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Last 7 days · 31 articles · 18/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 14, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC

This week, PC dominated gaming coverage with 20 articles — up 82% from the previous period. Steam Deck led individual game mentions with 11 hits. Hardware drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Steam Deck (19 mentions).

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Coverage Scorecard

Articles per platform tag

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Topic Distribution

What kinds of stories dominate

TopicArticles

Top Mentioned

Most-named entities in headlines

EntityMentions
  1. 1Steam Deck11
  2. 2Steins;Gate Re:Boot2
  3. 3Owner's Screen2
  4. 4Ayaneo2
  5. 5GBA2
  6. 6PS Portal2
  7. 7PS Plus2
  8. 8Quite Simply One Of The Best1
  9. 9AYANEO Reveals Yet Another KONKR Pocket Advance Variant1
  10. 10AYANEO Reveals1

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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

PlayStation led console coverage this week with 4 articles (up 4), 2 ahead of Nintendo. PlayStation overtook Xbox for the lead.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo20▲ 2

Biggest story: Quite Simply One Of The Best — “Review: Punk Workshop FightStick G01 Arcade Stick For Switch 1 & 2 - Quite Simply One Of The Best” (Nintendo Life)

PlayStation40▲ 4

Biggest story: PS Portal — “Your Steam Deck Can Now Moonlight as a PS Portal, with PS Plus Cloud Streaming” (Push Square)

Xbox12▼ 1

Biggest story: Steam Deck — “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)

Hardware Coverage

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

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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
  • Retro Dodo4
  • Time Extension3
  • Steam News3
  • Nintendo Life2
  • RPG Site2

Recent Breaking Stories

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

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