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Last 7 days · 698 articles · 52/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 14, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC
This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 125 articles — down 31% from the previous period. Crimson Desert led individual game mentions with 12 hits. New Releases drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (82 mentions).
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 125 articles (down 56), 21 ahead of PlayStation. PlayStation edged past Xbox for second.
Biggest story: Crimson Desert — “Pearl Abyss Is Shifting Personnel from Crimson Desert to DokeV, Planning Demos Next Year and a Launch in 2H 2028” (Wccftech)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Mafia: The Omertà Collection Announced, Mafia: Definitive Edition Gets Native PS5 And Xbox Series X|S Upgrade | GameObserver” (Steam News)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Mafia: The Omertà Collection Announced, Mafia: Definitive Edition Gets Native PS5 And Xbox Series X|S Upgrade | GameObserver” (Steam News)
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Crimson Desert mentions jumped +24 this week
“Crimson Desert studio allocates more staff to DokeV, the open-world creature collecting game announced in 2019” — Steam News
24 stories · 14 outlets · 0 → 24
Phantom Blade mentions jumped +14 this week
“Phantom Blade Zero’s PC Requirements Revealed, RTX 5080 16 GB Required for Path Tracing” — GamingBolt
18 stories · 12 outlets · 4 → 18
Blade Zero mentions jumped +14 this week
“Phantom Blade Zero’s PC Requirements Revealed, RTX 5080 16 GB Required for Path Tracing” — GamingBolt
18 stories · 12 outlets · 4 → 18
Pearl Abyss mentions jumped +12 this week
“Pearl Abyss Is Shifting Personnel from Crimson Desert to DokeV, Planning Demos Next Year and a Launch in 2H 2028” — Wccftech
12 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 12
Man Sky mentions jumped +11 this week
“10 years after its messy launch, No Man’s Sky boss Sean Murray wishes he could warn his younger self "don’t do all the press"” — Steam News
11 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 11
Pre Orders mentions jumped +11 this week
“Xbox Officially Reveals Brand-New Controllers, Pre-Orders Open Now” — Game Rant
11 stories · 10 outlets · 0 → 11
Meta Quest mentions jumped +10 this week
“High On Life VR Announced for PlayStation VR2, Steam, and Meta Quest” — Noisy Pixel
10 stories · 3 outlets · 0 → 10
Wolverine Ps5 mentions jumped +10 this week
“Insomniac’s Marvel’s Wolverine on PS5 Runs at 60FPS with Ray Tracing Enabled, a Studio First at Launch” — Wccftech
10 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 10
Early Access mentions jumped +9 this week
“Have a Nice Death Dev Announces Underwater Adventure Game ‘NAUTUS’ for Steam Early Access in 2027; Reveal Trailer Streaming Now” — Noisy Pixel
16 stories · 13 outlets · 7 → 16
Sean Murray mentions jumped +9 this week
“10 years after its messy launch, No Man’s Sky boss Sean Murray wishes he could warn his younger self "don’t do all the press"” — Steam News
9 stories · 5 outlets · 0 → 9
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- Steam News106
- Noisy Pixel49
- Gematsu41
- Nintendo Everything40
- Game Rant39
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- Sam Barlow4 sources · 4 articles · New ReleasesAug 12, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC
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