RECAP2025-W4930 NOV TO 7 DEC 2025
Week of 30 Nov 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
+17% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
195
across 20 outlets
GAMES COVERED
573
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
6
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▲ +389%
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
OUT NOW
51
PIECES
33 writers · 14 outlets
ZZ
JN
LD
TRENDING -19%
ARC Raiders
OUT NOW
28
PIECES
27 writers · 10 outlets
RN
JW
CJ
TRENDING▲ +106%
Helldivers 2
OUT NOW
21
PIECES
17 writers · 10 outlets
CL
ST
WY
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
OUT NOW
17 writers · 13 outlets
▲ +423%
Baldur's Gate III
OUT NOW
17 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +84%
Hollow Knight: Silksong
OUT NOW
17 writers · 6 outlets
▲ +79%
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
OUT NOW
15 writers · 8 outlets
-33%
Octopath Traveler 0
OUT NOW
15 writers · 10 outlets
▲ +400%
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.
KW
Katie Wickens
Writing about Blood: Refreshed Supply, Cairn, Damon and Baby
FILED
40 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (39), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Routine, Bratz Rhythm & Style, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
FILED
37 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (6), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (6), Thursday (9), Friday (7), Saturday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Wuthering Waves, The God Slayer, About Fishing
FILED
29 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (4), Saturday (5), Sunday (2).
ST
Stephen TailbyPush Square
Writing about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Helldivers 2, Cairn
FILED
28 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (5), Friday (8), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
BK
Ben Kerry
Writing about Routine, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
FILED
27 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (4), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (7), Friday (5), Saturday (2).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 190 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
JL
Jen Lennon
Kotaku·4 Dec 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 Gave Me Exactly What I Wanted From An RPG Inventory System And I Hated ItnewsonThe Outer Worlds 2
JC
Jennifer Chu
Screen Rant·4 Dec 2025
Quentin Tarantino’s Battle Royale Rip Off Claims Rebuked By Hunger Games Star: "Everyone Borrows From Everyone"newsonBattle Royale
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.