RECAP2026-W376 SEPT TO 13 SEPT 2026
Week of 6 Sept 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
-5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
203
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
510
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
4
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▲ +977%
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
45
PIECES
35 writers · 11 outlets
DB
RV
CM
TRENDING -42%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
53
PIECES
34 writers · 12 outlets
EM
AM
RP
TRENDING▲ +69%
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
8 APR 2027 · UPCOMING
26
PIECES
22 writers · 11 outlets
JD
KS
CL
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.
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Zelda, Diablo IV, Metroid Ravenous
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (7), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Saturday (5), Sunday (4).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, A Way Out
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (9), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Dungeon Crawler, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Game of Thrones: Conquest
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (3), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (2), Sunday (5).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about Game of Thrones: Legends, Game of Thrones: Conquest, Star Trek
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (4), Thursday (4), Friday (7), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
RV
Rebekah ValentineKotaku
Writing about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, World of Warcraft: Forever, Heroes of the Storm
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (3), Friday (2), Saturday (8), Sunday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 198 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
CD
Corey Demoss
IGN
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.