RECAP2026-W0922 FEB TO 1 MAR 2026
Week of 22 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
+11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
223
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
518
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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▲ +288%
Resident Evil Requiem
OUT NOW
114
PIECES
67 writers · 18 outlets
SM
TP
CC
TRENDING▲ +3300%
Pokémon Winds
31 DEC 2027 · UPCOMING
41
PIECES
34 writers · 9 outlets
KS
KS
YG
TRENDING▲ +371%
Marathon
OUT NOW
56
PIECES
33 writers · 12 outlets
EG
RN
WY
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.
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Fallout 4, Fallout 5
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (6), Saturday (5), Sunday (8).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Resident Evil Requiem, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
FILED
31 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (2), Friday (5), Saturday (4), Sunday (7).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, God of War Sons of Sparta, Guitar Hero Live
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Sunday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about A Short Hike, Ball x Pit, Firewatch
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
TP
Tom PhillipsIGN
Writing about Resident Evil Requiem, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, The Witcher IV
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (4), Friday (7).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 218 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
AT
Ambrose Tardive
Screen Rant·27 Feb
30 Years Later, Hollywood Is Running Out of Time to Turn PlayStation's Best '90s Thriller Into a BlockbusternewsonOut of Time
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.