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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 · 65 articles · 21/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 10, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC

This week, Trading Cards dominated gaming coverage with 65 articles — down 26% from the previous period. Magic: The Gathering led individual game mentions with 4 hits. General drove 75% 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. 1Magic: The Gathering2.7k watching4
  2. 2MTG Explained2
  3. 3DeNA53 watching2
  4. 4Palworld Card Game Reveals New Legends Awaken Set4.9k watching2
  5. 5Palworld4.9k watching2
  6. 6Badgermole Cub Is Finally Banned In MTG Standard With Two Other Cards1
  7. 7Ja Morant Real Name What Does1
  8. 8Stand For1
  9. 9Apple’s Bezel-Less1
  10. 10Pokémon’s Footsteps With Controversial ID Measures1

Trading Cards

65 TCG articles tracked

Most active TCG sources

  • Steam News10
  • TheGamer8
  • IGN8

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1MinecraftMinecraft197.2k
  2. 2Escape from TarkovEscape from Tarkov119.6k
  3. 3Machine PartyMachine Party77.0k
  4. 4League of LegendsLeague of Legends76.4k
  5. 5Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy76.1k
  6. 6Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege69.0k
  7. 7Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 253.8k
  8. 8Dota 2Dota 232.6k
  9. 9VALORANTVALORANT31.2k
  10. 10FortniteFortnite26.5k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2650.0k
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2460.0k
  3. 3Bongo CatBongo Cat124.3k
  4. 4Marvel RivalsMarvel Rivals111.9k
  5. 5RustRust106.9k
  6. 6PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS98.6k
  7. 7EA SPORTS FC™ 26EA SPORTS FC™ 2690.8k
  8. 8Project ZomboidProject Zomboid85.0k
  9. 9Apex Legends™Apex Legends™71.2k
  10. 10Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege69.8k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo led console coverage this week with 9 articles (down 2), 8 ahead of PlayStation.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo911▼ 2

Biggest story: Pokemon TCG Pocket Planning Changes After Huge Loss of Players and Revenue — “Pokemon TCG Pocket Planning Changes After Huge Loss of Players and Revenue” (Game Rant)

PlayStation12▼ 1

Biggest story: Dave Bautista Is — “Dave Bautista Is in Talks to Play Kratos in Amazon’s God of War Show after Ryan Hurst’s Injury Exit” (Wccftech)

Xbox02▼ 2

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
  • Steam News10
  • TheGamer8
  • IGN8
  • Polygon5
  • Dexerto5

Recent Breaking Stories

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

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Newest articles powering the dashboard — links out to the source

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