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Last 7 days · 392 articles · 43/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 18, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC
This week, Xbox dominated gaming coverage with 392 articles — up 7% from the previous period. Xbox Series X|S led individual game mentions with 20 hits. General drove 68% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (54 mentions).
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3 TCG articles tracked
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- Pure Xbox1
- Gematsu1
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Xbox led console coverage this week with 392 articles (up 26), 290 ahead of PlayStation.
Biggest story: Oblivion Remastered — “Xbox Series S Compared To Nintendo Switch 2 In Oblivion Remastered Analysis” (Pure Xbox)
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 — “Samson Developer Confirms September Release Window For Xbox Series X|S” (Pure Xbox)
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- Switch 254 mentions
“Rumor: New Leak Pins Down Diablo 4's Switch 2 Launch Plans” — Steam News
- Steam Deck2 mentions
“My biggest Steam Deck regret was losing native PC Game Pass, but an open-source project called Xodus might finally undo that mistake” — Windows Central
- Meta Quest1 mention
“Stuffed: Two Foot Hero Is A New VR Wave Shooter Coming To SteamVR & Meta Quest” — Steam News
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Elder Scrolls mentions jumped +57 this week
“The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Is Getting A Brand-New Update” — Steam News
60 stories · 25 outlets · 4 → 61
Xbox Ceo mentions jumped +21 this week
“Xbox CEO Bethesda Visit Met By Protests and a Giant Inflatable Rat” — Game Rant
21 stories · 15 outlets · 0 → 21
Halo Campaign mentions jumped +15 this week
“Halo: Campaign Evolved August 17 Patch Released & Detailed” — DSO Gaming
32 stories · 13 outlets · 17 → 32
Xbox Series X|S mentions jumped +13 this week
“"Rockstar literally just spent over a billion dollars": Ori studio founder wants you to stop demanding 60 FPS on Xbox Series S just because GTA 6 can run on it” — GamesRadar
34 stories · 6 outlets · 21 → 34
Skull Terminal mentions jumped +13 this week
“Halo Campaign Evolved: All Heavy Burden Skull and Terminal locations” — VGC
13 stories · 1 outlet · 0 → 13
Terminal Locations mentions jumped +13 this week
“Halo Campaign Evolved: All Heavy Burden Skull and Terminal locations” — VGC
13 stories · 1 outlet · 0 → 13
Lord Rings mentions jumped +12 this week
“Skyrim eclipsed Lord of the Rings: War in the North's launch 15 years ago, so the WB Games lead who "argued vociferously" against the release is happy to see it get a second shot” — GamesRadar
12 stories · 8 outlets · 0 → 12
Campaign Evolved mentions jumped +10 this week
“Halo: Campaign Evolved August 17 Patch Released & Detailed” — DSO Gaming
39 stories · 15 outlets · 29 → 39
Asha Sharma mentions jumped +10 this week
“Elder Scrolls fans think they’ve figured out where the next game is set by deciphering Asha Sharma’s cryptic tweet” — Destructoid
10 stories · 10 outlets · 0 → 10
Ps5 Xbox mentions jumped +8 this week
“Whisper of the House coming to PS5, Xbox Series on August 27” — Gematsu
26 stories · 9 outlets · 18 → 26
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Top 5 publishers by article count
- Steam News65
- Pure Xbox43
- Gematsu23
- Game Rant22
- GamesRadar21
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"Please stop": Skyrim and Fallout 4 players fear the worst as Bethesda has another go at "Creations improvements"Steam News
- "Please stop": Skyrim and Fallout 4 players fear the worst as Bethesda has another go at "Creations improvements"
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Be warned: Fallout 4's next update may break your mods - and there's a similar one for Skyrim in the works, tooEurogamer
Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late August 2026Pure Xbox
Halo Armor And Every Other Xbox Reward You Can Unlock At McDonald'sTheGamer
Everything we know about Kingdom Hearts 4 and the new TV seriesDot Esports
- Halo: Campaign Evolved August 17 Patch Released & Detailed
DSO Gaming
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"Rockstar literally just spent over a billion dollars": Ori studio founder wants you to stop demanding 60 FPS on Xbox Series S just because GTA 6 can run on it
20 Best Online Co-Op Games On Xbox Game Pass Right Now (August 2026)Game Rant
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