RECAP2026-W0128 DEC TO 4 JAN 2026
Week of 28 Dec 2025The week in game journalism.
A snapshot of what writers were chasing this week. We sort by how much coverage jumped against the previous four weeks, so a story breaking now rises above games that already get steady writeups every week.
PIECES INDEXED
484
-16% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
134
across 18 outlets
GAMES COVERED
319
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
first article indexed
01 · TRENDING
Games that picked up coverage this week
The games whose coverage spiked this week against their own four-week baseline. Worth a look if you missed them.
02 · IN THE BYLINE THIS WEEK
Writers we kept seeing across the index
Worth checking in on. The cadence chart shows which days they published, which often says more about a beat than a tally does.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Forza Horizon 6, Gears of War: E-Day, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (8), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, No Strings Attached, Halo: Campaign Evolved
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (5), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Doom: The Dark Ages, Elden Ring
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (6), Thursday (2), Friday (4), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
JW
Justin WagnerPC Gamer
Writing about Fallout: New Vegas, ARC Raiders, Cultic
FILED
18 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (2), Saturday (3), Sunday (3).
EM
Ewan MooreScreen Rant
Writing about Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto VI, Cyberpunk 2077
FILED
18 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (5), Saturday (5), Sunday (5).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 129 writers filed this week.
Browse them by outlet, beat or the games they cover →
03 · READER ATTENTION
What's drawing readers in
No reader signal recorded for this week.
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
RW
Robert Wood
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·3 Jan
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.