RECAP2026-W247 JUN TO 14 JUN 2026
Week of 7 Jun 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
1.4k
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
216
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
616
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▲ +417%
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
8 APR 2027 · UPCOMING
38
PIECES
31 writers · 10 outlets
RR
KS
GC
TRENDING▲ +1250%
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
31
PIECES
27 writers · 9 outlets
JL
AK
RV
TRENDING▲ +411%
Halo: Campaign Evolved
OUT NOW
33
PIECES
23 writers · 11 outlets
FG
SB
WL
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Resident Evil Veronica
31 DEC 2027 · UPCOMING
22 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +700%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
21 writers · 9 outlets
-23%
Gears of War: E-Day
OUT NOW
18 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +140%
Destiny 2
OUT NOW
18 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +18%
Fable
23 FEB 2027 · UPCOMING
17 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +74%
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 Gears of War: E-Day, Clockwork Revolution, Halo: Campaign Evolved
FILED
43 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (10), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (4), Thursday (8), Friday (8), Saturday (3), Sunday (3).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Marvel's Wolverine, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Senua
FILED
41 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (9), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (10), Thursday (5), Friday (3), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Cyberpunk 2077, The Elder Scrolls VI, The Last of Us Part III
FILED
38 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (2), Thursday (6), Friday (7), Saturday (10), Sunday (4).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about The Duskbloods, Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate III
FILED
31 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Grand Theft Auto VI, Fallout 5
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (3), Thursday (3), Friday (4), Saturday (7), Sunday (5).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 211 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.