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Last 7 days · 13 articles · 8/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 29, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC

This week, PC dominated gaming coverage with 5 articles — down 58% from the previous period. Steam Deck led individual game mentions with 3 hits. Hardware drove 100% 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. 1Steam Deck3
  2. 2Evercade2
  3. 3Star Wars Zero Company27.9k watching68.5k playing2
  4. 4ROG Ally2
  5. 5AMD Ryzen Z2 Go Handheld Gaming PC1
  6. 6Today’s Top Deals PS Portal1
  7. 7Lenovo Legion Go1
  8. 8Sony WH-1000XM51
  9. 9LG OLED Evo C61
  10. 10Piko Interactive Collection1

Trading Cards

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Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Pokémon ChampionsPokémon Champions76.9k
  2. 2League of LegendsLeague of Legends71.4k
  3. 3Overwatch®Overwatch®70.2k
  4. 4World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft66.2k
  5. 5VALORANTVALORANT65.3k
  6. 6Chained TogetherChained Together58.0k
  7. 7Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 255.7k
  8. 8Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy49.4k
  9. 9Apex Legends™Apex Legends™47.0k
  10. 10Dota 2Dota 238.2k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2831.8k
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2647.5k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS150.6k
  4. 4PalworldPalworld146.2k
  5. 5Bongo CatBongo Cat137.1k
  6. 6RustRust97.6k
  7. 7How to FishHow to Fish94.2k
  8. 8Marvel RivalsMarvel Rivals91.7k
  9. 9Project ZomboidProject Zomboid90.3k
  10. 10Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege85.7k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo and PlayStation tied for the lead in console coverage this week at 1 articles each. Nintendo overtook Xbox for the lead.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo10▲ 1

Biggest story: Lenovo Legion Go — “Today’s Top Deals: PS Portal for $145, Lenovo Legion Go S, Sony WH-1000XM5, 65" LG OLED Evo C6” (IGN)

PlayStation11· 0

Biggest story: Lenovo Legion Go — “Today’s Top Deals: PS Portal for $145, Lenovo Legion Go S, Sony WH-1000XM5, 65" LG OLED Evo C6” (IGN)

Xbox07▼ 7

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
  • GamesRadar4
  • IGN2
  • Time Extension2
  • Retro Dodo1
  • Steam News1

Recent Breaking Stories

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

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