THIS WEEK2026-W4318 OCT TO 25 OCT 2026
Week of 18 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
13
ACTIVE WRITERS
9
across 4 outlets
GAMES COVERED
32
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▲ +342%
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
OUT NOW
24
PIECES
21 writers · 13 outlets
ST
OR
CR
TRENDING▲ +344%
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
25
PIECES
20 writers · 9 outlets
BY
LP
DB
TRENDING▲ +230%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
23 OCT 2026 · UPCOMING
22
PIECES
19 writers · 10 outlets
FG
EM
LC
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.
JV
Jason VenterPolygon
Writing about Bound, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Concrete Genie
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2).
JL
James LynchScreen Rant
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2).
BY
Bruno YonezawaScreen Rant
Writing about Adventure Time, Resident Evil 4
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2).
JS
Jared StewartScreen Rant
Writing about Star Wars Zero Company
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2).
LP
Luke PlunkettAftermath
Writing about Star Wars: Galactic Racer
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 4 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.
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.