RECAP2025-W3524 AUG TO 31 AUG 2025
Week of 24 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
972
-29% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
174
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
361
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▲ +26%
Hollow Knight: Silksong
OUT NOW
39
PIECES
29 writers · 12 outlets
LC
RP
EG
TRENDING▲ +131%
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
OUT NOW
37
PIECES
26 writers · 12 outlets
SM
VB
WS
TRENDING▲ +80%
Helldivers 2
OUT NOW
23
PIECES
18 writers · 9 outlets
FG
JF
WS
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, No Man's Sky, Starfield
FILED
35 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (11), Thursday (6), Friday (9), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Lost Soul Aside, Gears of War: Reloaded, Helldivers 2
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (7), Thursday (2), Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (4).
DB
Dustin BaileyGamesRadar+
Writing about Battlefield 6, Pokémon Go, Retro
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (4).
SM
Scott McCraeGamesRadar+
Writing about Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Lost Soul Aside
FILED
20 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Wednesday (5), Thursday (3), Friday (4), Sunday (4).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Donkey Kong Bananza, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Scott Pilgrim EX
FILED
20 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (2), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 169 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.