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Last 7 days · 445 articles · 45/72 feeds active· Updated Aug 26, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC

This week, Xbox dominated gaming coverage with 445 articles — up 24% from the previous period. Xbox Series X|S led individual game mentions with 46 hits. General drove 57% of all stories. Hardware coverage was led by the Switch 2 (53 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. 1Xbox Series X|S46
  2. 2Halo79 watching8
  3. 3PlayStation 5 Pro8
  4. 4Ori9 watching5
  5. 5Forza Horizon5
  6. 6Double Fine5
  7. 7Fallout274 watching5
  8. 8Gamescom4
  9. 9Mewgenics4
  10. 10Exodus4

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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

Xbox led console coverage this week with 445 articles (up 86), 277 ahead of PlayStation.

PlatformNowPriorΔ
Nintendo7959▲ 20

Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Mewgenics Launches for Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on September 8” (Noisy Pixel)

PlayStation16897▲ 71

Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Exodus launches on April 7, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC Steam” (Steam News)

Xbox445359▲ 86

Biggest story: Xbox Series X|S — “Exodus launches on April 7, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC Steam” (Steam News)

Hardware Coverage

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

Story Velocity

Articles per day in the window

53
19
Wed
86
20
Thu
71
21
Fri
28
22
Sat
18
23
Sun
51
24
Mon
119
25
Tue
19
26
Wed
Low 18Avg 56High 119

What's Spiking

Phrases surging in headlines — and the stories behind them

Most Active Sources

Top 5 publishers by article count

SourceArticles
  • Steam News62
  • Pure Xbox48
  • Noisy Pixel40
  • Gematsu35
  • IGN22

Recent Breaking Stories

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

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Generated Aug 26, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC from 72 RSS feeds. Refreshes hourly.