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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 · 156 articles · 38/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 14, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC

This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 24 articles — down 25% from the previous period. Grand Theft Auto led individual game mentions with 14 hits. Deals drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (15 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. 1Grand Theft Auto80.6k watching74.7k playing14
  2. 2Onimusha Way4
  3. 3School Sale4
  4. 4OLED3
  5. 5Annual SEGA Sale NOW ON3
  6. 6Pokemon Pokopia3
  7. 7Million Sales3
  8. 8Sonic Frontiers3
  9. 9Take-Two CEO3
  10. 10Mafia Franchise Sale2

Trading Cards

5 TCG articles tracked

Most active TCG sources

  • IGN3
  • Steam News1
  • Massively Overpowered1

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2147.0k
  2. 2Escape from TarkovEscape from Tarkov146.1k
  3. 3League of LegendsLeague of Legends143.8k
  4. 4VALORANTVALORANT117.6k
  5. 5FortniteFortnite111.7k
  6. 6Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy80.6k
  7. 7MinecraftMinecraft53.5k
  8. 8Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege51.2k
  9. 9Dota 2Dota 247.5k
  10. 10World of TanksWorld of Tanks37.8k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 21.0M
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2808.3k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS322.8k
  4. 4PalworldPalworld244.2k
  5. 5RustRust138.2k
  6. 6Bongo CatBongo Cat131.8k
  7. 7Apex Legends™Apex Legends™120.9k
  8. 8TBH: Task Bar HeroTBH: Task Bar Hero99.1k
  9. 9EA SPORTS FC™ 26EA SPORTS FC™ 2698.0k
  10. 10Marvel RivalsMarvel Rivals92.3k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo led console coverage this week with 24 articles (down 8), 3 ahead of PlayStation.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo2432▼ 8

Biggest story: Pokemon Pokopia — “Pokemon Pokopia Reaches 5 Million Sales After First Part Of Expansion Pass” (Nintendo World Report)

PlayStation2122▼ 1

Biggest story: PlayStation Store — “Acclaimed 2024 PS5 RPG 70% Off on PlayStation Store, Lowest Price” (PlayStation Lifestyle)

Xbox814▼ 6

Biggest story: Elite Series — “Is an Elite Series 3 controller the cure for Xbox's struggling hardware sales? Probably not, but it could bring some excitement back to long-term fans” (Steam News)

Hardware Coverage

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

Story Velocity

Articles per day in the window

3
07
Fri
8
08
Sat
2
09
Sun
24
10
Mon
41
11
Tue
21
12
Wed
37
13
Thu
20
14
Fri
Low 2Avg 20High 41

What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • IGN31
  • Steam News27
  • GamesRadar8
  • Wccftech7
  • Nintendo Everything6

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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