RECAP2025-W2515 JUN TO 22 JUN 2025
Week of 15 Jun 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
-7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
228
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
406
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▲ +1400%
Donkey Kong Bananza
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50
PIECES
30 writers · 11 outlets
OR
AH
WL
TRENDING▲ +286%
Borderlands 4
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44
PIECES
27 writers · 13 outlets
SD
IV
LC
TRENDING▲ +731%
FBC: Firebreak
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36
PIECES
27 writers · 14 outlets
DP
SM
VB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Mario Kart World
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26 writers · 11 outlets
-3%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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21 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +25%
Elden Ring Nightreign
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20 writers · 10 outlets
-40%
Stellar Blade
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17 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +183%
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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15 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +46%
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 Rematch, Final Fantasy XVI, MindsEye
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (3), Thursday (7), Friday (8), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Final Fantasy XVI, Stellar Blade, EA Sports FC 25
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (8), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (7), Thursday (7), Friday (2), Sunday (2).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Gears of War: Reloaded, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Forza Motorsport
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (6), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (2).
SM
Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Donkey Kong Bananza, Stellar Blade, Onimusha: Way of the Sword
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (7), Friday (3).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Donkey Kong Bananza, Gex Trilogy, Mario Kart World
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (4), Saturday (5), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 223 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
AA
Aryanna Alvarado
Screen Rant·20 Jun 2025
The Hunger Games Movies Failed At The One Thing Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes Did BrilliantlynewsonThe One
MW
Max Williams
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+·17 Jun 2025
Tron: Catalyst review: "Disc slinging is a thrill in this gorgeous rendition of the series, but I'm let down by a time-loop story that falls flat"reviewonTron: Catalyst
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.