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Last 7 days · 279 articles · 45/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 20, 2026, 03:25 AM UTC

This week, Retro dominated gaming coverage with 32 articles — up 52% from the previous period. Mortal Shell led individual game mentions with 14 hits. Reviews drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (13 mentions).

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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. 1Mortal Shell23.7k watching14
  2. 2Duskfade Review5
  3. 3Madden NFL7.7k watching4
  4. 4Rings War3
  5. 5Twisted Tower Review3
  6. 6Mortal Shell II Review23.7k watching3
  7. 7Grand Theft Auto62.2k watching36.6k playing3
  8. 8EA SPORTS Madden NFL3
  9. 9Fields of Mistria2.8k watching22.7k playing3
  10. 10Steins;Gate Re:Boot Review3

Trading Cards

3 TCG articles tracked

Most active TCG sources

  • IGN2
  • Tabletop Gaming1

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Dota 2Dota 2306.3k
  2. 2Escape from TarkovEscape from Tarkov79.9k
  3. 3Overwatch®Overwatch®78.0k
  4. 4Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy62.2k
  5. 5Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 242.6k
  6. 6VALORANTVALORANT41.6k
  7. 7MinecraftMinecraft36.0k
  8. 8League of LegendsLeague of Legends32.5k
  9. 9Call of Duty: Black Ops IICall of Duty: Black Ops II32.4k
  10. 10World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft30.9k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2541.9k
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2429.8k
  3. 3PalworldPalworld170.1k
  4. 4Bongo CatBongo Cat150.4k
  5. 5PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS134.9k
  6. 6Marvel RivalsMarvel Rivals109.5k
  7. 7TBH: Task Bar HeroTBH: Task Bar Hero86.6k
  8. 8Apex Legends™Apex Legends™82.7k
  9. 9Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege79.8k
  10. 10Project ZomboidProject Zomboid74.6k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo led console coverage this week with 26 articles (up 3), 4 ahead of PlayStation. PlayStation edged past Xbox for second.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo2623▲ 3

Biggest story: Returns In Fine Form — “Review: EA Sports Madden NFL 27 (Switch 2) - Returns In Fine Form, With Boosted Performance & New Features” (Nintendo Life)

PlayStation2210▲ 12

Biggest story: Marvel Tōkon’s Pirated Build Hits Flawless — “Marvel Tōkon’s Pirated Build Hits Flawless 60 FPS, as Denuvo-Style DRM/Anti-Cheat Reportedly Cripples the Paid Steam Version” (Wccftech)

Xbox711▼ 4

Biggest story: Roundup The First Reviews Have Arrived For Mortal Shell — “Mortal Shell 2 review - falls short of Elden Ring's greatness” (PCGamesN)

Hardware Coverage

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

Story Velocity

Articles per day in the window

55
13
Thu
47
14
Fri
15
15
Sat
8
16
Sun
67
17
Mon
44
18
Tue
42
19
Wed
1
20
Thu
Low 1Avg 35High 67

What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • Steam News36
  • Polygon23
  • DualShockers20
  • IGN19
  • PC Gamer14

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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