RECAP2025-W2729 JUN TO 6 JUL 2025
Week of 29 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
982
-15% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
202
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
352
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
3
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▲ +57%
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
OUT NOW
46
PIECES
33 writers · 10 outlets
SM
SB
IV
TRENDING▲ +204%
Helldivers 2
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25
PIECES
19 writers · 13 outlets
FG
BK
IV
TRENDING▲ +100%
Donkey Kong Bananza
OUT NOW
26
PIECES
18 writers · 11 outlets
LD
SD
EG
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 Helldivers 2, Anthem, Everwild
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (8), Thursday (8), Friday (7), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Helldivers 2, Infinity Nikki
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (7), Sunday (3).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Forza Motorsport, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, Grounded 2
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (9), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (2).
SM
Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Monster Hunter Wilds
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (4).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Diablo IV, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, World's End Club
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 197 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
SS
Shawn S. Lealos
Screen Rant·3 Jul 2025
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.