RECAP2026-W1322 MAR TO 29 MAR 2026
Week of 22 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
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
185
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
391
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▲ +53%
Crimson Desert
OUT NOW
77
PIECES
41 writers · 14 outlets
WY
SM
VP
TRENDING -55%
Resident Evil Requiem
OUT NOW
25
PIECES
20 writers · 12 outlets
SM
ST
JM
TRENDING -45%
Marathon
OUT NOW
22
PIECES
17 writers · 10 outlets
RN
MP
DB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Pokémon Champions
OUT NOW
16 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +1500%
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
30 JUN 2027 · UPCOMING
16 writers · 9 outlets
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
15 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +18%
Hades II
OUT NOW
13 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +643%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
13 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +117%
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 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Ghost of Yotei, Life is Strange: Reunion
FILED
41 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (10), Wednesday (6), Thursday (7), Friday (7), Saturday (2), Sunday (6).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Shadows
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (7), Saturday (5), Sunday (5).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Saros, Resident Evil Requiem, Returnal
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (1).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Pokémon Champions, Devil May Cry 5, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (4), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (5), Sunday (6).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Barbie: Horse Trails, Battlefield Hardline, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 180 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
TA
Toby Arguello
GameSpot·28 Mar
Ubisoft Shaped The Games Industry, Only To Be Left Behind By Its CreationnewsonLeft Behind
ML
Mai Ladyman
Nintendo Life
Nintendo Life·27 Mar
Disney Dreamlight Valley - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - A Lovely-Looking Upgrade, But Still Not There YetreviewonDisney Dreamlight Valley
SP
Sarah Polonsky
Screen Rant·26 Mar
John Carpenter Interview: Cathedral, Fallout 76 & Leaving HollywoodinterviewonCathedral
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.