RECAP2025-W0526 JAN TO 2 FEB 2025
Week of 26 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
1k
+4% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
234
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
419
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
7
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▲ +151%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
25
PIECES
22 writers · 10 outlets
MW
MW
BM
TRENDING -37%
Marvel Rivals
OUT NOW
23
PIECES
18 writers · 10 outlets
SG
MD
EG
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
No Man's Sky
OUT NOW
15
PIECES
15 writers · 12 outlets
EG
EE
MW
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
14 writers · 9 outlets
0%
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
OUT NOW
14 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +70%
Forza Horizon 5
OUT NOW
14 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +2700%
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
OUT NOW
13 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +1633%
Helldivers 2
OUT NOW
13 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +27%
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 Ninja Gaiden II Black, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (4), Sunday (5).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Lunar New Year, Eternal Strands, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (3), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (3), Sunday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Dauntless
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Forza Horizon 5, Sniper Elite: Resistance
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (7), Thursday (7), Friday (7), Saturday (1).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Split Fiction, Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (4), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 229 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.