 remaster mess on someone else: 'This was not a Creative Assembly developed game'” — PC Gamer
2 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 3
Cd Projekt mentions jumped +3 this week
“CD Projekt Red Paused The Witcher Remake To Focus On The Witcher 4, But Modder Is Modernizing The Original’s Combat” — Wccftech
3 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 3
Shrek Video mentions jumped +3 this week
“Shrek 2 Remastered Video Game Officially Arrives on November 10” — Bleeding Cool Games
3 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 3
Oblivion Performance mentions jumped +3 this week
“Fan Uses AI To Fix Oblivion Remastered PC Performance” — Steam News
3 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 3
Pixel Art mentions jumped +3 this week
“Pixel Art RPG 'Drova' Is Getting A Switch 2 Sequel Next Year” — Nintendo Life
3 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 3
Silent Hill mentions jumped +3 this week
“Silent Hill Remake Studio Wants to Make Physical Games 'for as Long as Possible'” — Steam News
3 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 3
Xbox Store mentions jumped +3 this week
“Shrek 2 Remastered appears on Xbox Store and is published by Aspyr” — My Nintendo News
3 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 3
Classic Resident mentions jumped +2 this week
“2 Classic Resident Evil Games Are Now Playable For Free” — Steam News
2 stories · 2 outlets · 0 → 2
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- Steam News22
- Game Rant20
- GamesRadar13
- Polygon9
- IGN7
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake details you may have missedNintendo Everything
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic getting Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch physical release in Japan with English support, pre-orders open
7 Open-World Masterpieces That Show What Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Could Have Been, RankedGame Rant
7 Classic JRPGs That Are So Good They Never Need a RemakePolygon
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake's Biggest Change Might Actually Be for the Best
Creative Assembly exec pins the blame for the Shogun 2 remaster mess on someone else: 'This was not a Creative Assembly developed game'PC Gamer
New Witcher 3 Expansion Has More to Offer Than Nostalgia
2 Classic Resident Evil Games Are Now Playable For FreeSteam News
- 2 Classic Resident Evil Games Are Now Playable For Free
Creative Assembly Finally Addresses The Shogun 2 Remaster Disaster By Pointing FingersKotaku
AMD says the re-release of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D was 'like a final gift to our loyal [AM4] users' and it was CEO Dr. Lisa Su who first came up with the idea
'16-Bit' Horror RPG Pocket Mirror: GoldenerTraum Brings Ghouls 'n' Gosoruri to PlayStation and SwitchTime Extension
I'm a Vampire The Masquerade obsessive. Here are 1,037 words on why that Bloodlines remaster better be real- I'm a Vampire The Masquerade obsessive. Here are 1,037 words on why that Bloodlines remaster better be real
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Game of the Week – Oops, The Witcher 3 Remastered is my Game of the Year