RECAP2025-W119 MAR TO 16 MAR 2025
Week of 9 Mar 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
+2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
235
across 17 outlets
GAMES COVERED
408
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 -14%
Monster Hunter Wilds
OUT NOW
67
PIECES
38 writers · 12 outlets
LC
DN
HR
TRENDING▲ +36%
Assassin's Creed Shadows
OUT NOW
23
PIECES
18 writers · 9 outlets
BV
MW
JH
TRENDING▲ +20%
Split Fiction
OUT NOW
17
PIECES
15 writers · 11 outlets
KS
IV
AC
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 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Monster Hunter Wilds, Lies of P
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (4), Thursday (7), Friday (8).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Metaphor: ReFantazio, Balatro, Blue Prince
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (3), Saturday (3), Sunday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Silent Hill f, The First Berserker: Khazan, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (5).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Avowed, Splatoon 3, Super Mario Bros. 3
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (3), Saturday (4), Sunday (2).
KS
Kaan SerinGamesRadar+
Writing about Silent Hill f, Avowed, Final Fantasy XIV Online
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (4), Sunday (4).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 230 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
NS
Nova Smith
PC Gamer·14 Mar 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds' new gyro controls are a fantastic option for disabled and able-bodied players alikenewsonMonster Hunter Wilds
SC
Shaun Cichacki
PC Gamer·11 Mar 2025
All active Blue Lock Rivals codes in April 2026 and how to redeem themnewsonRoblox
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.