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A live read on gaming media + audience: what 72 news outlets are writing about, what's pulling Twitch viewers, and what's holding Steam players — refreshed hourly.

Last 7 days · 93 articles · 26/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 20, 2026, 09:49 AM UTC

This week, Tabletop dominated gaming coverage with 93 articles — down 25% from the previous period. Total War Warhammer led individual game mentions with 6 hits. General drove 70% of all stories.

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Coverage Scorecard

Articles per platform tag

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Topic Distribution

What kinds of stories dominate

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Top Mentioned

Most-named entities in headlines

EntityMentions
  1. 1Total War Warhammer82 watching23.2k playing6
  2. 2Warhammer231 watching8.5k playing5
  3. 3End Times4
  4. 4Stop Killing Games3
  5. 5Annual SEGA Sale NOW ON3
  6. 6Gen Con2
  7. 7Competitive Innovations2
  8. 8Latest2
  9. 9Grand Theft Auto24.5k watching63.9k playing2
  10. 10Diablo160 watching3.6k playing2

Trading Cards

6 TCG articles tracked

Most active TCG sources

  • Steam News2
  • IGN2
  • Pocket Gamer1

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Dota 2Dota 2595.6k
  2. 2League of LegendsLeague of Legends140.3k
  3. 3Overwatch®Overwatch®113.2k
  4. 4VALORANTVALORANT107.9k
  5. 5FortniteFortnite46.4k
  6. 6Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 239.8k
  7. 7World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft34.2k
  8. 8Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy24.5k
  9. 9Escape from TarkovEscape from Tarkov23.9k
  10. 10Mortal Shell IIMortal Shell II21.3k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2752.5k
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2581.0k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS326.0k
  4. 4Bongo CatBongo Cat177.7k
  5. 5PalworldPalworld129.0k
  6. 6Apex Legends™Apex Legends™112.8k
  7. 7TBH: Task Bar HeroTBH: Task Bar Hero93.5k
  8. 8RustRust77.7k
  9. 9The Binding of Isaac: RebirthThe Binding of Isaac: Rebirth66.3k
  10. 10Delta ForceDelta Force65.7k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo and PlayStation tied for the lead in console coverage this week at 2 articles each. Nintendo overtook PlayStation for the lead.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo21▲ 1

Biggest story: Villains — “Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains (Nintendo Switch) $19.90” (Slickdeals Gaming)

PlayStation28▼ 6

Biggest story: Physics-based — “Physics-based co-op game Dumb Ways to Build announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC” (Gematsu)

Xbox28▼ 6

Biggest story: Physics-based — “Physics-based co-op game Dumb Ways to Build announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC” (Gematsu)

Hardware Coverage

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

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Story Velocity

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What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • Steam News26
  • Goonhammer13
  • GamesRadar6
  • IGN5
  • Massively Overpowered4

Recent Breaking Stories

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

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Latest tracked headlines

Newest articles powering the dashboard — links out to the source

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