RECAP2022-W1617 APR TO 24 APR 2022
Week of 17 Apr 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
+10% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
51
across 14 outlets
GAMES COVERED
67
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
0
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
Turbo Overkill
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
4 writers · 2 outlets
KC
KG
LR
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars
OUT NOW
3
PIECES
3 writers · 2 outlets
AH
CA
TC
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Overwatch
OUT NOW
2
PIECES
3 writers · 2 outlets
MP
TC
BS
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.
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Cursed to Golf, Baldur's Gate III, McPixel 3
FILED
10 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (3), Saturday (3), Sunday (4).
LR
Liam Richardson
Writing about Baldur's Gate III, Turbo Overkill
FILED
7 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday (3).
TW
Thomas WhiteheadNintendo Life
Writing about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Fire Emblem Awakening
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Sunday (1).
RG
Ryan GilliamGamesRadar+
Writing about World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Outriders, Outriders: Worldslayer
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1).
RP
Robert PurcheseEurogamer
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Friday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 46 writers filed this week.
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03 · READER ATTENTION
What's drawing readers in
No reader signal recorded for this week.
04 · NEW VOICES
First piece indexed this week
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.