RECAP2025-W3020 JUL TO 27 JUL 2025
Week of 20 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
1.1k
+7% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
207
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
407
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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▲ +37%
Donkey Kong Bananza
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33
PIECES
26 writers · 8 outlets
SM
JL
GC
TRENDING▲ +669%
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
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29
PIECES
25 writers · 10 outlets
BY
LD
KP
TRENDING▲ +967%
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
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39
PIECES
24 writers · 13 outlets
JR
BK
KS
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Battlefield 6
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23 writers · 13 outlets
▲ +557%
The Outer Worlds 2
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15 writers · 12 outlets
▲ +445%
Dying Light: The Beast
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14 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +700%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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14 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +47%
Elden Ring Nightreign
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13 writers · 9 outlets
▲ +21%
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 Ghost of Yotei, Lost Soul Aside, Ghost of Tsushima
FILED
40 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (8), Thursday (4), Friday (6), Saturday (5), Sunday (3).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, The Outer Worlds 2, Battlefield 6
FILED
32 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (8), Friday (8), Saturday (1).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, City Builder
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (7), Thursday (5), Friday (5).
VP
Victoria Phillips Kennedy
Writing about Donkey Kong Bananza, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Sifu
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (1), Friday (6).
AW
Austin WoodGamesRadar+
Writing about Destiny 2, Old School RuneScape, The Outer Worlds 2
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (3), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 202 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.