RECAP2026-W0418 JAN TO 25 JAN 2026
Week of 18 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
1.1k
+6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
187
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
442
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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▲ +343%
Fable
23 FEB 2027 · UPCOMING
55
PIECES
31 writers · 12 outlets
HW
KS
FG
TRENDING▲ +53%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
23
PIECES
29 writers · 11 outlets
JS
TP
ST
TRENDING▲ +391%
Marathon
OUT NOW
35
PIECES
27 writers · 10 outlets
EG
AM
LC
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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Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Palworld, Hytale, Scott Pilgrim EX
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (3), Friday (4).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Resident Evil Requiem
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (3), Saturday (4).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Fable, Beast of Reincarnation, Forza Horizon 6
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
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Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto VI
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
TP
Tom PhillipsIGN
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Forza Horizon 6, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (8), Friday (4).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 182 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
KH
Kara Hedash
Screen Rant·24 Jan
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson's Confirmed Hunger Games Return Is A Risk For The PrequelnewsonJennifer
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.