RECAP2026-W2912 JUL TO 19 JUL 2026
Week of 12 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
-4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
193
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
384
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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 -31%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
37
PIECES
31 writers · 12 outlets
PH
JL
FG
TRENDING▲ +81%
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
OUT NOW
38
PIECES
29 writers · 11 outlets
TP
SM
SS
TRENDING▲ +134%
Palworld
OUT NOW
19
PIECES
17 writers · 7 outlets
CL
AK
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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, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Red Dead Redemption 2
FILED
39 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (9), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (5), Thursday (7), Friday (4), Sunday (5).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Marvel's Wolverine, Indigo Prophecy, Destiny 2
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (7), Thursday (6), Friday (6), Saturday (1), Sunday (4).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about Game of Thrones: Kingsroad, Baldur's Gate III, Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 3
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (5), Friday (7), Saturday (4), Sunday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Halo: Campaign Evolved, Forza Horizon 6, Hades II
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (6), Saturday (4), Sunday (2).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Fallout 5, Avatar, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (6), Thursday (3), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 188 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.