RECAP2026-W2224 MAY TO 31 MAY 2026
Week of 24 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
-3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
202
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
475
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▲ +382%
007 First Light
OUT NOW
88
PIECES
59 writers · 17 outlets
JF
FG
KG
TRENDING▲ +469%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
46
PIECES
37 writers · 14 outlets
RP
JG
AK
TRENDING▲ +26%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
46
PIECES
35 writers · 13 outlets
JL
CC
SB
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, Fallout 4
FILED
38 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (7), Saturday (5), Sunday (8).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, 007 First Light, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
FILED
36 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (8), Saturday (5), Sunday (6).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about 007 First Light, Grand Theft Auto VI, Marathon
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (8), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Sunday (3).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about 007 First Light, Fable, Grand Theft Auto VI
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (7), Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday (6), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about Black Myth: Wukong, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring Nightreign
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 197 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.