RECAP2025-W2913 JUL TO 20 JUL 2025
Week of 13 Jul 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
+5% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
197
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
452
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.
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 God of War Ragnarök, Ghost of Yotei, VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
FILED
35 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (8), Friday (4), Saturday (4), Sunday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Cyberpunk 2077, NBA 2K25
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (8), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (2).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Final Fantasy XVI, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake, Avowed
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Saturday (1).
VB
Vikki BlakeEurogamer
Writing about Ready or Not, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Battlefield 6
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (2), Friday (3), Saturday (4), Sunday (4).
LD
Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Kart World, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (6), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (3), Saturday (4), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 192 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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.