RECAP2026-W024 JAN TO 11 JAN 2026
Week of 4 Jan 2026The 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
958
+98% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
171
across 18 outlets
GAMES COVERED
445
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.
TRENDING▲ +39%
ARC Raiders
OUT NOW
49
PIECES
26 writers · 11 outlets
AW
AM
MP
TRENDING▲ +67%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
26
PIECES
20 writers · 9 outlets
KS
GY
BB
TRENDING▲ +43%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
24
PIECES
19 writers · 10 outlets
EM
NB
GY
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
OUT NOW
18 writers · 11 outlets
-37%
Red Dead Redemption 2
OUT NOW
17 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +278%
Divinity
OUT NOW
16 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +39%
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
OUT NOW
12 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +1100%
Fable
23 FEB 2027 · UPCOMING
11 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +340%
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 Avowed, Fable, Towerborne
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (3), Thursday (8), Friday (7), Saturday (3), Sunday (2).
SM
Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Crimson Desert, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4).
GY
George YoungGamesRadar+
Writing about Final Fantasy IX, Baldur's Gate III, Grand Theft Auto VI
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (6).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (4), Saturday (4), Sunday (3).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Cyberpunk 2077, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 166 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
BG
Branson Garza
Screen Rant·8 Jan
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.