RECAP2022-W2229 MAY TO 5 JUN 2022
Week of 29 May 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
71
-31% on last week
ACTIVE WRITERS
48
across 12 outlets
GAMES COVERED
68
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
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
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7
PIECES
6 writers · 5 outlets
MR
JG
TW
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Resident Evil Village
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4
PIECES
3 writers · 2 outlets
SB
LC
FG
TRENDINGNEW THIS WEEK
Diablo Immortal
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4
PIECES
3 writers · 4 outlets
CC
CS
M
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.
SB
Sammy BarkerPush Square
Writing about God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Zero Dawn, Stray
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1).
FG
Fraser GilbertPure Xbox
Writing about Assassin's Creed Origins, Aven Colony, Chorus
FILED
5 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Tuesday (2), Thursday (1), Saturday (2).
ZH
Zoey HandleyGameSpot
Writing about Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Sniper Elite 5, Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom Special
FILED
4 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (2).
LC
Liam CroftPush Square
Writing about Final Fantasy XVI, Horizon Call of the Mountain, No Man's Sky
FILED
3 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Wednesday (1), Thursday (2).
RL
Rick LaneEurogamer
Writing about Crossfire: Legion, Elden Ring
FILED
2 pieces
M T W T F S S
Publishing activity: Monday (1), Wednesday (1).
DEEPER IN THE INDEX
Another 43 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
No first-time writers indexed this week.
A writer becomes a "new voice" the first time their byline enters the CritIndex graph.