RECAP2022-W066 FEB TO 13 FEB 2022
Week of 6 Feb 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
92
+3% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
67
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
76
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.
TRENDING▲ +2700%
Elden Ring
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 6 outlets
ET
JF
BG
TRENDING▲ +300%
Sifu
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
6 writers · 6 outlets
TW
EE
AP
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Lost Ark
OUT NOW
10
PIECES
5 writers · 4 outlets
AB
R
RP
ALSO PICKING UP · 5 GAMES
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
OUT NOW
4 writers · 4 outlets
▲ +23%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +1100%
Infernax
OUT NOW
3 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +500%
Triangle Strategy
OUT NOW
3 writers · 2 outlets
▲ +1100%
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
OUT NOW
2 writers · 3 outlets
▲ +700%
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 Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles, Mario Kart 8, Retro Bowl
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Thursday (2), Saturday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Elden Ring, Lost Ark
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
Writing about Firewatch, Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, Lost Ark
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Lost Ark, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Dying Light 2: Stay Human, CrossfireX, Infernax
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 62 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
FV
Fletcher Varnson
Screen Rant
Screen Rant·8 Feb 2022
The Legend Of Zelda: How Tall Link Is In Breath Of The Wild And Tears Of The KingdomnewsonThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
JK
Jason Killingsworth
GamesRadar+·7 Feb 2022
Elden Ring creative director Hidetaka Miyazaki interview – exploring The Lands BetweeninterviewonElden Ring
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.