RECAP2022-W0927 FEB TO 6 MAR 2022
Week of 27 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
103
+0% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
67
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
59
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
5
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.
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Burnout 3: Takedown, Contrast
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (2).
MR
Martin Robinson
Writing about Gran Turismo 7, Elden Ring, Kirby and the Forgotten Land
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (3), Thursday (1).
AB
Alice Bell
Writing about Aperture Desk Job, FixFox
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
CC
Chris CarterScreen Rant
Writing about Babylon's Fall, Chocobo GP, Gran Turismo 7
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
PO
Pj O'Reilly
Writing about Chocobo GP, Elden Ring, Super Mario 3D World
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (3), Friday (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
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.