RECAP2025-W2622 JUN TO 29 JUN 2025
Week of 22 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
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
218
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
423
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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▲ +336%
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
OUT NOW
95
PIECES
49 writers · 15 outlets
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JF
SM
TRENDING -7%
Mario Kart World
OUT NOW
34
PIECES
26 writers · 11 outlets
JN
TP
KS
TRENDING▲ +29%
Resident Evil Requiem
OUT NOW
27
PIECES
20 writers · 12 outlets
LC
SS
MS
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 FBC: Firebreak, Rematch, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
FILED
53 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (11), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (10), Thursday (11), Friday (11), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Double Dragon Revive, Pragmata, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (7), Saturday (3), Sunday (3).
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Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Drag x Drive, Mario Kart World, Dear me, I was…
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (3), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (3), Saturday (4), Sunday (3).
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Vikki BlakeEurogamer
Writing about Dune: Awakening, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, A Short Hike
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (2), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
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Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Resident Evil Requiem, Diablo IV, The King of Fighters XV
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 213 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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Brandt Ranj
The Verge·23 Jun 2025
The Nintendo Switch 2 is available online at Best Buy (update: sold out)newsonSold Out
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Brandon Russell
The Verge·23 Jun 2025
Nintendo’s GameCube controller for the Switch 2 is available once again (update: sold out)newsonSold Out
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.