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This week, Tabletop dominated gaming coverage with 37 articles — up 147% from the previous period. IGN Preview led individual game mentions with 6 hits. Reviews drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (16 mentions).
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9 TCG articles tracked
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- Cogconnected2
- GamesRadar1
- IGN1
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Nintendo led console coverage this week with 24 articles (down 3), 13 ahead of Xbox.
Biggest story: Hands-on Preview — “Alien Isolation 2 (Switch 2) Hands-on Preview” (Nintendo World Report)
Biggest story: Blood Message — “Blood Message gameplay preview reveals an action game on par with God of War” (Polygon)
Biggest story: Clutch — “Clutch preview: Forza Horizon has its first real open-world racing game competition” (Polygon)
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11th Faction mentions jumped +26 this week
“[40k] 11th Edition Faction Pack Review: Adeptus Custodes” — Goonhammer
26 stories · 1 outlet · 0 → 26
Faction Pack mentions jumped +26 this week
“[40k] 11th Edition Faction Pack Review: Adeptus Custodes” — Goonhammer
26 stories · 1 outlet · 0 → 26
40k 11th mentions jumped +21 this week
“[40k] 11th Edition Faction Pack Review: Adeptus Custodes” — Goonhammer
27 stories · 1 outlet · 6 → 27
Alien Isolation mentions jumped +8 this week
“Alien: Isolation 2 Hands-On: The Xenomorph Snatched Me Just Steps From the Exit, and I’d Do It Again” — Wccftech
8 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 8
Tomb Raider mentions jumped +7 this week
“Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Hands-On: An Awkward Marriage Of Past And Present” — Kotaku
7 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 7
Raider Legacy mentions jumped +7 this week
“Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Hands-On: An Awkward Marriage Of Past And Present” — Kotaku
7 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 7
Legacy Atlantis mentions jumped +7 this week
“Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis Hands-On: An Awkward Marriage Of Past And Present” — Kotaku
7 stories · 7 outlets · 0 → 7
Stranger Than mentions jumped +6 this week
“Stranger Than Heaven's Combat Will Challenge You Like A Souls Game | IGN Preview” — Steam News
6 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 6
Than Heaven mentions jumped +6 this week
“Stranger Than Heaven's Combat Will Challenge You Like A Souls Game | IGN Preview” — Steam News
6 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 6
Echoes Aincrad mentions jumped +6 this week
“Echoes of Aincrad Hands-On Preview” — Steam News
6 stories · 6 outlets · 0 → 6
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Goonhammer33
- Steam News31
- IGN24
- Polygon19
- GamesRadar13
Recent Breaking Stories
Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts
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