RECAP2025-W1827 APR TO 4 MAY 2025
Week of 27 Apr 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
214
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
410
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▲ +521%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
70
PIECES
45 writers · 16 outlets
CL
WY
BK
TRENDING▲ +54%
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
OUT NOW
82
PIECES
40 writers · 11 outlets
WY
JW
MW
TRENDING▲ +179%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
OUT NOW
68
PIECES
39 writers · 15 outlets
NB
SB
HR
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Honkai: Star Rail, Forza Horizon 5
FILED
37 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (7), Thursday (7), Friday (4), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Doom: The Dark Ages, Revenge of the Savage Planet
FILED
34 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (10), Thursday (5), Friday (7), Saturday (2).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Grand Theft Auto VI, Borderlands 4
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (4), Friday (7).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart World, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (3), Thursday (6), Friday (3), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Far Cry 4
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (6), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 209 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
JW
Jack Walters
Screen Rant·2 May 2025
Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping's Record Budget Isn't Concerning, It Needs It After Reading The BooknewsonHunger
MO
Myles Obenza
GameSpot
IGN·1 May 2025
The LEGO Batman Forever Batmobile Is Available for Preorder NownewsonLEGO Batman: The Videogame
VT
Verity Townsend
IGN
IGN·30 Apr 2025
Japanese Actor’s Dramatic Pokemon Save Data Loss Goes Viral, Triggering Traumatic Memories and Sympathy From Fellow GamersnewsonPokémon Red Version
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.