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This week, Nintendo dominated gaming coverage with 64 articles — up 191% from the previous period. Gothic led individual game mentions with 62 hits. Retro drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (24 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. 1Gothic15.5k watching62
  2. 2Resident Evil Veronica297 watching10
  3. 3Resident Evil297 watching7
  4. 4Gothic Remake7
  5. 5Ocarina of Time2.7k watching7
  6. 6Persona136 watching6
  7. 7Nightdive Studios5
  8. 8Tomb Raider4
  9. 9Zelda569 watching4
  10. 10Revelation4

Trading Cards

1 TCG articles tracked

Top mentioned in TCG news

Most active TCG sources

  • Steam News1

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1League of Legends44.3k
  2. 2Splatoon 336.4k
  3. 3ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN36.1k
  4. 4Overwatch®30.3k
  5. 5Marvel Rivals28.9k
  6. 6Fortnite23.1k
  7. 7Grand Theft Auto V Legacy21.5k
  8. 8Path of Exile 221.4k
  9. 9Minecraft19.9k
  10. 10Counter-Strike 219.6k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2695.5k
  2. 2Dota 2349.7k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS206.5k
  4. 4Path of Exile 2157.5k
  5. 5Bongo Cat134.2k
  6. 6Marvel Rivals123.5k
  7. 7Apex Legends™100.0k
  8. 8Slay the Spire 292.4k
  9. 9Forza Horizon 685.2k
  10. 10Wallpaper Engine83.3k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo led console coverage this week with 64 articles (up 42), 36 ahead of PlayStation. Nintendo overtook PlayStation for the lead.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo6422▲ 42

Biggest story: Ocarina of Time — “Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo Switch 2 remake was one of the most popular titles of Summer Game Fest 2026, according to data” (Nintendo Everything)

PlayStation2830▼ 2

Biggest story: Gothic — “Where to sleep in Gothic 1 Remake” (GamesRadar)

Xbox2515▲ 10

Biggest story: Halo — “I watched the new Halo remake gameplay, then replayed the original to nitpick the differences” (PC Gamer)

Hardware Coverage

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

Story Velocity

Articles per day in the window

39
06
Sat
33
07
Sun
59
08
Mon
49
09
Tue
38
10
Wed
33
11
Thu
45
12
Fri
Low 33Avg 42High 59

What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • Game Rant39
  • Steam News38
  • GamesRadar25
  • TheGamer22
  • PC Gamer15

Recent Breaking Stories

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

  • Gothic4 sources · 7 articles · Retro6/8/2026, 3:41:43 PM

    “Where to sleep in Gothic 1 Remake”

    GamesRadar · Steam News · Game Rant · Rock Paper Shotgun

  • Silent Hill4 sources · 4 articles · Retro6/6/2026, 11:10:00 PM

    “Silent Hill 2 remake studio is back with more sci-fi horror, and this time it's taking Star Trek to a mysterious, hostile world”

    Eurogamer · Rock Paper Shotgun · Polygon · Steam News

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