RECAP2025-W025 JAN TO 12 JAN 2025
Week of 5 Jan 2025The 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
979
+105% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
215
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
468
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
8
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▲ +683%
Marvel Rivals
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81
PIECES
47 writers · 12 outlets
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TRENDING▲ +2620%
Assassin's Creed Shadows
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29
PIECES
34 writers · 12 outlets
LC
HR
TP
TRENDING▲ +2540%
Monster Hunter Wilds
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17
PIECES
33 writers · 10 outlets
LC
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SS
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Elden Ring Nightreign
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26 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +643%
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
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26 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +1386%
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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22 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +1157%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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21 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +2700%
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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21 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +265%
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.
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (6), Wednesday (3), Thursday (5), Friday (5), Saturday (3), Sunday (3).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Doom: The Dark Ages, Gears of War: E-Day, Forza Horizon 5
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (5), Friday (4).
KA
Khayl AdamPush Square
Writing about Kingdom Hearts IV, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Marvel Rivals
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (6).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Assassin's Creed Shadows, Doom: The Dark Ages, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (7), Friday (8), Sunday (1).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Marvel Rivals, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (1), Thursday (4), Friday (5).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 210 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
NC
Nathan Clark
Eurogamer·12 Jan 2025
Arkane's Prey built a world where I really cared about the choices I madefeature
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Keith Nelson Jr
Kotaku·10 Jan 2025
WWE Star Seth Rollins Isn't Sure Why He Was Cut From Captain America: Brave New WorldnewsonNew World: Aeternum
CM
Carlos Morales
IGN
IGN·10 Jan 2025
After a Long Exile by Marvel, 2025 Is the Year of the Fantastic FournewsonMarvel Rivals
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Ben Gibbons
Screen Rant·10 Jan 2025
Goosebumps: The Vanishing Review - I'm Baffled By The Horror Anthology's Season 2 Failures After A Solid First SeasonreviewonThe Vanishing
MC
Michael Cripe
IGN
IGN·8 Jan 2025
Marvel Rivals Hero Stats Reveal Pick and Win Rates in Quickplay and Competitive ModesnewsonMarvel Rivals
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