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Last 7 days · 270 articles · 47/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 23, 2026, 04:28 PM UTC

This week, PC dominated gaming coverage with 26 articles — down 4% from the previous period. Mortal Shell led individual game mentions with 15 hits. Reviews 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. 1Mortal Shell18.8k watching44.3k playing15
  2. 2Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol341 watching11
  3. 3Grand Theft Auto65.2k watching92.1k playing4
  4. 4Aliens Fireteam Elite4
  5. 5Metal Gear Solid341 watching4
  6. 6Brigandine Abyss Review4
  7. 7Tides of Annihilation3
  8. 8Twisted Tower Review3
  9. 9Mortal Shell II Review18.8k watching44.3k playing3
  10. 10Modern Warfare21.1k watching2

Trading Cards

3 TCG articles tracked

Most active TCG sources

  • Board Game Quest1
  • Goonhammer1
  • Tabletop Gaming1

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2465.0k
  2. 2League of LegendsLeague of Legends134.1k
  3. 3WARDOGSWARDOGS102.6k
  4. 4VALORANTVALORANT87.9k
  5. 5Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy65.2k
  6. 6World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft60.8k
  7. 7MinecraftMinecraft46.7k
  8. 8Overwatch®Overwatch®42.1k
  9. 9Apex Legends™Apex Legends™39.9k
  10. 10ARK: Survival AscendedARK: Survival Ascended36.8k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 21.2M
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2714.3k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS585.0k
  4. 4How to FishHow to Fish254.2k
  5. 5PalworldPalworld237.7k
  6. 6Apex Legends™Apex Legends™209.1k
  7. 7Bongo CatBongo Cat171.4k
  8. 8RustRust127.4k
  9. 9Project ZomboidProject Zomboid109.1k
  10. 10TBH: Task Bar HeroTBH: Task Bar Hero99.8k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo led console coverage this week with 25 articles (down 1), 7 ahead of PlayStation.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo2526▼ 1

Biggest story: HyperX Clutch Tachi Leverless Controller Review — “HyperX Clutch Tachi Leverless Controller Review – Hitting All the Right Buttons” (Cogconnected)

PlayStation1815▲ 3

Biggest story: Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol — “Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Review - A Resurrection of Old Snake” (Hardcore Gamer)

Xbox511▼ 6

Biggest story: HyperX Clutch Tachi Leverless Controller Review — “HyperX Clutch Tachi Leverless Controller Review – Hitting All the Right Buttons” (Cogconnected)

Hardware Coverage

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

Story Velocity

Articles per day in the window

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16
Sun
68
17
Mon
44
18
Tue
43
19
Wed
45
20
Thu
38
21
Fri
17
22
Sat
11
23
Sun
Low 4Avg 34High 68

What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • Steam News36
  • DualShockers23
  • Polygon20
  • IGN16
  • Game Rant14

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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