RECAP2026-W3126 JUL TO 2 AUG 2026
Week of 26 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
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
186
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
520
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 -28%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
21
PIECES
18 writers · 8 outlets
JW
SS
SB
TRENDING▲ +28%
Halo: Campaign Evolved
OUT NOW
21
PIECES
16 writers · 12 outlets
CR
AN
SD
TRENDING▲ +300%
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
8 APR 2027 · UPCOMING
17
PIECES
16 writers · 10 outlets
IH
KS
SG
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.
TW
Tom WilsonScreen Rant
Writing about Stardew Valley, Fantasy RPG: Raid Legends, Crusader Kings II
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (4), Saturday (5), Sunday (4).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, Marvel's Wolverine, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (8), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Red Dead Redemption 2, BioShock, Blade Runner
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (4), Sunday (5).
CR
Craig ReidPure Xbox
Writing about Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day, Fable
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (5), Friday (4).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Fallout 5, Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy Resonance
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (2), Friday (4), Saturday (3), Sunday (5).
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
TH
Thomas Hindmarch
Polygon
Polygon·29 Jul
8 years later, Spider-Man: Brand New Day officially brings back an abandoned AvengernewsonSpider-Man: Brand New Day
RC
Rebecca Corgan
Polygon
Polygon·29 Jul
BG3 third-person camera mod completely changes how you play Baldur's Gate 3newsonBaldur's Gate III
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.