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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 · 44 articles · 13/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 14, 2026, 07:27 PM UTC

This week, VR dominated gaming coverage with 44 articles — up 175% from the previous period. Meta Quest led individual game mentions with 6 hits. General drove 59% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Meta Quest (23 mentions).

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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. 1Meta Quest6
  2. 2PlayStation VR24
  3. 3VR Games Showcase3
  4. 4Steam Frame3
  5. 5High1.7k watching2
  6. 6Life2 watching2
  7. 7Getting59 watching2
  8. 8System Shock VR2
  9. 9High On Life VR2
  10. 10High On Life VR Announced For PC VR2

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0 TCG articles tracked

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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 9 articles (up 9), 7 ahead of Nintendo. PlayStation overtook Nintendo for the lead.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo21▲ 1

Biggest story: Wild — “‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ VR Mod Nears 1.0 Release, ‘Mario Kart 8’ VR Mod Teased” (Road to VR)

PlayStation90▲ 9

Biggest story: PlayStation VR2 — “High On Life VR Announced for PlayStation VR2, Steam, and Meta Quest” (Noisy Pixel)

Xbox10▲ 1

Hardware Coverage

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

Story Velocity

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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
  • UploadVR15
  • Steam News12
  • Road to VR5
  • GameSpot2
  • GamingOnLinux2

Recent Breaking Stories

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

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