RECAP2026-W2621 JUN TO 28 JUN 2026
Week of 21 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
1.2k
+13% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
216
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
481
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▲ +193%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
193
PIECES
82 writers · 15 outlets
WY
SM
SB
TRENDING▲ +93%
Destiny 2
OUT NOW
34
PIECES
27 writers · 12 outlets
OK
CM
JW
TRENDING▲ +336%
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
12 writers · 11 outlets
RM
EG
WF
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Star Fox
OUT NOW
11 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +450%
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
10 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +5%
Meccha Chameleon
OUT NOW
10 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +567%
007 First Light
OUT NOW
10 writers · 7 outlets
-62%
Red Dead Redemption 2
OUT NOW
9 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +71%
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.
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
41 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Wednesday (6), Thursday (5), Friday (5), Saturday (11), Sunday (8).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Gran Turismo 7
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (6), Friday (7), Saturday (3), Sunday (4).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Fallout 5, Pokémon Winds
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (6), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (4), Sunday (5).
TW
Tom WilsonScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (4), Saturday (5), Sunday (7).
EG
Ethan GachKotaku
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Star Fox, Star Wars: Galactic Racer
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (6), Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
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
TT
Terry Terrones
Polygon
Polygon·27 Jun
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is radically changing Captain Kirk for the betteropiniononStar Trek: Shadow Frontier
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.