RECAP2025-W3921 SEPT TO 28 SEPT 2025
Week of 21 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
1.2k
+23% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
212
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
446
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.
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 Ananta, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Grand Theft Auto V
FILED
40 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (12), Thursday (6), Friday (3), Saturday (6).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Forza Horizon 6, Baldur's Gate III, Battlefield 6
FILED
37 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (7), Thursday (10), Friday (6), Saturday (2).
EN
Ed Nightingale
Writing about Saros, Mario Kart World, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
FILED
30 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (11), Thursday (4), Friday (4).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Marvel's Wolverine, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Saros
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (5), Wednesday (10), Thursday (7), Friday (5), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Forza Horizon 6, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Battlefield 6
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (7), Thursday (8), Friday (4), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 207 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
GC
Gokul Chettiyar
Screen Rant·27 Sept 2025
Minecraft Announces Official Dragon Ball Game, Scratching an Itch Fans Didn’t Know They Hadnews
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.