RECAP2026-W3813 SEPT TO 20 SEPT 2026
Week of 13 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
978
-21% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
201
across 21 outlets
GAMES COVERED
443
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 -46%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
55
PIECES
33 writers · 13 outlets
EM
ZZ
BB
TRENDING▲ +376%
Control Resonant
OUT NOW
28
PIECES
25 writers · 17 outlets
FG
MH
IV
TRENDING▲ +736%
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
OUT NOW
34
PIECES
23 writers · 11 outlets
JN
JB
OR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Marvel's Wolverine
OUT NOW
17 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +31%
Diablo V
31 MAR 2029 · UPCOMING
13 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +206%
Diablo IV
OUT NOW
13 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +300%
The Blood of Dawnwalker
OUT NOW
13 writers · 6 outlets
-24%
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
8 APR 2027 · UPCOMING
12 writers · 9 outlets
-33%
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 Diablo IV, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, Dragon's Dogma II
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (4), Sunday (5).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Gears of War: E-Day, Dune: Awakening, Control Resonant
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (6), Friday (6), Saturday (3), Sunday (3).
IV
Issy van der VeldePC Gamer
Writing about Cairn, Cairn: On the Trail, Control Resonant
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Sunday (26).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about Game of Thrones: Legends, The Wheel of Time, Star Trek
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (6), Thursday (7), Friday (6), Saturday (4), Sunday (3).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Fallout 5, Grand Theft Auto VI, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (5), Sunday (4).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 196 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
MS
Max Slater-Robins
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·19 Sept
The disc is dying, but the box isn’t – what will a "physical game" actually mean in 2030?news
GS
Gemma Smith
Push Square
Push Square·19 Sept
Ascendance Has Me Hyped to Obsess Over Monster Hunter Wilds AgainpreviewonMonster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance
EF
Emma Fyffe
GameSpot
GameSpot·15 Sept
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Director Kept Coming Back To The Witcher 3 For InspirationnewsonFinal Fantasy VII Revelation
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.