RECAP2026-W3630 AUG TO 6 SEPT 2026
Week of 30 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
1.3k
-10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
210
across 22 outlets
GAMES COVERED
481
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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 -22%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
80
PIECES
45 writers · 15 outlets
PH
KS
EM
TRENDING▲ +763%
The Blood of Dawnwalker
OUT NOW
88
PIECES
41 writers · 16 outlets
SM
NB
JF
TRENDING▲ +328%
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
8 APR 2027 · UPCOMING
38
PIECES
31 writers · 12 outlets
RR
CH
KS
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
OUT NOW
27 writers · 15 outlets
▲ +440%
The Witcher IV
31 DEC 2028 · UPCOMING
16 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +167%
Final Fantasy Resonance
22 OCT 2026 · UPCOMING
16 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +814%
Star Wars Zero Company
OUT NOW
14 writers · 12 outlets
▲ +30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
14 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +30%
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Call of Duty: Warzone, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Tower of Fantasy
FILED
35 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (1), Thursday (14), Friday (5), Saturday (5), Sunday (3).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about The Blood of Dawnwalker, Game of Thrones: Legends, Game of Thrones: Conquest
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (5), Thursday (10), Friday (4), Saturday (5), Sunday (2).
TW
Tom WilsonScreen Rant
Writing about Sci-Fi, Crimson Desert, Stardew Valley
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Wednesday (6), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (6), Sunday (6).
EG
Ethan GachKotaku
Writing about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, WiLD
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (1), Sunday (2).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Pokémon Champions
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (4), Saturday (3), Sunday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 205 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
CJ
Collier Jennings
Polygon
Polygon·4 Sept
39 Years Later, an Iconic X-Men Villain's First Appearance Is Suddenly the Hottest Comic on the Marketnews References sequel onIconic
JK
Jade King
GameSpot
GameSpot·3 Sept
Crimson Desert Channels The Sims With Its Chartering The Unknown ExpansionnewsonCrimson Desert
RT
Rachel Tolleson
Polygon
Polygon·2 Sept
7 Years Later, What Remains of Edith Finch Still Has the Most Haunting Quote in GamingnewsonWhat Remains of Edith Finch
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.