RECAP2026-W078 FEB TO 15 FEB 2026
Week of 8 Feb 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
1.3k
+19% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
235
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
491
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.
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.
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Fallout 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (3), Sunday (3).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Marathon, Saros, Resident Evil Requiem
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (4), Thursday (8), Friday (11), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Lunar New Year, Helldivers 2, High on Life 2
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about The Witcher IV, No Strings Attached, Ghost of Yotei
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (5), Sunday (6).
TP
Tom PhillipsIGN
Writing about Marvel's Wolverine, God of War Sons of Sparta, Spider-Man 2
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (2), Thursday (10), Friday (3), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 230 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
JL
James Lynch
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·15 Feb
Fallout 5's Big Announcement Left Gamers Feeling Empty, And We Get ItnewsonFallout 5
MK
Mona Khalifeh
Screen Rant·10 Feb
Norwegian Biathlete Admits to Cheating During Live TV Interview After Medal Wininterview
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.