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Last 7 days · 689 articles · 48/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 10, 2026, 08:35 AM UTC

This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 689 articles — up 30% from the previous period. Lies led individual game mentions with 12 hits. General drove 61% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (289 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. 1Lies600 watching12
  2. 2Pokemon Pokopia11
  3. 3Diablo601 watching4.8k playing10
  4. 4Beast of Reincarnation2.3k watching10
  5. 5Minecraft47.2k watching9
  6. 6Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave8
  7. 7Attack20 watching8
  8. 8Titan81 watching8
  9. 9Ganondorf7
  10. 10Xenoblade Chronicles7

Trading Cards

12 TCG articles tracked

Most active TCG sources

  • GamesRadar3
  • Game Rant2
  • Dexerto2

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Escape from TarkovEscape from Tarkov83.9k
  2. 2League of LegendsLeague of Legends77.3k
  3. 3MinecraftMinecraft47.2k
  4. 4Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 228.0k
  5. 5VALORANTVALORANT22.3k
  6. 6Dota 2Dota 219.8k
  7. 7RustRust17.9k
  8. 8Mistfall HunterMistfall Hunter17.9k
  9. 9Overwatch®Overwatch®14.8k
  10. 10Always OnAlways On14.2k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2717.1k
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2479.7k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS353.0k
  4. 4Bongo CatBongo Cat145.7k
  5. 5Apex Legends™Apex Legends™139.0k
  6. 6RustRust89.0k
  7. 7Delta ForceDelta Force81.7k
  8. 8The Binding of Isaac: RebirthThe Binding of Isaac: Rebirth70.2k
  9. 9Stardew ValleyStardew Valley67.5k
  10. 10Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy57.1k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo led console coverage this week with 689 articles (up 161), 613 ahead of PlayStation.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo689528▲ 161

Biggest story: Lies — “Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts – August 9, 2026 – Lies of P, Final Fantasy 14, and Big Walk all debut” (Nintendo Everything)

PlayStation7661▲ 15

Biggest story: Attack — “Attack on Titan 3 launches on December 10 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and Steam” (RPG Site)

Xbox4938▲ 11

Biggest story: Attack — “Attack on Titan 3 launches on December 10 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and Steam” (RPG Site)

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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03
Mon
130
04
Tue
127
05
Wed
173
06
Thu
92
07
Fri
35
08
Sat
34
09
Sun
8
10
Mon
Low 8Avg 86High 173

What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • Nintendo Everything95
  • Nintendo Life65
  • Steam News59
  • Game Rant51
  • GamesRadar37

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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