RECAP2025-W0312 JAN TO 19 JAN 2025
Week of 12 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
1.1k
+12% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
250
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
507
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
21
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▲ +88%
Marvel Rivals
OUT NOW
43
PIECES
32 writers · 10 outlets
EG
MC
CM
TRENDING▲ +620%
Hyper Light Breaker
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22
PIECES
18 writers · 7 outlets
KA
TS
FG
TRENDING▲ +750%
Path of Exile 2
OUT NOW
20
PIECES
17 writers · 11 outlets
LC
HR
AC
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
16 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +392%
Dynasty Warriors: Origins
OUT NOW
14 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +1767%
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
OUT NOW
14 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +1300%
The Sims 4
OUT NOW
12 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +380%
Hollow Knight: Silksong
OUT NOW
10 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +67%
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.
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Gears of War 4, Halo 5: Guardians
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (8), Thursday (5), Friday (5).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Conan the Barbarian, Ecco Jr.
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (3), Thursday (3), Friday (4), Saturday (4), Sunday (3).
IV
Issy van der VeldePC Gamer
Writing about Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mario Kart 8, Marvel Snap
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (3), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (4), Sunday (5).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Super Mario Party Jamboree, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
FILED
20 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (3), Thursday (6), Friday (6).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Marvel Rivals, Gang Beasts, God of War Ragnarök
FILED
20 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (8), Thursday (4), Friday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 245 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
KH
Kiersten Hall
Screen Rant·19 Jan 2025
New Hunger Games Book Hints At The Real Reason Haymitch Agreed To Mentor KatnissnewsonHunger
BJ
Barbara James
Screen Rant·18 Jan 2025
After 23 Years, It's The Perfect Time For This Horror Franchise To Get A New Gamenews
HM
Hayes Madsen
Kotaku
GamesRadar+·17 Jan 2025
Revenge of the Savage Planet hopes to follow in the footsteps of Metroid PrimenewsonRevenge of the Savage Planet
JD
James Daly
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·16 Jan 2025
10 years since last being a full protagonist, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii turns Majima into a swashbuckling Spider-MannewsonLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
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