RECAP2026-W4027 SEPT TO 4 OCT 2026
Week of 27 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
-4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
209
across 22 outlets
GAMES COVERED
399
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▲ +54%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
82
PIECES
55 writers · 15 outlets
CO
ZZ
EM
TRENDING▲ +518%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered
OUT NOW
55
PIECES
34 writers · 14 outlets
RP
RR
AK
TRENDING▲ +625%
Gears of War: E-Day
OUT NOW
50
PIECES
29 writers · 16 outlets
CR
FG
DP
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUT NOW
24 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +191%
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
OUT NOW
21 writers · 14 outlets
▲ +1100%
God of War Laufey
16 FEB 2027 · UPCOMING
14 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +331%
World of Warcraft: Forever
4 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
13 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +37%
Minecraft Dungeons II
OUT NOW
12 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +336%
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Gears of War: E-Day, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered
FILED
35 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (6), Friday (6), Saturday (1), Sunday (3).
NB
Nicholas BecherScreen Rant
Writing about Game of Thrones: Legends, Dungeon Crawler, Star Trek
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (7), Thursday (4), Friday (9), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Fallout 5, Grand Theft Auto VI, Marvel's Wolverine
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
AR
Angharad ReddenScreen Rant
Writing about Dungeon Crawler, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Unplayable
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (6), Sunday (9).
EG
Ethan GachKotaku
Writing about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, God of War Laufey
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (8), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 204 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
RB
Reece Bithrey
Rock Paper Shotgun
IGN·2 Oct
System Shock 2 Remaster Is Free to Keep on the Epic Games Store Right NownewsonSystem Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
AD
Adam Davidson
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·28 Sept
"Having a hand in the game etches you in history": How Grand Theft Auto became a musical tastemakernewsonGrand Theft Auto VI
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.