RECAP2026-W155 APR TO 12 APR 2026
Week of 5 Apr 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
980
-1% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
167
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
495
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▲ +447%
Pokémon Champions
OUT NOW
46
PIECES
26 writers · 12 outlets
KS
CC
TP
TRENDING▲ +63%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
37
PIECES
24 writers · 11 outlets
JL
CC
AR
TRENDING -41%
Crimson Desert
OUT NOW
38
PIECES
23 writers · 9 outlets
WY
BK
FR
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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Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Hogwarts Legacy, Cyberpunk 2077
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (7), Saturday (3), Sunday (6).
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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Arknights: Endfield, Anime RPG: Isekai Journey, 2XKO
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (7), Thursday (7), Friday (6), Saturday (4), Sunday (2).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Cyberpunk 2077, Pokémon Champions
FILED
31 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (8), Friday (4), Saturday (3).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 5
FILED
31 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (4), Thursday (7), Friday (7), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
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Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Pokémon Champions, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (4), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 162 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
CS
Campfire Studio
Rock Paper Shotgun·10 Apr
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.