RECAP2026-W0311 JAN TO 18 JAN 2026
Week of 11 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
1k
+7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
179
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
479
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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▲ +1811%
Hytale
OUT NOW
58
PIECES
43 writers · 12 outlets
RN
MW
MW
TRENDING▲ +146%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
21
PIECES
32 writers · 9 outlets
VP
EM
NB
TRENDING▲ +1056%
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
OUT NOW
29
PIECES
26 writers · 7 outlets
RV
VP
NC
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Yakuza Kiwami 3, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (9), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Burnout 3: Takedown, Resident Evil Village, Batman: Arkham Origins
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
EM
Ewan MooreScreen Rant
Writing about Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto VI, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (1), Sunday (6).
SM
Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Helldivers 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (5), Friday (5).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Bloodborne: The Old Hunters, Diablo IV
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (2), Saturday (5).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 174 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
BW
Bee Wertheimer
Kotaku·12 Jan
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.