RECAP2026-W285 JUL TO 12 JUL 2026
Week of 5 Jul 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
+10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
191
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
370
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▲ +583%
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
OUT NOW
55
PIECES
41 writers · 15 outlets
SG
TP
KS
TRENDING▲ +321%
Palworld
OUT NOW
27
PIECES
20 writers · 11 outlets
SD
WY
KS
TRENDING -68%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
24
PIECES
15 writers · 7 outlets
JS
EM
AR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Elder Scrolls Online
OUT NOW
15 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +900%
Pokémon Winds
31 DEC 2027 · UPCOMING
13 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +206%
The Elder Scrolls VI
13 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +206%
State of Decay 3
31 DEC 2027 · UPCOMING
12 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +220%
Destiny 2
OUT NOW
12 writers · 6 outlets
-16%
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 Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto Online, Grand Theft Auto VI
FILED
40 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (6), Friday (6), Saturday (9), Sunday (3).
JS
Jared StewartScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Cyberpunk 2077, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (9), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Friday (2), Saturday (7), Sunday (12).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Fallout 76, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Grounded 2
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (4), Thursday (2), Friday (7), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
EM
Eddie MakuchGameSpot
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, World Cup, Stuffed
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (6).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Hogwarts Legacy, Grand Theft Auto VI, Final Fantasy VII Revelation
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (7), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 186 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
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John Higgins
The Verge·12 Jul
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.