RECAP2026-W193 MAY TO 10 MAY 2026
Week of 3 May 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
199
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
419
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▲ +23%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
54
PIECES
28 writers · 13 outlets
JL
EM
NB
TRENDING▲ +163%
Resident Evil Requiem
OUT NOW
34
PIECES
25 writers · 13 outlets
MW
EG
TP
TRENDING▲ +1260%
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
OUT NOW
22
PIECES
17 writers · 9 outlets
VP
JF
CH
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 Neverness to Everness, Pragmata, Crimson Desert
FILED
35 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (6), Thursday (7), Friday (7), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy, Final Fantasy VII International
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Friday (6), Saturday (7), Sunday (8).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (7), Friday (6), Saturday (5), Sunday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Forza Horizon 6, Outbound, Elite: Dangerous
FILED
31 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
EM
Eddie MakuchGameSpot
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Borderlands 4, Subnautica 2
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (6), Thursday (5), Friday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 194 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
BV
Brian Vanhooker
Polygon
Polygon·8 May
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City review - the best TMNT game in yearsreviewonTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City
RC
Rachael Conrad
Polygon·5 May
John Wick meets Blade Runner in this totally unexpected new hidden-gem sci-fi storynewsonJohn Wick
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.