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Last 7 days · 283 articles · 45/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 20, 2026, 08:02 AM UTC

This week, Retro dominated gaming coverage with 33 articles — up 65% from the previous period. Mortal Shell led individual game mentions with 14 hits. Reviews drove 100% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (13 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. 1Mortal Shell20.8k watching14
  2. 2Duskfade Review5
  3. 3Madden NFL4.6k watching4
  4. 4Rings War3
  5. 5Twisted Tower Review3
  6. 6Mortal Shell II Review20.8k watching3
  7. 7Grand Theft Auto24.0k watching49.2k playing3
  8. 8EA SPORTS Madden NFL3
  9. 9Fields of Mistria661 watching11.1k playing3
  10. 10Steins;Gate Re:Boot Review3

Trading Cards

3 TCG articles tracked

Most active TCG sources

  • IGN2
  • Tabletop Gaming1

Top on Twitch

Most-watched right now

Game7dViewers
  1. 1Dota 2Dota 2561.9k
  2. 2Overwatch®Overwatch®113.5k
  3. 3Escape from TarkovEscape from Tarkov57.9k
  4. 4Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 236.4k
  5. 5FortniteFortnite33.2k
  6. 6League of LegendsLeague of Legends31.5k
  7. 7World of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft26.7k
  8. 8VALORANTVALORANT25.8k
  9. 9Marvel RivalsMarvel Rivals24.1k
  10. 10Grand Theft Auto V LegacyGrand Theft Auto V Legacy24.0k

Top on Steam

Most concurrent players right now

Game7dPlayers
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2648.4k
  2. 2Dota 2Dota 2494.5k
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS305.1k
  4. 4Bongo CatBongo Cat165.1k
  5. 5PalworldPalworld126.7k
  6. 6Apex Legends™Apex Legends™115.6k
  7. 7TBH: Task Bar HeroTBH: Task Bar Hero89.6k
  8. 8RustRust63.8k
  9. 9Limbus CompanyLimbus Company62.8k
  10. 10Delta ForceDelta Force60.8k

Console War — Week over Week

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

Nintendo led console coverage this week with 26 articles (up 2), 4 ahead of PlayStation. PlayStation edged past Xbox for second.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo2624▲ 2

Biggest story: FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods Leaks After Taiwanese Outlet — “FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods Leaks After Taiwanese Outlet 4Gamers Accidentally Publishes Hands-On Preview Ahead of Schedule” (Wccftech)

PlayStation2210▲ 12

Biggest story: Marvel Tōkon’s Pirated Build Hits Flawless — “Marvel Tōkon’s Pirated Build Hits Flawless 60 FPS, as Denuvo-Style DRM/Anti-Cheat Reportedly Cripples the Paid Steam Version” (Wccftech)

Xbox612▼ 6

Biggest story: Roundup The First Reviews Have Arrived For Mortal Shell — “Mortal Shell 2 review - falls short of Elden Ring's greatness” (PCGamesN)

Hardware Coverage

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

Story Velocity

Articles per day in the window

54
13
Thu
47
14
Fri
15
15
Sat
8
16
Sun
68
17
Mon
44
18
Tue
42
19
Wed
5
20
Thu
Low 5Avg 35High 68

What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • Steam News37
  • Polygon23
  • DualShockers21
  • IGN19
  • PC Gamer14

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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