RECAP2025-W0816 FEB TO 23 FEB 2025
Week of 16 Feb 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
-14% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
229
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
404
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▲ +138%
Avowed
OUT NOW
98
PIECES
41 writers · 12 outlets
RN
JC
TL
TRENDING▲ +156%
Marvel Rivals
OUT NOW
65
PIECES
41 writers · 13 outlets
TC
AC
KA
TRENDING -6%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
21
PIECES
19 writers · 11 outlets
VP
MW
SB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
OUT NOW
18 writers · 9 outlets
-24%
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
OUT NOW
16 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +433%
Monster Hunter Wilds
OUT NOW
12 writers · 7 outlets
-38%
Elden Ring Nightreign
OUT NOW
12 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +12%
Assassin's Creed Shadows
OUT NOW
9 writers · 4 outlets
-28%
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 Avowed, F1 24, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (7), Thursday (8), Friday (6).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Monster Hunter Wilds, Elden Ring Nightreign
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
KA
Khayl AdamPush Square
Writing about Marvel Rivals, Bloodborne, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (5).
MW
Mark WarrenRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Marvel Rivals, Grand Theft Auto VI
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
KS
Kaan SerinGamesRadar+
Writing about Doom: The Dark Ages, Avowed, Overwatch 2: Season 15 - Honor & Glory
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (4), Saturday (5), Sunday (4).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 224 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
ND
Nishka Dhawan
Screen Rant·23 Feb 2025
A Persona 4 Remake Could Be In The Works, Hinted At By Known Singer Shihoko HiratanewsonPersona 4 Golden
AZ
Alex Zalben
IGN·21 Feb 2025
The Bond Franchise Sale to Amazon MGM Is Probably Bad News... But Here Are Some Ways It Could WorknewsonThe Bond
TB
Tim Brinkhof
IGN
IGN·18 Feb 2025
Elden Ring Nightreign Channels the Spirit of a Forgotten God of War GamenewsonElden Ring Nightreign
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.