RECAP2026-W101 MAR TO 8 MAR 2026
Week of 1 Mar 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
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
212
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
467
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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.
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James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Pokémon Winds, Grand Theft Auto VI, Fallout 5
FILED
36 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (3), Sunday (5).
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Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Fantasy RPG: Raid Legends
FILED
36 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (5), Saturday (7), Sunday (8).
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Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Resident Evil Requiem, God of War Sons of Sparta, ARC Raiders
FILED
31 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (8), Friday (4), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
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Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Pokémon FireRed Version, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Grand Theft Auto VI
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (6), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Project Helix, Cyberpunk 2077, Hollow Knight: Silksong
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (4), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 207 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
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Nikole Robinson
GamesRadar+·7 Mar
These five Pokemon Scarlet and Violet features helped to open up this RPG series forever, ushering in a new monster catching eranewsonPokémon Winds
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Jaina Rodriguez-Grey
GameSpot·2 Mar
New PC RPG Bundle Includes Rogue Trader, Planescape: Torment, And MorenewsonPlanescape: Torment
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.