RECAP2022-W0423 JAN TO 30 JAN 2022
Week of 23 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
87
-2% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
63
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
56
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.
TRENDING▲ +700%
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
OUT NOW
16
PIECES
12 writers · 10 outlets
KG
BS
CC
TRENDING▲ +400%
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
5 writers · 5 outlets
RR
RP
AV
TRENDING▲ +200%
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
3 writers · 4 outlets
RR
CC
MR
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 Reaction, Planet Coaster: Console Edition, Rift
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (3).
RR
Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Destiny: House of Wolves, Difficulty
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Firework
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (2).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Contrast, CrossfireX
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Friday (2), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 58 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
GK
Gary Kings
Eurogamer·29 Jan 2022
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A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.