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Last 7 days · 298 articles · 46/72 feeds active· Updated Oct 24, 2026, 09:42 AM UTC
This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 40 articles — down 25% from the previous period. Call of Duty Modern Warfare led individual game mentions with 10 hits. Reviews drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (19 mentions).
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- 1Call of Duty Modern Warfare48.5k watching10
- 2Stupid Never Dies26 watching318 playing6
- 3Wo Long6
- 4Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Review1.0k watching5
- 5Nintendo Switch Sports Resort1.0k watching5
- 6Cyberpunk Edgerunners5
- 7Stupid Never Dies Review26 watching318 playing5
- 8AI-generated4
- 9Warhammer4
- 10Modern Warfare48.5k watching4
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- Meeple Mountain2
- Board Game Quest1
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 40 articles (down 13), 28 ahead of PlayStation.
Biggest story: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Review — “Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Review” (IGN)
Biggest story: PS Plus — “Day 1 PS Plus Extra PS5 Game Launches to 3.98/5 Reviews” (Game Rant)
Biggest story: Original Series Score & Soundtrack — “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Original Series Score & Soundtrack albums are now available on Spotify & Apple Music” (Steam News)
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Fantasy Resonance mentions jumped +29 this week
“Final Fantasy Resonance Review: Old-School Charm, Modern Combat” — TheGamer
33 stories · 27 outlets · 4 → 33
Switch Sports mentions jumped +19 this week
“Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Review” — IGN
19 stories · 14 outlets · 0 → 19
Sports Resort mentions jumped +18 this week
“Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Review” — IGN
18 stories · 14 outlets · 0 → 18
Stupid Never mentions jumped +13 this week
“Stupid Never Dies review: Capcom veterans resurrect the PS3 era with a quirky, off-beat action game” — Steam News
13 stories · 9 outlets · 0 → 13
Never Dies mentions jumped +13 this week
“Stupid Never Dies review: Capcom veterans resurrect the PS3 era with a quirky, off-beat action game” — Steam News
13 stories · 9 outlets · 0 → 13
Nintendo Switch mentions jumped +11 this week
“Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Review” — IGN
21 stories · 14 outlets · 11 → 22
Modern Warfare mentions jumped +11 this week
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (PC) Review” — Steam News
18 stories · 14 outlets · 7 → 18
Stranger Than mentions jumped +9 this week
“Roundup: Here's What The First Previews Are Saying About Stranger Than Heaven” — Pure Xbox
9 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 9
Than Heaven mentions jumped +9 this week
“Roundup: Here's What The First Previews Are Saying About Stranger Than Heaven” — Pure Xbox
9 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 9
Cyberpunk Edgerunners mentions jumped +8 this week
“The Spoiler Filled Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Review” — Goonhammer
8 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 8
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- Steam News46
- Game Rant28
- IGN21
- Nintendo Life12
- TheGamer11
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- Wo Long5 sources · 6 articles · ReviewsOct 23, 2026, 01:00 AM UTC
“Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember Gets Wuxia… and Let Me Fight a Horrific Spider Thing | IGN Preview”
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- Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Review4 sources · 4 articles · ReviewsOct 20, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC
“Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Review”
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