RECAP2026-W2010 MAY TO 17 MAY 2026
Week of 10 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
1.1k
-7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
208
across 23 outlets
GAMES COVERED
445
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▲ +809%
Forza Horizon 6
OUT NOW
78
PIECES
50 writers · 18 outlets
FG
BK
WS
TRENDING▲ +494%
Subnautica 2
OUT NOW
72
PIECES
46 writers · 16 outlets
EE
TW
SD
TRENDING▲ +26%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
42
PIECES
30 writers · 13 outlets
AR
BB
JS
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, Red Dead Redemption 2, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (1), Saturday (2), Sunday (6).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Forza Horizon 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, Mixtape
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (3), Thursday (7), Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto VI, Apex Legends
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (3), Thursday (1), Friday (3), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
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Scott DuweDestructoid
Writing about Subnautica 2, Marvel Rivals, Grand Theft Auto VI
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (4).
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Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Forza Horizon 6, Grand Theft Auto VI, Doom: The Dark Ages
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (8), Thursday (4), Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 203 writers filed this week.
Browse them by outlet, beat or the games they cover →
03 · READER ATTENTION
What's drawing readers in
- CKCameron Koch GameSpot·13 MayMarathon's First Wipe Is Just A Few Weeks Away, Here's What Carries OvernewsonMarathon
- ABAlice Bell Rock Paper Shotgun·3 Jan 2023The 25 best horror games on PCrounduponS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat+ 24 more
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
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Tanner Fox
Screen Rant·17 May
15 Best Characters In Elden Ring, RankedrounduponElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
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Tim Edwards
PC Gamer·12 May
20 years later, the world deserves another Sid Meier's Railroads!newsonSid Meier's Railroads!
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.