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Last 7 days · 21 articles · 13/72 feeds active· Updated Oct 24, 2026, 09:42 AM UTC

This week, PC dominated gaming coverage with 16 articles — up 45% from the previous period. Steam Deck led individual game mentions with 8 hits. Hardware drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Steam Deck (15 mentions).

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Coverage Scorecard

Articles per platform tag

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Topic Distribution

What kinds of stories dominate

TopicArticles

Top Mentioned

Most-named entities in headlines

EntityMentions
  1. 1Steam Deck8
  2. 2Enshrouded7.6k watching57.6k playing3
  3. 3Village168 watching2.5k playing2
  4. 4Shade PS52
  5. 5Steins;Gate Reboot PS52
  6. 6ROG Ally2
  7. 7Steam Deck Verified2
  8. 8PlayStation Core Working On The Analogue Pocket1
  9. 9Redditor's1
  10. 10Evercade Nexus1

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Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 299.7k
  2. 2League of LegendsLeague of Legends58.1k
  3. 3Dota 2Dota 250.9k
  4. 4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 448.5k
  5. 5MinecraftMinecraft43.8k
  6. 6ARC RaidersARC Raiders31.8k
  7. 7Overwatch®Overwatch®28.9k
  8. 8VALORANTVALORANT23.0k
  9. 9Street Fighter™ 6Street Fighter™ 621.0k
  10. 10Always OnAlways On20.6k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2834.7k
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2763.3k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS468.7k
  4. 4Aion 2Aion 2183.8k
  5. 5Bongo CatBongo Cat155.6k
  6. 6Call of Duty®Call of Duty®148.4k
  7. 7Apex Legends™Apex Legends™127.4k
  8. 8Cyberpunk 2077Cyberpunk 2077108.3k
  9. 9WARDOGSWARDOGS99.0k
  10. 10RustRust89.6k

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 7 articles each. PlayStation edged past Xbox for second.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo74▲ 3

Biggest story: Steam Deck — “Which is the best version of Village in the Shade? PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC, Steam Deck, and more compared” (Steam News)

PlayStation71▲ 6

Biggest story: Steam Deck — “Which is the best version of Village in the Shade? PS5, Switch 2, Switch, PC, Steam Deck, and more compared” (Steam News)

Xbox63▲ 3

Biggest story: Steam Deck — “Which is the best version of Steins;Gate Reboot? PS5, Switch 2, Switch, Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Xbox” (Steam News)

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
  • Steam News5
  • RPG Site3
  • PC Gamer2
  • GamesRadar2
  • Retro Dodo1

Recent Breaking Stories

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

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Generated Oct 24, 2026, 09:42 AM UTC from 72 RSS feeds. Refreshes hourly.