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Last 7 days · 1,715 articles · 54/72 feeds active· Updated just now
This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 528 articles — up 118% from the previous period. Persona led individual game mentions with 53 hits. New Releases drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (380 mentions).
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4 TCG articles tracked
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Console War — Week over Week
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 528 articles (up 286), 98 ahead of Xbox. Nintendo overtook PlayStation for the lead.
Biggest story: Kingdom Hearts — “Kingdom Hearts 4 Magically Returns in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer” (Push Square)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Bellwright Launches on Consoles Today, Arriving on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S” (Cogconnected)
Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Bellwright Launches on Consoles Today, Arriving on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S” (Cogconnected)
Hardware Coverage
Handhelds and headsets in the headlines — and what's being said
- Switch 2380 mentions
“To a T launch trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 narrative adventure game from the creator of Katamari Damacy” — Nintendo Everything
- Meta Quest6 mentions
“Survival Horror The Obsessive Shadow Chapter 2 Announced for PC VR, PlayStation VR2, & Meta Quest” — Steam News
- PSVR21 mention
“The Most Anticipated VR Games of 2026 Coming to Quest, PC VR and (maybe) PSVR 2” — Road to VR
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Nintendo Switch mentions jumped +69 this week
“To a T launch trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 narrative adventure game from the creator of Katamari Damacy” — Nintendo Everything
144 stories · 23 outlets · 75 → 144
Kingdom Hearts mentions jumped +53 this week
“Kingdom Hearts 4 Magically Returns in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer” — Push Square
51 stories · 29 outlets · 0 → 53
Nintendo Direct mentions jumped +37 this week
“Nintendo Direct June 2026: Biggest Winners And Best Reveals” — TheGamer
37 stories · 23 outlets · 0 → 37
Xbox Showcase mentions jumped +36 this week
“Elder Scrolls 6 Was Announced 8 Years Ago Today, Here’s Why It Didn’t Show Up At Xbox Showcase” — GameSpot
36 stories · 18 outlets · 0 → 36
Gears War mentions jumped +30 this week
“The Coalition Reveals Campaign Length & Other New Details For Gears Of War: E-Day” — Pure Xbox
30 stories · 21 outlets · 0 → 30
Persona Revival mentions jumped +28 this week
“Persona 4 Revival Collector's Edition Officially Revealed, Pre-Orders Available Now” — Game Rant
28 stories · 20 outlets · 0 → 28
Halo Campaign mentions jumped +28 this week
“Halo: Campaign Evolved Trailer Likely Pulled From PlayStation State Of Play” — TheGamer
28 stories · 18 outlets · 0 → 28
Campaign Evolved mentions jumped +28 this week
“Halo: Campaign Evolved Trailer Likely Pulled From PlayStation State Of Play” — TheGamer
28 stories · 18 outlets · 0 → 28
Crazy Taxi mentions jumped +27 this week
“SEGA’s Crazy Taxi gets first official trailer; mired by GenAI controversy” — KitGuru
25 stories · 19 outlets · 0 → 27
Ocarina Time mentions jumped +26 this week
“The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake announced for 2026 release on Nintendo Switch 2” — Steam News
26 stories · 23 outlets · 0 → 26
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News214
- Gematsu162
- Noisy Pixel120
- Niche Gamer94
- Nintendo Everything82
Recent Breaking Stories
Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts
- Zero and Trails4 sources · 4 articles · New Releases6/11/2026, 1:04:19 PM
“Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure PS5 and Switch 2 Versions Launch This September”
Noisy Pixel · Niche Gamer · Nintendo Everything · RPG Site
- Kingdom Hearts6 sources · 6 articles · New Releases6/9/2026, 3:46:26 PM
“The entire Kingdom Hearts series is coming to Switch 2”
VGC · DualShockers · GamingOnLinux · Rock Paper Shotgun · Polygon · Wccftech
- Deltarune Chapter6 sources · 6 articles · New Releases6/9/2026, 2:45:31 PM
“Deltarune Chapter 5 launches June 24”
Gematsu · My Nintendo News · Game Informer · GameSpot · Steam News · Siliconera
- Kingdom Hearts11 sources · 12 articles · New Releases6/9/2026, 2:33:00 PM
“Kingdom Hearts 4 Magically Returns in New PS5 Gameplay Trailer”
Push Square · Nintendo Everything · My Nintendo News · TheGamer · VGC · Dexerto +5 more
- Xenoblade Genesis7 sources · 7 articles · New Releases6/9/2026, 2:25:55 PM
“Xenoblade Genesis announced”
Niche Gamer · Gematsu · My Nintendo News · Steam News · Eurogamer · Dexerto +1 more