RECAP2025-W377 SEPT TO 14 SEPT 2025
Week of 7 Sept 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
+15% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
204
across 19 outlets
GAMES COVERED
371
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.
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 Hollow Knight: Silksong, American Truck Simulator, Arctic Awakening
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (6), Saturday (2).
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Ben Kerry
Writing about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants, Borderlands 4, Dead Island 2
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (6), Thursday (5), Friday (7), Saturday (1).
OR
Ollie ReynoldsNintendo Life
Writing about Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Dark Souls: Remastered
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (4), Friday (9), Sunday (1).
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Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Ghost of Yotei, Destiny 2, Destiny 2: Renegades
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2), Friday (7), Saturday (4), Sunday (1).
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Liam DoolanNintendo Life
Writing about Star Wars Outlaws, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, Pokémon Legends: Z-A
FILED
25 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (3), Thursday (4), Friday (2), Saturday (9), Sunday (3).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 199 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
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Tc Phillips
Screen Rant·12 Sept 2025
Hunger Games Star Addresses Future Return & Reacts To Ralph Fiennes' Casting As President SnownewsonHunger
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Ashton Hill
PC Gamer·11 Sept 2025
'It would have damaged us forever': After the calamitous cancellation of Football Manager 25, what does FM26 need to deliver?newsonFootball Manager 26
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Marina Galperina
The Verge·9 Sept 2025
Silksong’s first patch is tweaking difficulty for some early bosses.newsonHollow Knight: Silksong
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