RECAP2025-W3631 AUG TO 7 SEPT 2025
Week of 31 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
949
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
186
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
316
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▲ +198%
Hollow Knight: Silksong
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154
PIECES
79 writers · 17 outlets
AW
RP
KS
TRENDING▲ +13500%
007 First Light
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50
PIECES
34 writers · 12 outlets
AJ
KG
SC
TRENDING▲ +84%
Helldivers 2
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39
PIECES
23 writers · 11 outlets
AW
DB
CL
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Cronos: The New Dawn
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17 writers · 11 outlets
▲ +518%
Marvel Rivals
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15 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +100%
Hell is Us
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14 writers · 12 outlets
▲ +522%
Stardew Valley
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14 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +87%
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
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12 writers · 7 outlets
▲ +1500%
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Paw Patrol: World, Hollow Knight: Silksong, NHL 26
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (3), Thursday (8), Friday (7), Saturday (1).
CL
Catherine LewisGamesRadar+
Writing about Hollow Knight: Silksong, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Helldivers 2
FILED
26 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (6), Friday (4).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Hollow Knight: Silksong, Frostpunk 2, Helldivers 2
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (2).
MW
Mark WarrenRock Paper Shotgun
Writing about Hollow Knight: Silksong, Helldivers 2, Helldivers 2: Into the Unjust
FILED
24 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Sunday (1).
VP
Victoria Phillips Kennedy
Writing about Hollow Knight: Silksong, Dying Light: The Beast, We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie
FILED
23 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (5).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 181 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
JB
J Brodie Shirey
Screen Rant·6 Sept 2025
It's Official, Power Rangers Is Getting A New RPG CrossovernewsonCrossOver: Roll For Initiative
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Austin Lancaster
Rock Paper Shotgun·5 Sept 2025
Dryft racing, hip-hop and pirates: the cheeky, eclectic games of Aussie studio Nonsense Machinefeature
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.