RECAP2026-W0815 FEB TO 22 FEB 2026
Week of 15 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
1.2k
-15% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
206
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
561
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Marathon, Ananta, Apex Legends
FILED
36 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (6), Thursday (7), Friday (6), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Fallout 4, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (4), Sunday (5).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about The Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 76, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Avowed, Awaysis
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (6), Thursday (3), Friday (5), Sunday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Art of Rally, Assassin's Creed, Battlefield 6
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (9).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 201 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
KS
Kenneth Shepard & Claire Jackson & Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.