RECAP2025-W323 AUG TO 10 AUG 2025
Week of 3 Aug 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
-16% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
201
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
417
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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▲ +121%
Battlefield 6
OUT NOW
109
PIECES
42 writers · 13 outlets
JF
MP
SM
TRENDING▲ +167%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
22
PIECES
18 writers · 9 outlets
JM
AK
HR
TRENDING▲ +327%
Mafia: The Old Country
OUT NOW
18
PIECES
16 writers · 11 outlets
LC
GC
VB
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Grand Theft Auto VI
19 NOV 2026 · UPCOMING
13 writers · 8 outlets
▲ +93%
Hollow Knight: Silksong
OUT NOW
12 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +182%
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
OUT NOW
10 writers · 6 outlets
-20%
Donkey Kong Bananza
OUT NOW
10 writers · 4 outlets
-58%
Helldivers 2
OUT NOW
9 writers · 5 outlets
▲ +6%
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 Abiotic Factor, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Assassin's Creed Syndicate
FILED
33 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (6), Thursday (9), Friday (8), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, Helldivers 2, Battlefield 6
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (7), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (5), Friday (1), Saturday (3), Sunday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Battlefield 6, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Halo Infinite
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (5), Saturday (2).
CL
Catherine LewisGamesRadar+
Writing about Battlefield 6, Helldivers 2, Baldur's Gate III
FILED
22 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (5), Friday (4).
DB
Dustin BaileyGamesRadar+
Writing about Battlefield 6, Dune: Awakening, BioShock 4
FILED
21 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (4).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 196 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
SM
Sean Morrison
Screen Rant·7 Aug 2025
King of the Hill Revival: Dale's Voice Actor Switch - Did You Even Notice?newsonKing of the Hill
GM
Greysun Morales
Polygon·5 Aug 2025
Donkey Kong Bananza's lackluster fashion game needs a revampnewsonDonkey Kong Bananza
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.