RECAP2022-W1724 APR TO 1 MAY 2022
Week of 24 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
102
+38% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
75
across 13 outlets
GAMES COVERED
52
total games covered this week
NEW VOICES
2
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▲ +600%
Nintendo Switch Sports
OUT NOW
9
PIECES
7 writers · 8 outlets
CP
AD
CD
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
OUT NOW
7
PIECES
7 writers · 7 outlets
CL
JR
ST
TRENDING▲ +1100%
Sniper Elite 5
OUT NOW
6
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
SB
FG
IH
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 Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Sniper Elite 5, The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (1).
KC
Katharine Castle
Writing about Dorfromantik, Hello Neighbor 2, The Gunk
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
ET
Ed Thorn
Writing about Midnight Ghost Hunt, Rogue Legacy 2, Warstride Challenges
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Thursday (1), Sunday (1).
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about FIFA 22, Sniper Elite 5, The House of the Dead: Remake
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (2), Friday (1).
KG
Kate Gray
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Thursday (1), Saturday (1), Sunday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 70 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.