RECAP2022-W029 JAN TO 16 JAN 2022
Week of 9 Jan 2022The 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
74
+45% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
55
across 16 outlets
GAMES COVERED
41
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
1
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.
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Infernax, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Mario Kart World
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Monster Hunter Rise, The Anacrusis
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Hitman Trilogy
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
KG
Kate Gray
Writing about Astroneer
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about The Anacrusis, Valorant
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 50 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.