RECAP2026-W1719 APR TO 26 APR 2026
Week of 19 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
1.2k
+10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
212
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
509
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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▲ +1300%
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
OUT NOW
50
PIECES
35 writers · 15 outlets
HW
TP
CL
TRENDING▲ +845%
Final Fantasy XIV Online
OUT NOW
46
PIECES
26 writers · 11 outlets
AK
JC
CC
TRENDING▲ +108%
Pragmata
OUT NOW
30
PIECES
25 writers · 12 outlets
AK
AM
SB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Crimson Desert
OUT NOW
21 writers · 9 outlets
-18%
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
OUT NOW
17 writers · 12 outlets
▲ +1033%
Saros
OUT NOW
17 writers · 12 outlets
▲ +386%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
OUT NOW
15 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +62%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
13 writers · 6 outlets
-40%
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Kiln, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors, Fable
FILED
41 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (8), Thursday (8), Friday (7), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Street Fighter 6, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
FILED
40 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (6), Friday (12), Saturday (3), Sunday (4).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
FILED
38 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (9), Friday (7), Saturday (8), Sunday (4).
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 (6), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (7), Sunday (6).
EM
Eddie MakuchGameSpot
Writing about Fable, Grand Theft Auto VI, Forza Horizon 6
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (3), Friday (7).
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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.