RECAP2025-W0129 DEC TO 5 JAN 2025
Week of 29 Dec 2024The 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
478
+279% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
167
across 17 outlets
GAMES COVERED
370
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
19
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▲ +878%
Helldivers 2
OUT NOW
17
PIECES
22 writers · 7 outlets
SB
CL
EG
TRENDING▲ +900%
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
OUT NOW
16
PIECES
20 writers · 11 outlets
WY
JA
AZ
TRENDING▲ +300%
Balatro
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
18 writers · 6 outlets
VB
HR
RV
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Marvel Rivals
OUT NOW
17 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +580%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
16 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +3100%
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
OUT NOW
16 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +137%
Black Myth: Wukong
OUT NOW
14 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +1020%
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
OUT NOW
14 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +250%
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.
KS
Kaan SerinGamesRadar+
Writing about Halo Infinite, Helldivers 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition
FILED
16 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (4), Sunday (3).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Stellar Blade, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
FILED
15 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (8), Friday (5).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Avowed, Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight
FILED
13 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (6), Friday (5).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Dead or Alive: Dimensions
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (4), Friday (1), Saturday (3), Sunday (4).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Black Myth: Wukong, Borderlands 3, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
FILED
12 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (3), Saturday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 162 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
DG
Derek Garcia
Screen Rant·5 Jan 2025
The Dark Pictures Could Jump The Shark With Directive 8020newsonThief: The Dark Project & Directive 8020
KM
Kiki McIntyre
Screen Rant·5 Jan 2025
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 2025 Roadmap - Salamander Champion & PvE, PvP UpdatesnewsonWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.