RECAP2026-W3523 AUG TO 30 AUG 2026
Week of 23 Aug 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
1.4k
+23% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
222
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
486
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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▲ +162%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
270
PIECES
99 writers · 17 outlets
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TRENDING▲ +336%
Star Wars Zero Company
OUT NOW
34
PIECES
24 writers · 13 outlets
JF
SM
EG
TRENDING▲ +357%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
29
PIECES
24 writers · 13 outlets
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ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered
OUT NOW
23 writers · 12 outlets
Red Dead Redemption 2
OUT NOW
22 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +878%
The Witcher IV
31 DEC 2028 · UPCOMING
21 writers · 13 outlets
▲ +2700%
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
OUT NOW
17 writers · 12 outlets
▲ +423%
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
8 APR 2027 · UPCOMING
15 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +100%
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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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Minecraft Dungeons II
FILED
40 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (9), Thursday (7), Friday (8), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
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Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Stardew Valley, Unturned, Zombie Survival
FILED
40 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (7), Saturday (8), Sunday (5).
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Eddie MakuchGameSpot
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K27
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (10), Thursday (8), Friday (5).
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Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Dishonored 2, 007 First Light
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (10), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (4), Sunday (1).
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Darryn BonthuysGameSpot
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Gears of War: E-Day, Final Fantasy VII Revelation
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (7), Thursday (5), Friday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 217 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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Adam Barnhardt
Polygon
Polygon·28 Aug
11 Years Later, NBC's 113-Episode Workplace Sitcom Deserves To Be as Big as 'The Office'newson11 Years
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.