RECAP2022-W1327 MAR TO 3 APR 2022
Week of 27 Mar 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
98
-6% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
73
across 15 outlets
GAMES COVERED
124
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.
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Weird West
OUT NOW
12
PIECES
11 writers · 11 outlets
RW
EE
AV
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong
OUT NOW
4
PIECES
4 writers · 4 outlets
AB
PH
AV
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
OUT NOW
1
PIECES
4 writers · 1 outlets
SB
RR
ST
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.
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Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
FILED
6 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
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Robert RamseyPush Square
Writing about Bloody Roar 2, Breath of Fire III, Breath of Fire IV
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Friday (2), Saturday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Asura's Wrath, Bloodborne, God of War II
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Sunday (1).
NC
Nate Crowley
Writing about Crusader Kings III, TFC: The Fertile Crescent
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (4), Thursday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about Bloody Roar 2, Breath of Fire III, Breath of Fire IV
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 68 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
KP
Kara Phillips
GamesRadar+·1 Apr 2022
10 games to download before the Wii U and 3DS eShop closes downrounduponPokémon Crystal Version+ 8 more
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Chris-Karnadi
Polygon·30 Mar 2022
Horizon Forbidden West purports to be post-racial — but it’s notopiniononHorizon Forbidden West
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.