RECAP2025-W1216 MAR TO 23 MAR 2025
Week of 16 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
1.2k
+11% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
249
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
493
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
14
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▲ +473%
Assassin's Creed Shadows
OUT NOW
169
PIECES
86 writers · 17 outlets
BB
NB
WS
TRENDING▲ +955%
Helldivers 2
OUT NOW
33
PIECES
29 writers · 11 outlets
AW
LC
CW
TRENDING -51%
Monster Hunter Wilds
OUT NOW
28
PIECES
23 writers · 12 outlets
HR
JW
SG
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Atomfall, RoboCop: Rogue City
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (4), Thursday (7), Friday (6), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
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Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Palworld, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (7), Saturday (3), Sunday (4).
KA
Khayl AdamPush Square
Writing about Assassin's Creed Shadows, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Balatro
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (5).
SM
Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Silent Hill f, Helldivers 2, Monster Hunter Wilds
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Saturday (4), Sunday (4).
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Ben Kerry
Writing about South of Midnight, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Atomfall
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (6), Thursday (5).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 244 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
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Brandon Key
Screen Rant·23 Mar 2025
Silent Hill F Has Been Banned In Australia, But The Exact Reason Why Is Being Kept Mysteriously Quiet [UPDATED]newsonSilent Hill f
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.