RECAP2025-W2011 MAY TO 18 MAY 2025
Week of 11 May 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
+12% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
209
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
447
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▲ +30%
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
50
PIECES
36 writers · 13 outlets
WY
KS
EM
TRENDING▲ +167%
Doom: The Dark Ages
OUT NOW
62
PIECES
30 writers · 15 outlets
RN
WS
JF
TRENDING -8%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
OUT NOW
41
PIECES
28 writers · 11 outlets
AK
NB
EN
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
OUT NOW
19 writers · 9 outlets
-52%
Kingdom Hearts IV
31 DEC 2027 · UPCOMING
19 writers · 13 outlets
▲ +3700%
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
OUT NOW
18 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +125%
Helldivers 2
OUT NOW
16 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +357%
FBC: Firebreak
OUT NOW
15 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +329%
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about The Outer Worlds 2, The Precinct, Quantum Break
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (2), Sunday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Doom: The Dark Ages, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Shadows
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (7), Thursday (6), Friday (3), Saturday (1).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Kingdom Hearts IV, Pokémon Scarlet, Pokémon Violet
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Helldivers 2, Honkai: Star Rail, Fairgames
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (2), Sunday (2).
WY
Wesley Yin-PooleIGN
Writing about Grand Theft Auto VI, Helldivers 2, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 204 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
SC
Scott Collura
IGN·17 May 2025
GTA 6 and Star Wars Will Be the Ultimate Barbenheimer of Games vs. Movies, But the Winner Is Already ClearnewsonGrand Theft Auto VI
HS
Holden Sasaki
Screen Rant·17 May 2025
Hunger Games Prequel's Newest Casting Sets A Reunion From 2025’s Stephen King Dystopian Thriller, And It Makes Both Movies More ExcitingnewsonHunger
CJ
Claire Jackson & Carolyn Petit & Ethan Gach & Kenneth Shepard
Kotaku·16 May 2025
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Cool Games We’re Vibing With As May Evaporates Before Our Eyesnews
BM
Bradnon Morgan
Kotaku·16 May 2025
Contract And Cure Vampirism In Oblivion Remastered For The Ultimate Nightlife ExperiencenewsonContract
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.