THIS WEEK2026-W4425 OCT TO 1 NOV 2026
Week of 25 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
14
ACTIVE WRITERS
14
across 9 outlets
GAMES COVERED
11
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▲ +620%
Final Fantasy Resonance
OUT NOW
19
PIECES
18 writers · 12 outlets
JG
KS
SD
TRENDING▲ +142%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
OUT NOW
38
PIECES
23 writers · 13 outlets
EM
JF
GL
TRENDING▲ +300%
Cyberpunk 2077
OUT NOW
24
PIECES
18 writers · 12 outlets
DB
JG
MW
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
OUT NOW
12 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +433%
Phantom Blade Zero
29 OCT 2026 · UPCOMING
12 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +380%
Half-Life 3
9 writers · 9 outlets
Star Wars: Battlefront III
8 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +3100%
Stranger Than Heaven
15 JAN 2027 · UPCOMING
7 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +833%
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.
RP
Ralph PanebiancoSkill Up
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1).
OW
Oli WelshPolygon
Writing about Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, EarthBound, Kirby Super Star
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1).
TN
Travis NorthupIGN
Writing about Phantom Blade Zero
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1).
RW
Richard WakelingGameSpot
Writing about Phantom Blade Zero
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Phantom Blade Zero
FILED
1 piece
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 9 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.