RECAP2026-W3920 SEPT TO 27 SEPT 2026
Week of 20 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
+26% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
205
across 22 outlets
GAMES COVERED
431
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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 -41%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
52
PIECES
31 writers · 13 outlets
CO
AM
KS
TRENDING▲ +146%
Control Resonant
OUT NOW
33
PIECES
24 writers · 13 outlets
JF
PP
OK
TRENDING▲ +260%
World of Warcraft: Forever
4 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
32
PIECES
18 writers · 7 outlets
HR
TC
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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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Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about Dungeon Crawler, The Wheel of Time, Dark Dealings
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (7), Thursday (3), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (4).
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Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Dungeon Crawler, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Before Your Eyes
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (5), Sunday (4).
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Halo: Campaign Evolved, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Gears of War: E-Day
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (6), Thursday (7), Friday (6), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Star Trek, Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, Fallout 5
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (5), Sunday (3).
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Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, Final Fantasy VII Revelation
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 200 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
SH
Steve Haines
PC Gamer
PC Gamer·23 Sept
A tribute to PC Gamer's first MMO characters—may they never be forgottennewsonWorld of Warcraft: Forever+ 1 more
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.