THIS WEEK2026-W414 OCT TO 11 OCT 2026
Week of 4 Oct 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.
← Previous week CLOSES SUN 23:59
PIECES INDEXED
994
ACTIVE WRITERS
197
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
341
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
first article indexed
01 · TRENDING
Games picking up coverage in the last 7 days
The games whose coverage spiked over the last 7 days against a baseline from the previous four weeks. Worth a look if you missed them.
TRENDING▲ +47%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
100
PIECES
55 writers · 17 outlets
EM
CL
KM
TRENDING▲ +256%
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
OUT NOW
30
PIECES
24 writers · 14 outlets
WS
ST
OW
TRENDING▲ +113%
Gears of War: E-Day
OUT NOW
33
PIECES
24 writers · 10 outlets
CR
DB
DR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen Expansion
OUT NOW
12 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +1100%
Forza Horizon 6
OUT NOW
13 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +333%
Order of the Sinking Star
OUT NOW
8 writers · 7 outlets
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
OUT NOW
8 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +1500%
Star Wars Zero Company
OUT NOW
11 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +175%
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 Mafia III, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Marvel's Wolverine
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (9), Thursday (6), Friday (3).
KM
Kirk McKeandEurogamer
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Battlefield 6, Footage
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (6), Friday (3).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Star Wars: Galactic Racer, ARC Raiders, Forza Horizon 6
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (4).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Forza Horizon 6, Grand Theft Auto VI, Mafia III
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (2), Thursday (5), Friday (5).
EM
Eddie MakuchGameSpot
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Battlefield 6, Gears of War: E-Day
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (4), Thursday (4), Friday (5).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 192 writers filed this week.
Browse them by outlet, beat or the games they cover →
03 · READER ATTENTION
What's drawing readers in
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CLOSES SUNDAY · DAY 6 OF 7
Too early to call.
The most-read list waits for the week to close.
WHILE YOU WAIT · WRITERS ACTIVE THIS WEEK
- SB↗Push SquareSammy Barker — 28 pieces this weekon Mafia III, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Marvel's Wolverine
- KM↗EurogamerKirk McKeand — 23 pieces this weekon Grand Theft Auto VI, Battlefield 6, Footage
- ST↗Push SquareStephen Tailby — 22 pieces this weekon Star Wars: Galactic Racer, ARC Raiders, Forza Horizon 6
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
GF
George Forsyth-Nash
IGN
IGN·9 Oct
Everything To Know About the PUBG MOBILE Brainrot Royale Pumpkin-themed UpdatenewsonPUBG Mobile+ 1 more
JR
Jessica Reyes
Game Informer
Game Informer·9 Oct
RuneScape: Dragonwilds Review - An Adventure In BusyworkreviewonRuneScape: Dragonwilds
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.