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Last 7 days · 698 articles · 48/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 9, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC

This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 698 articles — up 34% from the previous period. Lies led individual game mentions with 12 hits. General drove 61% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (285 mentions).

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Coverage Scorecard

Articles per platform tag

PlatformArticles

Topic Distribution

What kinds of stories dominate

TopicArticles

Top Mentioned

Most-named entities in headlines

EntityMentions
  1. 1Lies594 watching12
  2. 2Pokemon Pokopia11
  3. 3Diablo934 watching8.3k playing10
  4. 4Beast of Reincarnation2.9k watching10
  5. 5Xbox Series X|S8
  6. 6Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave7
  7. 7Minecraft61.2k watching7
  8. 8Ganondorf7
  9. 9Xenoblade Chronicles7
  10. 10Attack147 watching7

Trading Cards

14 TCG articles tracked

Most active TCG sources

  • Game Rant3
  • GamesRadar3
  • Dexerto2

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1RustRust280.9k
  2. 2League of LegendsLeague of Legends148.0k
  3. 3Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2140.0k
  4. 4Escape from TarkovEscape from Tarkov87.6k
  5. 5MinecraftMinecraft61.2k
  6. 6VALORANTVALORANT57.2k
  7. 7Dota 2Dota 232.4k
  8. 8PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS24.3k
  9. 9Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy24.3k
  10. 10Always OnAlways On21.2k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2973.0k
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2699.3k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS471.8k
  4. 4Apex Legends™Apex Legends™175.4k
  5. 5Bongo CatBongo Cat147.8k
  6. 6RustRust128.9k
  7. 7Delta ForceDelta Force104.6k
  8. 8The Binding of Isaac: RebirthThe Binding of Isaac: Rebirth96.1k
  9. 9Stardew ValleyStardew Valley84.1k
  10. 10Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy84.0k

Console War — Week over Week

Who's winning the coverage race — and what's driving it

Nintendo led console coverage this week with 698 articles (up 178), 619 ahead of PlayStation.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo698520▲ 178

Biggest story: Lies — “Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – August 9, 2026 – Lies of P, Final Fantasy 14, and Big Walk all debut” (Nintendo Everything)

PlayStation7962▲ 17

Biggest story: Attack — “Attack on Titan 3 launches on December 10 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and Steam” (RPG Site)

Xbox5138▲ 13

Biggest story: Attack — “Attack on Titan 3 launches on December 10 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and Steam” (RPG Site)

Hardware Coverage

Handhelds and headsets in the headlines — and what's being said

Story Velocity

Articles per day in the window

29
02
Sun
98
03
Mon
130
04
Tue
127
05
Wed
173
06
Thu
92
07
Fri
35
08
Sat
14
09
Sun
Low 14Avg 87High 173

What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • Nintendo Everything96
  • Nintendo Life65
  • Steam News60
  • Game Rant53
  • GamesRadar38

Recent Breaking Stories

Stories where 4+ sources published the same game/topic within an hour — likely embargo lifts

Latest tracked headlines

Newest articles powering the dashboard — links out to the source

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