RECAP2026-W118 MAR TO 15 MAR 2026
Week of 8 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
1.1k
-8% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
206
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
559
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 -6%
Resident Evil Requiem
OUT NOW
51
PIECES
34 writers · 14 outlets
TP
SM
VP
TRENDING▲ +53%
Pokémon Pokopia
OUT NOW
45
PIECES
26 writers · 9 outlets
TP
DR
KS
TRENDING -1%
Marathon
OUT NOW
34
PIECES
24 writers · 10 outlets
RN
MP
SD
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Slay the Spire II
OUT NOW
22 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +115%
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
OUT NOW
22 writers · 12 outlets
▲ +487%
Crimson Desert
OUT NOW
19 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +117%
Battlefield 6
OUT NOW
19 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +138%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
OUT NOW
15 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +161%
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 5, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (6), Saturday (5), Sunday (6).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Crimson Desert, Ghost of Yotei, Starfield
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (3), Thursday (3), Friday (6), Saturday (5), Sunday (3).
ZZ
Zack ZwiezenKotaku
Writing about Marathon, Ghost of Yotei, Crimson Desert
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (4), Friday (4).
AW
Austin WoodGamesRadar+
Writing about ARC Raiders, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Palworld
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (9), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (2).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Pokémon Pokopia, Out of the Blue
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Wednesday (5), Friday (7), Saturday (5), Sunday (1).
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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.