RECAP2026-W3019 JUL TO 26 JUL 2026
Week of 19 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
1.1k
-4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
186
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
563
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▲ +500%
Halo: Campaign Evolved
OUT NOW
44
PIECES
33 writers · 14 outlets
FG
WS
KS
TRENDING▲ +555%
Splatoon Raiders
OUT NOW
30
PIECES
18 writers · 12 outlets
GC
LD
OR
TRENDING▲ +131%
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
OUT NOW
19
PIECES
15 writers · 11 outlets
SB
ST
CM
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
14 writers · 8 outlets
-67%
Palworld
OUT NOW
13 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +24%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
13 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +225%
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
OUT NOW
12 writers · 6 outlets
-45%
Final Fantasy XIV Online
OUT NOW
11 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +300%
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 Halo: Campaign Evolved, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker's Bad Fur Day
FILED
38 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (7), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (3), Sunday (3).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Fallout 5, Star Wars: Galactic Racer
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (9), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (6), Thursday (6), Friday (6).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Honkai: Star Rail, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (8), Friday (4), Saturday (3), Sunday (2).
JS
Jared StewartScreen Rant
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Marvel's Wolverine, Marvel Rivals
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Friday (4), Saturday (8), Sunday (3).
SM
Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Baldur's Gate III, Star Fox, Volume
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (4).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 181 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
AM
Alec Mullins
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·25 Jul
10 Best Games Of 2026 Nobody Is Talking AboutrounduponCrisol: Theater of Idols+ 8 more
JM
Jose Munoz
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·20 Jul
11 Essential Turn-Based RPGs According To MetacriticrounduponDark Souls III+ 1 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.