THIS WEEK2026-W4211 OCT TO 18 OCT 2026
Week of 11 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
22
ACTIVE WRITERS
15
across 7 outlets
GAMES COVERED
36
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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▲ +53%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
111
PIECES
58 writers · 18 outlets
EM
CL
KM
TRENDING▲ +180%
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
OUT NOW
29
PIECES
21 writers · 15 outlets
WS
CR
ZZ
TRENDING▲ +460%
Forza Horizon 6
OUT NOW
16
PIECES
14 writers · 9 outlets
FG
WL
CR
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Gears of War: E-Day
OUT NOW
23 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +96%
Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen Expansion
OUT NOW
12 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +1100%
Order of the Sinking Star
OUT NOW
9 writers · 8 outlets
Star Wars Zero Company
OUT NOW
12 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +200%
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
OUT NOW
8 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +1500%
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.
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
Writing about Fallout 5, Fallout: New Vegas, Sold Out
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5).
JM
Jody MacGregorPC Gamer
Writing about Big Walk, Crimson Desert, Escape from Tarkov
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Resident Evil Requiem
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2).
TO
Tristan OgilvieIGN
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about The Blood of Dawnwalker
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 10 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 1 OF 7
Too early to call.
The most-read list waits for the week to close.
WHILE YOU WAIT · WRITERS ACTIVE THIS WEEK
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.