RECAP2026-W1612 APR TO 19 APR 2026
Week of 12 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
1.1k
+11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
201
across 22 outlets
GAMES COVERED
436
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▲ +464%
Pragmata
OUT NOW
45
PIECES
31 writers · 17 outlets
WS
RN
KS
TRENDING▲ +65%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
41
PIECES
31 writers · 12 outlets
JL
CC
WY
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Metro 2039
4 FEB 2027 · UPCOMING
26
PIECES
20 writers · 13 outlets
CC
GG
LH
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
OUT NOW
19 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +375%
Windrose
OUT NOW
18 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +800%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
OUT NOW
17 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +94%
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
OUT NOW
15 writers · 13 outlets
▲ +1100%
Starfield
OUT NOW
14 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +30%
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, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (4), Friday (6), Saturday (8), Sunday (6).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us Part III, Bloodborne
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (7), Saturday (5), Sunday (4).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Forza Horizon 6, Kiln, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (4), Thursday (4), Friday (8), Saturday (3), Sunday (2).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about 007 First Light, LEGO Batman: The Videogame, Pragmata
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (7), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Metro 2039, Spider-Man 3
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 196 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
DS
Dhruv Sharma
Screen Rant·16 Apr
X-Files’ Most Cyberpunk Episode Written By Iconic Sci-Fi Author Is Still 1 Of Its Bestnews
RT
Ross Tanenbaum
Screen Rant·15 Apr
Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping's Trailer Finally Accomplishes A 14-Year-Long DreamnewsonHunger
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.