RECAP2026-W1826 APR TO 3 MAY 2026
Week of 26 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
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
212
across 23 outlets
GAMES COVERED
436
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▲ +10%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
33
PIECES
23 writers · 11 outlets
JL
SM
EM
TRENDING▲ +1580%
Subnautica 2
OUT NOW
33
PIECES
21 writers · 12 outlets
AM
EM
EE
TRENDING▲ +209%
007 First Light
OUT NOW
27
PIECES
17 writers · 11 outlets
CT
BB
OT
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 Online, Bloodborne
FILED
37 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (7), Saturday (7), Sunday (9).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Crimson Desert, Marvel's Spider-Man 2
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (9), Friday (9), Saturday (5), Sunday (1).
EM
Eddie MakuchGameSpot
Writing about Subnautica 2, Grand Theft Auto VI, 007 First Light
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (7), Friday (5).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Trepang2, Aphelion, Avowed
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (7), Thursday (3), Friday (4), Saturday (3), Sunday (2).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Hogwarts Legacy
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Saturday (6), Sunday (4).
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
- ABAshley Bardhan GamesRadar+·1 MayCrimson Desert player finds out-of-bounds village that looks like medieval Red Dead Redemption 2, and now everyone's hoping Pearl Abyss will let us pillage it in a future updatenewsonRed Dead Redemption 2
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.