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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 · 10 articles · 4/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 26, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC

10 articles tracked this week across all platforms. AG.AL led individual game mentions with 3 hits. Esports drove 100% of all stories.

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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. 1AG.AL3
  2. 2Esports World Cup3
  3. 3Club Championship2
  4. 4LG G5 OLED1
  5. 5Smart TV1
  6. 6Wall Mount1
  7. 7Riot1
  8. 8Tier1
  9. 9VALORANT63.8k watching1
  10. 10VCT Tier1

Trading Cards

0 TCG articles tracked

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Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2171.7k
  2. 2League of LegendsLeague of Legends168.1k
  3. 3VALORANTVALORANT63.8k
  4. 4World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft53.7k
  5. 5Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy50.5k
  6. 6Dota 2Dota 235.5k
  7. 7Apex Legends™Apex Legends™31.2k
  8. 8Teamfight TacticsTeamfight Tactics26.7k
  9. 9FINAL FANTASY XVIFINAL FANTASY XVI22.7k
  10. 10Escape from TarkovEscape from Tarkov21.3k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 21.1M
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2708.7k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS587.2k
  4. 4How to FishHow to Fish245.7k
  5. 5Apex Legends™Apex Legends™192.3k
  6. 6Bongo CatBongo Cat141.0k
  7. 7PalworldPalworld139.3k
  8. 8TBH: Task Bar HeroTBH: Task Bar Hero96.7k
  9. 9RustRust95.3k
  10. 10Delta ForceDelta Force89.1k

Console War — Week over Week

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

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo00· 0
PlayStation00· 0
Xbox00· 0

Hardware Coverage

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

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Story Velocity

Articles per day in the window

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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
  • Esports Insider4
  • Dot Esports3
  • Steam News2
  • Slickdeals Gaming1

Recent Breaking Stories

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

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Latest tracked headlines

Newest articles powering the dashboard — links out to the source

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Generated Aug 26, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC from 72 RSS feeds. Refreshes hourly.